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Son of Anders and Olive Gronbeck, of Hudson, Ontario. Canada.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer C. Crowley
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA.
Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Norman Gronbeck
This clipping was found in a file relating to my Uncle, a rear gunner with the RAF, killed in a crash in 1943.
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Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer C. Crowley
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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50 Sqn RAF Lancaster III VN-S PA698 crashed West of Pontchateau/France during a bombing raid against Donges oil plant near St. Nazaire; all crew KIA. Near the crash site a memorial was created and inaugurated with some of the crew family members.
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Sergeant Norman Gronbeck is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant Norman Gronbeck is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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This clipping was found in a file relating to my Uncle, a rear gunner with the RAF, killed in a crash in 1943.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 323 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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PONTCHATEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY Loire-Atlantique, France
Pontchateau is a town and commune 28 miles (46 kilometres) north-west of Nantes and about 12 miles (19 kilometres) north-east of St. Nazaire. It is situated at the junction of the main roads from Nantes to Vannes and St. Nazaire to Redon, and is on the Paris-Nantes-Quimper railway line. The cemetery is behind the cathedral. In the far corner, right and north of the entrance is the collective grave of 2 airmen of the Royal Air Force and 5 airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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