Climie William Benzie Forbes

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William Benzie Forbes Climie is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

ISOB William B. Climie

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

William Benzie Forbes Climie

Rank:

Warrant Officer Second Class

Serial Number:

R/141625

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1943-08-23

State:

California

Cemetery:

Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Arrondissement Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Plot:

Coll. grave 10. C. 6-8.

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William Benzie Forbes Climie was born on October 1, 1921, in Glasgow City, Scotland. He was the son of Adam Climie and of Mary S. F. Climie, of Los Angeles, California.

William served in the 434 Squadron Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus) of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Warrant Officer II during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 23, 1943, when his aircraft was shot down by a night fighter while on a bombing raid on the IG Farben Works in Leverkusen. He crashed near Tongeren, Belgium.

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