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

• Flying Officer
  MATKIN, MERLIN LEIGH
  17 January 1945
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Sergeant
  BENNETT, LLOYD DOUGLAS
  14 October 1944
  HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Lieutenant
  BRAND, LORNE WILLIAM
  5 January 1945
  HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  FREYSTEINSON, HARRY THEODORE FRANKLIN
  29 July 1942
  REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  FRAUTS, CLARENCE WILLIAM
  27 January 1944
  RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
  
• W.O.I W.Op./Air Gnr.
  HANSFORD, GEORGE WELLINGTON
  19 June 1944
  KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  REESOR, ROBERT DUNHAM
  2 October 1942
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  GOSLING, PHILLIP WILLIAM
  13 December 1940
  EDMONTON (BEECHMOUNT) CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  BISHOP, JAMES DOUGLAS
  8 July 1944
  MESNIL-MAUGER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  WEBB, MAURICE EDGAR
  17 December 1943
  OAKVILLE (ST. JUDE'S) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  DOWLING, RALPH ANDREW
  6 November 1944
  HEERDE GENERAL CEMETERY
  
• Observer
  STOCK, LEONARD ALBERT
  7 September 1941
  EINDHOVEN (WOENSEL) GENERAL CEMETERY