Name:
Allan Frank McCoy
Rank:
Warrant Officer Second Class
Serial Number:
R/123498
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-05-14
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Plot:
Panel 180
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Allan Frank McCoy, of Chicago, Illinois, served in the #10 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as Warrant Officer Second Class during World War II. He was killed on May 14, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft # HR 695 was hit by flak over the target and was temporarily out of control. Sgt. McCoy bailed out without being told to do so and was killed. The aircraft and crew returned to base safely. Sgt. McCoy's body was never found.