Valkenier, William Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Joseph |
Surname | Valkenier |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Valkenier, of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.. Husband of Beryl Edna Valkenier. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3717 |
Markings | VR-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78640 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1942 |
End Date | 07-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Mannheim |