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05-30-2011 12:46 AM
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The men of my family gather around the grave of my father's brother, Sergeant Pilot Henry Archer "Harry" Womack, Royal Canadian Air Force, at Saint Deniol's Church in Flintshire, Wales, near Chester, UK, on a trip to the UK in November, 1996. When he saw Britain
standing alone against the German war machine, Harry was unable to abide the neutrality of the U.S. and ran across the border to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. Harry was training in Spitfires at RAF Hawarden when he died in a flight training accident, July 1st, 1941. Jim Womack Sr., second from right above, was a sailor in WWII and worked in classified documents at a Navy radar and sonar research station.
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Last edited by Bob Womack; 05-30-2011 at 05:14 PM.
Reason: Corrected date, thanks Bill.
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Hey Bob, does that head stone read 1st July 1941? Sorry for all your loses fellas.
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Originally Posted by
Bill Hollinger
Hey Bob, does that head stone read 1st July 1941? Sorry for all your loses fellas.
It does. What was I thinking?
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I think its 1944, If you look are the cross in the backround, plus we werent in the war in July of 1941.
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I have his squadron death report. It was 1941. When England began the Battle of Britain, Harry ran across the border to Canada and joined the RCAF. He was trained as a pilot and sailed to England where he transitioned to Spitfires. While on a training flight with his instructor on July 1 involving low level flying, his plane impacted the ground, killing both. There is a memorial for him in his hometown, Johnson City, Tennessee that is easier to read. We have his medals and log book.
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I have great respect for those who understood the menace of Hitler before the rest of their countrymen and volunteered to stop him serving under a foreign flag.
While all of those who fought when their country called are heroes, the volunteers who enlisted in Canada went above and beyond any duty.
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Originally Posted by
ledge
I think its 1944,
If you read the posts note he joined the CANADIAN air force. And WE WERE at war then.
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I think "Ledge" is confusing grave markers.
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