Flight Sergeant Albert Winston Armstrong
Missing, presumed Killed in WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Albert Winston Armstrong was the son of Albert Francis and Florence Hill (nee Johnson) Armstrong living on a farm on R.R. 1 in Dundee, Quebec. He had just graduated from Franklin Academy, Malone, New York (June 1940), having previously attended Fort Covington High School, Fort Covington, New York. He played hockey extensively, football and basketball moderately and enjoyed reading.
He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in July, 2940. While training in Saskatchewan, he met, and in August 1941 married Dorothy Katheryn Martyn.
By June 1942, Armstrong was serving as a Flight Sergeant with No. 61 Squadron, RAF, operating from RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire. On the night of 2/3 June 1942, he was part of the seven-man crew of Avro Lancaster I R5562 on a Bomber Command raid to Essen in the Ruhr industrial region of Germany. The aircraft failed to return; one crew member survived to become a prisoner of war, while Armstrong and the other five were killed. The precise cause of loss is not confirmed, though aircraft operating over the Ruhr were vulnerable to both anti-aircraft fire and night-fighter interception.
After the war, Armstrong’s remains were identified and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (Grave 9.E.17). He was 23 years old.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/62668
Cause of Death (in war):
Missing, presumed Killed
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
61 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Dundee, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
23 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
23 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Son of Albert Francis and Florence Armstrong; husband of Dorothy K. Armstrong, of St. John's, Newfoundland
Address at Enlistment:
Dundee, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
138 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Missing in action in air raid over Germany
Length of Service:
682 days in service
Buried at:
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Albert Winston Armstrong
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Flight Sergeant |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
61 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
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Notes
Graduated from Fort Covington High Schoo, Fort Covington, New York
Had just graduated from Franklin Acadamy, Malone, New York (June 1940)
Played hockey extensivly, football and basketball moderatly. Enjoyed reading.
Mother: Florence Hill Johnson
Father: Albert Francis Armstrong, Farmer, R.R 1, Dundee, Quebec
Wife: Dorthy Katheryn Martyn, married Regina, Saskatchewan, 31 August 1941. Wife was serving at the No 1 General Hospital, St. Johns, Newfoundland, later worked for
Address: 8 Appledare Place, St Johns, Newfoundland. Later 14 Stewart Avenue, St. Johns, Newfoundland
WIfe later remarried, in 1946 was in Gander, Newfoundland working for Pan American Airway, listing name as Dorthy K. Winter
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