McAneeley, Emmitt Francis (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1944-February-20

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Emmitt Francis McAneeley RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of Joseph V. McAneeley and Johannah McAneeley, of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Humboldt, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

78 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nemo Non Paratus Nobody unprepared

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/128424

Home
Google MapHumboldt, Saskatchewan
Target
Google MapLeipzig Germany
Temporary Burial
Google MapGohre

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapBerlin War Cemetery
Plot 8 Row G Coll Grave 1-16
78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft LV 816 went down near Gohre, Germany during a trip to Leipzig, Germany. Flying Officer W.S. Wilson and Pilot Officer H.F. Kelter were also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer McAneeley had been hospitalized on August 24, 1943 with a bullet grazed face caused by enemy action.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)