Sergeant Glen Edwin Rozell, Royal Canadian Air Force. Born on the 28th of September 1920 in Eston, Saskatchewan and killed in action on the 18th of July 1943.
Glen served as an Air Gunner in RAF No. 18 Squadron. They were based in Gerbini, Sicily. On the 18th of July 1943 at around 02.15 hrs Boston AL747 took of from Gerbini for an armed reconnaissance over Sicily. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. The aircraft was seen to fall in flames. All four crew members were killed.
(source: rafcommands.com)
The crewmembers were:
- Sergeant Clifford Kincaid, RAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Flight Sergeant Bernard Aloysius O'Hara, RAAF, Pilot, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Sergeant Robert Henry Halliday, RCAF, Navigator/Bomb Aimer, buried at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
Glen's body was recovered near Libertinia, Province of Enna near Masseria Temiciara according to his files.
Glen lived in Saskatoon. His parents lived in North Vancouver with most of his brothers and sisters. He had four brothers and four sisters. Two of his brothers also served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Glen enlisted on the 7th of June 1941 in Saskatoon and first spent time as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Saskatoon Light Infantry before being transferred to the RCAF.
Glen served as an Air Gunner in RAF No. 18 Squadron. They were based in Gerbini, Sicily. On the 18th of July 1943 at around 02.15 hrs Boston AL747 took of from Gerbini for an armed reconnaissance over Sicily. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. The aircraft was seen to fall in flames. All four crew members were killed.
(source: rafcommands.com)
The crewmembers were:
- Sergeant Clifford Kincaid, RAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Flight Sergeant Bernard Aloysius O'Hara, RAAF, Pilot, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Sergeant Robert Henry Halliday, RCAF, Navigator/Bomb Aimer, buried at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
Glen's body was recovered near Libertinia, Province of Enna near Masseria Temiciara according to his files.
Glen lived in Saskatoon. His parents lived in North Vancouver with most of his brothers and sisters. He had four brothers and four sisters. Two of his brothers also served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Glen enlisted on the 7th of June 1941 in Saskatoon and first spent time as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Saskatoon Light Infantry before being transferred to the RCAF.
Sergeant Glen Edwin Rozell, Royal Canadian Air Force. Born on the 28th of September 1920 in Eston, Saskatchewan and killed in action on the 18th of July 1943.
Glen served as an Air Gunner in RAF No. 18 Squadron. They were based in Gerbini, Sicily. On the 18th of July 1943 at around 02.15 hrs Boston AL747 took of from Gerbini for an armed reconnaissance over Sicily. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. The aircraft was seen to fall in flames. All four crew members were killed.
(source: rafcommands.com)
The crewmembers were:
- Sergeant Clifford Kincaid, RAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Flight Sergeant Bernard Aloysius O'Hara, RAAF, Pilot, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Sergeant Robert Henry Halliday, RCAF, Navigator/Bomb Aimer, buried at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
Glen's body was recovered near Libertinia, Province of Enna near Masseria Temiciara according to his files.
Glen lived in Saskatoon. His parents lived in North Vancouver with most of his brothers and sisters. He had four brothers and four sisters. Two of his brothers also served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Glen enlisted on the 7th of June 1941 in Saskatoon and first spent time as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Saskatoon Light Infantry before being transferred to the RCAF.
Glen served as an Air Gunner in RAF No. 18 Squadron. They were based in Gerbini, Sicily. On the 18th of July 1943 at around 02.15 hrs Boston AL747 took of from Gerbini for an armed reconnaissance over Sicily. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. The aircraft was seen to fall in flames. All four crew members were killed.
(source: rafcommands.com)
The crewmembers were:
- Sergeant Clifford Kincaid, RAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Flight Sergeant Bernard Aloysius O'Hara, RAAF, Pilot, buried at Catania War Cemetery.
- Sergeant Robert Henry Halliday, RCAF, Navigator/Bomb Aimer, buried at Agira Canadian War Cemetery.
Glen's body was recovered near Libertinia, Province of Enna near Masseria Temiciara according to his files.
Glen lived in Saskatoon. His parents lived in North Vancouver with most of his brothers and sisters. He had four brothers and four sisters. Two of his brothers also served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Glen enlisted on the 7th of June 1941 in Saskatoon and first spent time as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Saskatoon Light Infantry before being transferred to the RCAF.
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Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force. Age: 22.
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