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Sgt Royce Alger Cantrell

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Sgt Royce Alger Cantrell

Birth
Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death
2 Feb 1943 (aged 24)
Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, USA
Burial
Southgate, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 59, Lot 116 1/2 East
Memorial ID
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Royce A. Cantrell born 1918 Wise County, VA died 2 Feb 1943. The enlistment record for Royce reflects that he was 65 inches tall, weight was 167 pounds. He had complete 3 years of high school. Royce enlisted in the Army Air Forces 3 Jul 1942 and was serving as a aerial gunner as a member of a flight crew of a medium bomber that crashed shortly after take off from Avon Park Army Air Corps Base, Florida.
Prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Royce was a machinist at Cinicinnati Bickford Tool Company.
Also killed the the crash was Lt William D. Blevins. Ashland, KY and four other crew members.
Royce A. Cantrell born 1918 Wise County, VA died 2 Feb 1943. The enlistment record for Royce reflects that he was 65 inches tall, weight was 167 pounds. He had complete 3 years of high school. Royce enlisted in the Army Air Forces 3 Jul 1942 and was serving as a aerial gunner as a member of a flight crew of a medium bomber that crashed shortly after take off from Avon Park Army Air Corps Base, Florida.
Prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Royce was a machinist at Cinicinnati Bickford Tool Company.
Also killed the the crash was Lt William D. Blevins. Ashland, KY and four other crew members.


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