13 Squadron (Adjuvamus Tuendo). On August 25, 1944 the crew of Baltimore aircraft FW 535 were engaged in an armed reconnaissance over the roads in the Lodi area of Italy. The aircraft was flying between 8,000 and 6,500 feet when it suddenly exploded and went down in flames. Pilot Officer H.D. Young was injured and taken Prisoner of War, he died of his wounds two days later in an Italian Hospital.
Wilson, Raymond (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-August-23
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Parents: Son of James E. Wilson and Mary Jane Christenson. Brother of Allen, George, Ray, Harry, Walter, Gordon, Lila, Bessie and Kathleen Wilson.
Spouse:
Home: Leo, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
13 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Adjuvamus Tuendo We assist by watching
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/86699
Home
Leo, Alberta
Temporary Burial
Genivolta Cemetery, Italy
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
