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

• Warrant Officer Class II
  TELFER, THOMAS WILFRED
  5 April 1943
  HAMBURG CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  SHANKS, JAMES ROGERS
  13 September 1942
  SARNIA (LAKE VIEW) CEMETERY
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  POWER, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWARD
  6 March 1942
  SASKATOON (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Lieutenant Navigator
  FARROW, LESLIE RICHARD
  22 September 1943
  BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  BROWN, SYDNEY
  15 April 1943
  MESNIL-ST. LAURENT CHURCHYARD
  
• Flying Officer
  ISFELD, IVAN ANDREW
  31 August 1943
  REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  KELLIE, JAMES WILLIAM
  25 May 1944
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Pilot Officer
  GRANKA, BERNARD
  14 February 1945
  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  FERGUSON, WILLIAM KENNEDY
  15 January 1943
  ST. MARTIN-DES-ENTREES (ST. GERMAIN) CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  KAY, LLOYD RONALD
  9 October 1944
  REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flying Officer
  WILKINS, ROBERT ARCHIE
  17 January 1944
  OTTAWA MEMORIAL
  
• Pilot Officer
  PARKER, FREDERICK JAMES
  3 June 1941
  OTTAWA MEMORIAL