Woolford James

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James Woolford is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

ISOB James Woolford

Name:

James Woolford

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Serial Number:

J/16388

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1943-01-17

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Britischer Kriegsfriedhof Kiel, Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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James Woolford was the son of Robert Hugh and Charlotte Woolford, of Charleston, Illinois, U.S.A.; husband of Virginia Thorton Woolford. He served in the 61 (R.A.F.) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Pilot Officer during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 17, 1943, when his Lancaster aircraft # W 4797 was lost, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. He is remembered on a cenotaph in the Arcola Township Cemetery
Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois.