Military service
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1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 21 May 1945.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer John Kalen
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Photo of JOHN KALEN
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Photo of JOHN KALEN
PL-30304 (UK-11720) 14/06/44 439 SQN RCAF Far from his home in Sudbury, Ontario, F/O J. Kalen, has taken his Typhoon over the French invasion coast many times since the landings began. RCAF fighter - bomber squadrons are much feared by German ground troops. -
Letter
Letter to sister, explaining the details of Kalen's crash. LAC, Ottawa. -
Document
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Grave marker
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Grave marker
Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Kalen
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 349 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
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