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James Edward Harold McCann

In memory of:

Flying Officer James Edward Harold McCann

February 22, 1961
Chatham, New Brunswick

Military Service

Service Number:

224696

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

No. 1 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit

Additional Information

Born:

May 3, 1932
Wahanapitei, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 12, 1954
Barrie, Ontario

Son of Thomas E. and Rose Anne McCann. Brother of Mrs Patrick Brennan.

Commemorated on Page 114 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARRIE (ST. MARY'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 3, Plot West hald 296

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This death notice appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 10, on February 24, 1961.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This death notice appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 10, on February 24, 1961.
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  • Flying Officer James Edward Harold McCann– Flying Officer James Edward Harold McCann in service uniform.

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    Flying Officer James Edward Harold McCann – Flying Officer James Edward Harold McCann in service uniform.
  • Grave marker– Flying Officer Jim McCann's grave marker in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, 208 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. A personal message on the stone reads, "AN EAGLE OF THE SKY." F/O McCann was killed in a flying accident. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2015.)

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    Grave marker – Flying Officer Jim McCann's grave marker in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, 208 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. A personal message on the stone reads, "AN EAGLE OF THE SKY." F/O McCann was killed in a flying accident. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2015.)
  • Newspaper Clipping– This article appeared on page 1 of the Barrie Examiner newspaper of February 23, 1961, under the headline "BARRIE PILOT DIES IN MID-AIR CRASH."

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    Newspaper Clipping – This article appeared on page 1 of the Barrie Examiner newspaper of February 23, 1961, under the headline "BARRIE PILOT DIES IN MID-AIR CRASH."

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