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Joseph Michael Hirak

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Joseph Michael Hirak

April 10, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

J/95284

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

433 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Michael and Rose Hirak, of Elphinstone, Manitoba, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 524 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

8. F. 14.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Joseph Hirak– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Joseph Michael Hirak is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Joseph Michael Hirak is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Id Card– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH MICHAEL HIRAK– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH MICHAEL HIRAK– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Entrance sign to the Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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