Name:
George Henry Rich
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Serial Number:
J/26847
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-11-26
State:
California
Cemetery:
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Landkreis Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany
Plot:
Coll. grave 9. G. 17-19.
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George Henry Rich was born on September 27, 1919, in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of William George and Susan Rich, of San Francisco, California.
George served in the 431 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Pilot Officer during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 26, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft 4 LK 973 went missing from a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany.