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COOPER, Jack

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
November 26, 1924
Date of Death
May 29, 1943
Place of Burial
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
18
Enlistment No.
R-96182
Rank
Warrant Officer (Class II)
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Warrant Officer (Class II) Jack Cooper of Ottawa, Ontario, was reported missing after air operations over Wuppertal, Germany, and presumed dead on May 29, 1943, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the air force in 1942, at the age of 16. Less than a year later, he was sent overseas.
Subjects
World War II
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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RABOVSKY, Moses

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Death
May 28, 1944
Place of Burial
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
26
Enlistment No.
J-282696
Rank
Flying Officer
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Flying Officer Moses Rabovsky of Owen Sound, Ontario, was listed missing on active service on May 28, 1944, following air operations overseas and was subsequently presumed dead. Flying Officer Rabovsky joined the air force in June 1942 and graduated from Crumlin as a bombardier on July 23, 1943, receiving his commission soon after. He was awarded his operational wings posthumously “in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy.”
Subjects
World War II
Record Source
Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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