Casualty of WWII, John was a Captain in the Royal Air Force Ferry Command. His remains were repatriated to U.S.A.
Grave Reference Sec. E. Row 37. Grave 15.
(The A.P.)
British Air Crash Kills 12 Americans
High English Official is Among Victims; Michigan Flyer Killed
London, Aug. 15 - Twelve American fliers enlisted in the transatlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash in which 22 persons in all died, including the Rt. Hon Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council in North America.
The crash, announced by the RAF Ferry Command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident Sunday in which another 22 were killed, making the week's toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans.
Bursts Into Flames
Not a man escaped yesterday's accident. The big plane, which was taking the Americans back to America in a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst into flames immediately on crashing.
Among the American victims was Capt. Joseph Creighton Mackay, 31, of Kansas City, who was the lone survivor of the crash in Newfoundland last February in which Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, and two others were killed.
The dead included nine Canadians, among them Purvis, and one Englishman. Eleven of the Americans were pilots and one was a radio operator. Seven of the Canadians were radio operators, one was a pilot.
Victims Listed
The victims were listed as follows:
Capt. J. C. Mackay, Kansas City,
Capt. A.C. Earl, Huntingdon, W. Va
Capt. M.D. Dilley, Kansas City
Capt. J. J. Kerwin, Oakland, Calif.
Capt. E. S. Anding, Merrick, N. Y.
Capt. M.J. Wetzel, Jamesburg, N.J.
Capt. Gerald Hull, Royal Oak, Mich.
Capt. E. Hamel, Braintree, Mass
Capt. P. F. Lee, Jr.,Frederick, Md.
Flying Officer W. L. Trimble, Fort Worth, Tex.
Flying Officer, E. W. Watson, Torrence, Calif.
Flight Engineer R. F. Davis, Seattle, Wash.
Rt. Hon Arthur P. Purvis, Montreal
Capt. J. J. Moffat, Toronto
Radio Operator R. Coates, Yarmouth, N. S.
Radio Operator W. F. J. Goddard, Toronto
Radio Operator R. A. Duncan, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator A. Tamblin, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator D. N. Hannant, Victoria, B. C.
Radio Operator J. P. Culbert, Montreal
Capt. R. C. Stafford, Maidenhead, Eng.
Radio Operator J. J. McDonald, Longueuil, Que.
Officer Watson was the only man taken out of the plane alive, and he died in a hospital during the night.
The 22 were killed in a take-off accident, the second such accident to befall the Ferry Command within a week. Seven American officers died in the other crash, which occurred Sunday, making a total of 19 Americans to die in this phase of the war effort.
The Sunday crash took a total toll of 22 lives also. It occurred just a few minutes before British Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook took off in another craft to fly to the sea rendezvous between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
The flyers killed were ferry pilots who fly new planes to England from the United States and Canada. They met their deaths as they were being taken back to the United States in a group so that they could fly more new planes back to Europe.
Grave Reference Sec. E. Row 37. Grave 15.
(The A.P.)
British Air Crash Kills 12 Americans
High English Official is Among Victims; Michigan Flyer Killed
London, Aug. 15 - Twelve American fliers enlisted in the transatlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash in which 22 persons in all died, including the Rt. Hon Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council in North America.
The crash, announced by the RAF Ferry Command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident Sunday in which another 22 were killed, making the week's toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans.
Bursts Into Flames
Not a man escaped yesterday's accident. The big plane, which was taking the Americans back to America in a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst into flames immediately on crashing.
Among the American victims was Capt. Joseph Creighton Mackay, 31, of Kansas City, who was the lone survivor of the crash in Newfoundland last February in which Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, and two others were killed.
The dead included nine Canadians, among them Purvis, and one Englishman. Eleven of the Americans were pilots and one was a radio operator. Seven of the Canadians were radio operators, one was a pilot.
Victims Listed
The victims were listed as follows:
Capt. J. C. Mackay, Kansas City,
Capt. A.C. Earl, Huntingdon, W. Va
Capt. M.D. Dilley, Kansas City
Capt. J. J. Kerwin, Oakland, Calif.
Capt. E. S. Anding, Merrick, N. Y.
Capt. M.J. Wetzel, Jamesburg, N.J.
Capt. Gerald Hull, Royal Oak, Mich.
Capt. E. Hamel, Braintree, Mass
Capt. P. F. Lee, Jr.,Frederick, Md.
Flying Officer W. L. Trimble, Fort Worth, Tex.
Flying Officer, E. W. Watson, Torrence, Calif.
Flight Engineer R. F. Davis, Seattle, Wash.
Rt. Hon Arthur P. Purvis, Montreal
Capt. J. J. Moffat, Toronto
Radio Operator R. Coates, Yarmouth, N. S.
Radio Operator W. F. J. Goddard, Toronto
Radio Operator R. A. Duncan, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator A. Tamblin, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator D. N. Hannant, Victoria, B. C.
Radio Operator J. P. Culbert, Montreal
Capt. R. C. Stafford, Maidenhead, Eng.
Radio Operator J. J. McDonald, Longueuil, Que.
Officer Watson was the only man taken out of the plane alive, and he died in a hospital during the night.
The 22 were killed in a take-off accident, the second such accident to befall the Ferry Command within a week. Seven American officers died in the other crash, which occurred Sunday, making a total of 19 Americans to die in this phase of the war effort.
The Sunday crash took a total toll of 22 lives also. It occurred just a few minutes before British Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook took off in another craft to fly to the sea rendezvous between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
The flyers killed were ferry pilots who fly new planes to England from the United States and Canada. They met their deaths as they were being taken back to the United States in a group so that they could fly more new planes back to Europe.
