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Son of Robert and Ruby McElroy, of Kemptville, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>Wellington aircraft of 419 Sqdn was lost when severe icing conditions were encountered on the way to the target, Aachen, Germany. Killed with F.Sgt. McElroy were the pilot, WO2 Thomas Powell of Sarnia, ON; F.Sgt Howard Broom of Lansing, ON; F.Sgt. Joseph O'Grady of Brockville, ON; and P/O Francis L. Todd from Cobalt, ON.
(Source: They Shall Grow Not Old, published by the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, MB.)
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy
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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From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>Wellington aircraft of 419 Sqdn was lost when severe icing conditions were encountered on the way to the target, Aachen, Germany. Killed with F.Sgt. McElroy were the pilot, WO2 Thomas Powell of Sarnia, ON; F.Sgt Howard Broom of Lansing, ON; F.Sgt. Joseph O'Grady of Brockville, ON; and P/O Francis L. Todd from Cobalt, ON. (Source: They Shall Grow Not Old, published by the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, MB.)
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Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Guy James Herman McElroy 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
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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