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Robertus McRee

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Robertus McRee

December 20, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

7826

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

October 27, 1919
De Soto, Mississippi

Enlistment:

December 19, 1940
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Robertus R. and Minnie Mae McRee, of De Soto, Mississppi.

Commemorated on Page 38 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DE SOTO (MILTON ROGERS) (WHITE) CEMETERY
Mississippi, United States of America

Grave Reference:

Outside Plot. Row 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Robertus McRee– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Robertus McRee – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Gravemarker of P/O Robertus R. McRee, Jr. RCAF of De Soto, Mississippi, U.S.A at De Soto Cemetery, Clarke County, Mississippi, U.S.A. P/O McRee was killed at the age of 23 while on active service at Royal Canadian Air Force Station, Trenton, Ontario when his North American Harvard Mk 1 (RCAF 1346) crashed near Belleville, Ontario in a flying accident on December 20, 1941.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Gravemarker of P/O Robertus R. McRee, Jr. RCAF of De Soto, Mississippi, U.S.A at De Soto Cemetery, Clarke County, Mississippi, U.S.A. P/O McRee was killed at the age of 23 while on active service at Royal Canadian Air Force Station, Trenton, Ontario when his North American Harvard Mk 1 (RCAF 1346) crashed near Belleville, Ontario in a flying accident on December 20, 1941.

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