War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
R.C.A.F.
J9404
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
Born: Princeton, ON; moved to Bright
Died: July 10th 1942, Newfoundland, *Killed in Action
Trained: Jarvis
Served: He guarded convoys through the Strait of Belle Isle in World War II seeking out submarines; name in Honour Book in the Peace Tower
Family: Parents - John and Ester (Patterson) Crerar
Brothers - Robert, James
Sisters - Jean Hall, Mae Bailer, Betty Stock
Comments: He went missing along with his crew on July 10th, 1942. They were found 14 years later by trappers in Long Range Mountains of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula. Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Section A, Plot 5, Grave D, St. Johns, Newfoundland