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Son of Samuel and Bertha Belkin, of Calgary, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
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Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
"Greater Asia" newspaper, Rangoon, Burma, dated 12 October 1943. Published in English to appeal to the Burmese and Indian English-speaking citizens, "Greater Asia" printed a page one story on 12 October (see separate image) describing the shooting down of Paul Belkin's Liberator by Sgt Maj Nishizawa (a fighter pilot for the famed 64th Sentai of the Japanese Army Air Force). This photo & caption accompanied the story. The reproduction is a scan of a poor copy microfilm image from the US National Archives, but it clearly shows the rear fuselage, one of two rudders, the horizontal stabilizer, & rear turret of a B-24 Liberator. Presumably, this was, indeed, Paul's aircraft, but this has not been proven.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Paul Belkin's grave marker, Rangoon War Cemetery.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
"Greater Asia" newspaper, Rangoon, Burma, dated 12 October 1943. This propaganda newspaper, printed in English to appeal to the Burmese and Indian English-speaking population, printed this page one story of Paul Belkin's Liberator's destruction on the night of 9/10 October. See separate image for the photo of Liberator wreckage, which also was printed in this edition of "Greater Asia".
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Paul Belkin is honoured on page 11 of the memorial book,<br>
CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,<br>
compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. <br>
This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p>
The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br>
1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br>
telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br>
facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br>
website: www.cjc.ca
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Paul Belkin
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me
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"Greater Asia" newspaper, Rangoon, Burma, dated 12 October 1943. Published in English to appeal to the Burmese and Indian English-speaking citizens, "Greater Asia" printed a page one story on 12 October (see separate image) describing the shooting down of Paul Belkin's Liberator by Sgt Maj Nishizawa (a fighter pilot for the famed 64th Sentai of the Japanese Army Air Force). This photo & caption accompanied the story. The reproduction is a scan of a poor copy microfilm image from the US National Archives, but it clearly shows the rear fuselage, one of two rudders, the horizontal stabilizer, & rear turret of a B-24 Liberator. Presumably, this was, indeed, Paul's aircraft, but this has not been proven.
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Paul Belkin's grave marker, Rangoon War Cemetery.
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"Greater Asia" newspaper, Rangoon, Burma, dated 12 October 1943. This propaganda newspaper, printed in English to appeal to the Burmese and Indian English-speaking population, printed this page one story of Paul Belkin's Liberator's destruction on the night of 9/10 October. See separate image for the photo of Liberator wreckage, which also was printed in this edition of "Greater Asia".
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Paul Belkin is honoured on page 11 of the memorial book,<br> CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties,<br> compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. <br> This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact:<p> The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives <br> 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada)<br> telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 <br> facsimile: 514-931-0548 <br> website: www.cjc.ca
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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
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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
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 135 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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RANGOON WAR CEMETERY Myanmar
The cemetery is situated between Myienegone and Manthawaddy roundabout (close to the circle) and at the back of Burma Translation Society (Sarbaybeikmann). The entrance to the cemetery is down a lane facing east along PYI road (formerly Prome Road) some 8 kilometres from the port, 12 kilometres from the airport and 5 kilometres from the main railway station. There is no road direction sign to the cemetery, but Monasteries surround the cemetery on three sides.
A caretaker resides on site and the cemetery gates are open between 8am and 5 pm. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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