In memory of

Flight Lieutenant

William John Drope

who died on 7 Jun 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 421 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Flight Lieutenant
  Service number J9146
  Date of death 19440607
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  J9146 Flight Lieutenant (No. 421 Red Indian Squadron RCAF Spitfire pilot) William John Drope (b.1921) of Regina was KIA 19440607 over the beaches of Normandy the day after D-Day and is buried at Bayeux war cemetery, Calvados, France. Drope's plane experienced engine failure off Moisy. He bailed out into the sea but his parachute did not open and a launch sent from a nearby destroyer found him dead. He was the son of Harry Earl and Jean Brand (McDonald) Drope. William attended Central collegiate and Campion college and was working as an accounts clerk for Minneapolis Moline farm implements company when he enlisted at Regina in 1941.

William's grandfather was a WWI casualty, see TB Drope.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 159 - Sherwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Bayeux war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) St Marys Anglican church, Regina
Regina
  Geo-memorial Drope Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 55.4333°N / 104.4667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73P8
  Geo-memorial details On the Churchill River just east of Stanley Mission.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19211221
  Place of birth Regina    
  Date of enlistment 19410408
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Regina    
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