Name:
George Joseph Masse
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Serial Number:
R/56128
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-01-17
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Plot:
Panel 105
Row:
Grave:
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George Joseph Masse was born on May 13, 1918, in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Emma Cabana Masse.
George served in the #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus) of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Sergeant during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on January 17, 1942, when his Wellington aircraft #Z 8329 was damaged by flak during an attack against Bremen, Germany, and crashed in the North Sea. His body was never recovered.