Casualty of WWII, John was a Captain in the Royal Air Force Ferry Command. His remains were repatriated to U.S.A.
Grave Reference Sec. E. Row 37. Grave 15.
(The A.P.)
British Air Crash Kills 12 Americans
High English Official is Among Victims; Michigan Flyer Killed
London, Aug. 15 - Twelve American fliers enlisted in the transatlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash in which 22 persons in all died, including the Rt. Hon Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council in North America.
The crash, announced by the RAF Ferry Command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident Sunday in which another 22 were killed, making the week's toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans.
Bursts Into Flames
Not a man escaped yesterday's accident. The big plane, which was taking the Americans back to America in a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst into flames immediately on crashing.
Among the American victims was Capt. Joseph Creighton Mackay, 31, of Kansas City, who was the lone survivor of the crash in Newfoundland last February in which Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, and two others were killed.
The dead included nine Canadians, among them Purvis, and one Englishman. Eleven of the Americans were pilots and one was a radio operator. Seven of the Canadians were radio operators, one was a pilot.
Victims Listed
The victims were listed as follows:
Capt. J. C. Mackay, Kansas City,
Capt. A.C. Earl, Huntingdon, W. Va
Capt. M.D. Dilley, Kansas City
Capt. J. J. Kerwin, Oakland, Calif.
Capt. E. S. Anding, Merrick, N. Y.
Capt. M.J. Wetzel, Jamesburg, N.J.
Capt. Gerald Hull, Royal Oak, Mich.
Capt. E. Hamel, Braintree, Mass
Capt. P. F. Lee, Jr.,Frederick, Md.
Flying Officer W. L. Trimble, Fort Worth, Tex.
Flying Officer, E. W. Watson, Torrence, Calif.
Flight Engineer R. F. Davis, Seattle, Wash.
Rt. Hon Arthur P. Purvis, Montreal
Capt. J. J. Moffat, Toronto
Radio Operator R. Coates, Yarmouth, N. S.
Radio Operator W. F. J. Goddard, Toronto
Radio Operator R. A. Duncan, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator A. Tamblin, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator D. N. Hannant, Victoria, B. C.
Radio Operator J. P. Culbert, Montreal
Capt. R. C. Stafford, Maidenhead, Eng.
Radio Operator J. J. McDonald, Longueuil, Que.
Officer Watson was the only man taken out of the plane alive, and he died in a hospital during the night.
The 22 were killed in a take-off accident, the second such accident to befall the Ferry Command within a week. Seven American officers died in the other crash, which occurred Sunday, making a total of 19 Americans to die in this phase of the war effort.
The Sunday crash took a total toll of 22 lives also. It occurred just a few minutes before British Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook took off in another craft to fly to the sea rendezvous between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
The flyers killed were ferry pilots who fly new planes to England from the United States and Canada. They met their deaths as they were being taken back to the United States in a group so that they could fly more new planes back to Europe.
Grave Reference Sec. E. Row 37. Grave 15.
(The A.P.)
British Air Crash Kills 12 Americans
High English Official is Among Victims; Michigan Flyer Killed
London, Aug. 15 - Twelve American fliers enlisted in the transatlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash in which 22 persons in all died, including the Rt. Hon Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council in North America.
The crash, announced by the RAF Ferry Command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident Sunday in which another 22 were killed, making the week's toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans.
Bursts Into Flames
Not a man escaped yesterday's accident. The big plane, which was taking the Americans back to America in a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst into flames immediately on crashing.
Among the American victims was Capt. Joseph Creighton Mackay, 31, of Kansas City, who was the lone survivor of the crash in Newfoundland last February in which Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, and two others were killed.
The dead included nine Canadians, among them Purvis, and one Englishman. Eleven of the Americans were pilots and one was a radio operator. Seven of the Canadians were radio operators, one was a pilot.
Victims Listed
The victims were listed as follows:
Capt. J. C. Mackay, Kansas City,
Capt. A.C. Earl, Huntingdon, W. Va
Capt. M.D. Dilley, Kansas City
Capt. J. J. Kerwin, Oakland, Calif.
Capt. E. S. Anding, Merrick, N. Y.
Capt. M.J. Wetzel, Jamesburg, N.J.
Capt. Gerald Hull, Royal Oak, Mich.
Capt. E. Hamel, Braintree, Mass
Capt. P. F. Lee, Jr.,Frederick, Md.
Flying Officer W. L. Trimble, Fort Worth, Tex.
Flying Officer, E. W. Watson, Torrence, Calif.
Flight Engineer R. F. Davis, Seattle, Wash.
Rt. Hon Arthur P. Purvis, Montreal
Capt. J. J. Moffat, Toronto
Radio Operator R. Coates, Yarmouth, N. S.
Radio Operator W. F. J. Goddard, Toronto
Radio Operator R. A. Duncan, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator A. Tamblin, Port Arthur, Ont.
Radio Operator D. N. Hannant, Victoria, B. C.
Radio Operator J. P. Culbert, Montreal
Capt. R. C. Stafford, Maidenhead, Eng.
Radio Operator J. J. McDonald, Longueuil, Que.
Officer Watson was the only man taken out of the plane alive, and he died in a hospital during the night.
The 22 were killed in a take-off accident, the second such accident to befall the Ferry Command within a week. Seven American officers died in the other crash, which occurred Sunday, making a total of 19 Americans to die in this phase of the war effort.
The Sunday crash took a total toll of 22 lives also. It occurred just a few minutes before British Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook took off in another craft to fly to the sea rendezvous between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
The flyers killed were ferry pilots who fly new planes to England from the United States and Canada. They met their deaths as they were being taken back to the United States in a group so that they could fly more new planes back to Europe.
Gravesite Details
Updates provided by Geoffrey Gillon.
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