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Digital gallery of Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Bascom, Charles Stanley R149140
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Charles Stanley Bascom, was born May 12, 1920 in Stirling, Alberta, the son of former Utah lawman John W. Bascom and Ada Romeril Bascom. Charles joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, working as an airplane mechanic, stationed near Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He died on Dec. 3, 1944 having saved one airman's life from drowning but dying trying to save another.
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman Charles Stanley Bascom
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Bascom, Charles Stanley R149140
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Charles Stanley Bascom, was born May 12, 1920 in Stirling, Alberta, the son of former Utah lawman John W. Bascom and Ada Romeril Bascom. Charles joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, working as an airplane mechanic, stationed near Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He died on Dec. 3, 1944 having saved one airman's life from drowning but dying trying to save another.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 244 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka
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