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Vladimir Joseph Sopuck

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Vladimir Joseph Sopuck

July 1, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/24247

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

March 13, 1921
Stramberk, Czechoslovakia

Enlistment:

May 21, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Joseph P. Sopuck and Marie Sopuck, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Eleanore Sopuck, of Verdun.

Commemorated on Page 566 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. G.943. Grave 469.

Location:

From downtown Montreal access Avenue du Parc, then left to Cote St. Catherine. Turn left onto Boulevard Mont-Royal then follow chemin de la foret into the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.

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    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of VLADIMIR JOSEPH SOPUCK– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of VLADIMIR JOSEPH SOPUCK – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of VLADIMIR JOSEPH SOPUCK – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Vladimir Joseph Sopuck– Born in Stramberk, Czech, came to Canada when he was 6 with parents, sister and two brothers. Both brothers Joseph and Gerald were in the RCAF. Vladimir was a talented musician before he followed his two brothers into service. He was married to Eleanor. Vladimir was a navigator who died in a crash near Dorval.

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    Photo of Vladimir Joseph Sopuck
    Photo of Vladimir Joseph Sopuck – Born in Stramberk, Czech, came to Canada when he was 6 with parents, sister and two brothers. Both brothers Joseph and Gerald were in the RCAF. Vladimir was a talented musician before he followed his two brothers into service. He was married to Eleanor. Vladimir was a navigator who died in a crash near Dorval.

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