Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Roy Vaughn Smith
In memory of:
Wing Commander Roy Vaughn Smith
February 23, 1961
Zweibrucken, Germany
Military Service
37
Air Force
444 Fighter Squadron
Canadian Forces Decoration, 39-45 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp.
Additional Information
December 13, 1923
Middleton, Nova Scotia
June 9, 1942
London, England
Son of Roy and Gladys Smith of Sherobury, Massachusetts, United States of America. Husband of Barbara Smith and father of John, Susan, Roy and Barbara Smith. Brother of Lawrence Smith.
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
CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Section 8 Row E Grave 7
Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.
Digital Collection
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Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty. -
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Wing Commander Roy Vaughn Smith – Wing Commander Roy Vaughn Smith in service uniform.
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