Selkirk, Manitoba
582 Squadron (Pre Volamus Designantes), Pathfinder Force). Target - Wizernes, France.
Addendum: . Lancaster aircraft NE 169 failed to return from a night attack against a flying bomb site near Wizemes, France. F/O. E.A. Salomaa, P/O. D.H. Manson and four RAF members of the crew Sgt.s J. Greeves, D. Eggleston, WO. E.G. Smith DFM, and FS. A Fretwell were also killed.
Stapleton, John Wilkins (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-July-06
Birth Date: 1916
Born:
Parents: son of Winifred H. Stapleton, of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Selkirk, Manitoba
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
582 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pre Volamus Designantes We fly before marking
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/23460
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
