Calvin J. Canyock served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group, 55th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
He was a son of Paul Frederick and Mary Amanda (Hazlett) Canyock.
He was a Navigator on a B-24 Liberator Bomber during the war. One of the B-24s he flew was named "Custer's Folly."
He was stationed at Pantanella Air Base, Italy.
He was killed in action on May 30, 1944 when his aircraft was shot down over Yugoslavia.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 27, 1942 at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, New York.
He was originally from Portage, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 29, 1949.
Calvin J. Canyock served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group, 55th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
He was a son of Paul Frederick and Mary Amanda (Hazlett) Canyock.
He was a Navigator on a B-24 Liberator Bomber during the war. One of the B-24s he flew was named "Custer's Folly."
He was stationed at Pantanella Air Base, Italy.
He was killed in action on May 30, 1944 when his aircraft was shot down over Yugoslavia.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 27, 1942 at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, New York.
He was originally from Portage, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 29, 1949.
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CALVIN J
CANYOCK
PENNSYLVANIA
2D LIEUT
781 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II
NOVEMBER 19 1921
MAY 30 1944
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