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John Martin Turachek

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant John Martin Turachek

August 30, 1944
Aalestrup, Denmark

Military Service

Service Number:

R/252875

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

90 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

March 18, 1925
Czechoslovakia

Enlistment:

April 20, 1943
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Frank and Mary Turacheck of Raymond, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 466 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AALESTRUP CHURCHYARD
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 967-968.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant John Martin Turachek is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant John Martin Turachek is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant John Martin Turachek is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant John Martin Turachek is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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