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Victor Silvio Ruocco

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Victor Silvio Ruocco

April 12, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/9204

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

32 O.T.U. (RAF)

Citation(s):

Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, General Service Badge.

Additional Information

Born:

March 10, 1917
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Peter (Pietro) and Elizabeth (Lucia)(née Teti) Ruocco, of Vancouver; husband of Mary Elizabeth (née MacPherson) Ruocco, (remarried widow Young) and father of Edward Victor of Vancouver. British Columbia. Brother of Silvio.

Commemorated on Page 434 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Block 3. Plot 27. Lot 2.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Province December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Province December 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Victor and his brother Silvio– Flt. Lt. Victor Ruocco (left), with his brother Silvio, Cpl. R.C.A.F., in England, 1942. An unexpected and happy reunion for the two brothers.

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    Photo of Victor and his brother Silvio
    Photo of Victor and his brother Silvio – Flt. Lt. Victor Ruocco (left), with his brother Silvio, Cpl. R.C.A.F., in England, 1942. An unexpected and happy reunion for the two brothers.

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