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Memorials of RAF Cadets (3 on right) who died in 1942 during training here.
Photographer: Mark Hilton
Caption: Memorials of RAF Cadets (3 on right) who died in 1942 during training here.
Additional Description: Charles Bradlaugh Thompson • Joseph A. Neild • Raymond Haslam • John F. Swain
The taller marker on the left was installed in memory of an RAF member, Charles Bradlaugh Thompson, who trained at Ponca City during World War II, but was not killed in training. He returned to the United States after the war, became a resident, and was interred alongside his mates upon his death.
Submitted: May 14, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p724269
File Size: 2.194 Megabytes

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