Pilot Officer
WILLIAM MURRAY (W M) ALDRED

• Pilot Officer WILLIAM MURRAY ALDRED's Story

• 	Born 27 November 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  	Occupation Worked as a Sales Clerk, Sterling Electric Co. prior to enlisting.
  	Enlisted 5 June 1942 in Toronto, Ontario | Age: 18 years
  	Buried 29 July 1944 - KIEL WAR CEMETERY | Age: 20 years

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Interesting Facts

• Son of Norman Percy Aldred and Lucille Gertrude Aldred (née Prentice), of Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. Brother of Kathryn and brothers Norman and Joel

  Educated at Junior Matric Public School and Port Perry High School between September 1938 and April 1941. Enjoyed hockey, basketball, skiing, track events and the radio.

  Final operation in Hamburg, Germany. 307 aircraft. German night-fighters appeared on the return leg leading to 22 losses (7.2%). This was the first raid on Hamburg for a year and was not well concentrated. The Germans were unable to determine the aiming point from the bombing results. Most of the bombs fell on areas devastated during 1943. Pilot Officer Aldred was killed when his aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hohenaspe, NNW of Itzehoe, Germany.

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Fallen Soldiers from Minneapolis Minnesota, United States

• Pilot Officer
  ALDRED, WILLIAM MURRAY
  29 July 1944
  KIEL WAR CEMETERY
  

Fallen Comrades of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Sergeant
  COWING, GORDON LLOYD
  15 June 1941
  BONE WAR CEMETERY (Constantine)
  
• Sergeant
  CRAIG, MICHAEL JOSEPH
  14 February 1944
  STRATFORD-ON-AVON CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  DE CORDOUE, JACQUES FERNAND GABRIEL
  21 September 1944
  ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
  
• Corporal
  NEWELL, WILLIAM ANDREW
  18 July 1943
  EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  MCTAVISH, ALASTAIR FRASER
  30 March 1942
  ANDOVER CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  MOORES, DOUGLAS KEITH
  3 August 1944
  BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
  
• Warrant Officer Class II
  LOUGH, WILLIAM HERBERT
  7 February 1943
  GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  WOLF, WALDEMAR FRELTRIK
  27 May 1944
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  STEAR, VICTOR
  26 August 1944
  DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  BOYLE, BERNARD FRANCIS
  7 March 1945
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  EARL, NYAL LARUE
  5 April 1944
  LETHBRIDGE (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  FINLEY, CLARENCE BRUCE
  8 November 1942
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL