McSorley Bernard Francis

Monuments

ISOB Bernard Francis McSorley

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

Bernard Francis McSorley

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Serial Number:

J/17664

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1944-01-25

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Folkestone, England

Plot:

Section M

Row:

Grave:

1132

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Comments:

Bernard Francis McSorley was born on November 29, 1916, in Brant, New York. He was the son of John A. McSorley and Edna May McSorley; husband of Marjorie McSorley, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bernard served in the #405 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 25, 1944, when his aircraft #W 7823 crashed in the dark at Upwood Village, England.

F/L McSorley was awarded the DFC and the citation reads: "This Officer has piloted his aircraft in the face of intense opposition to most of the heavily defended targets in Germany including Dusseldorf, Hamburg, and Essen. His coolness, courage, and devotion to duty have largely contributed to the successful completion of many operational sorties."

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