Komaiko William Kadison

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William Kadison Komaiko is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

William K. Komaiko Cenotaph

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

William Kadison Komaiko

Rank:

Flying Officer

Serial Number:

J/11218

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1943-02-20

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Plot:

Panel 174

Row:

Grave:

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William Kadison Komaiko was born on February 14, 1918, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Solomon B. and Pauline S. Komaiko.

William served in the 467 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer during World War II. He was on his 14th operation when his Lancaster aircraft ED 525 failed to return from an attack against Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His body was never recovered. Flying Officer Komaiko is memorialized on the Runnymede Memorial and has a cenotaph in the Waldheim Cemetery Co., Illinois.