622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu).
Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed into woods at Pot-de-Vin, between Cirey-sur-Vezouze (Meurthe-et-Moselle) & Petitmont France.
Flying Officer Peabody was captured (with Flying Officer Doe) by the Germans while walking on French road on 1944-07-31 after being betrayed by a local women. They were sent to Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp where they was executed by hanging on 1944-07-31. Their bodies were cremated.
Peabody, Harold Sherman (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-July-29
Birth Date: 1921
Born: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Parents: Harold Albert & Helen E. Wray Peabody
Spouse:
Home: Sherbrooke, Quebec (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
622 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Bellamus Noctu We wage war by night
Base
RAF Mildenhall
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/22396
Target
Stuttgart Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
