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Urquhart John M.

Name:
John M. Urquhart
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
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Unit:
425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-24
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Center Lisle Cemetery, New York
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John M. Urquhart was born on June 24, 1923. He served in the 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and Aerial Photographer of an aircraft during World War II. He died on August 24, 1943 at the age of 20 and is now buried in the Center Lisle Cemetery, Center Lisle, Broome County, New York, USA.

Ssgt Urquhart was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.