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Military service
Service number:
R/191533
Age:
19
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
429 Sqdn.
Death:
November 26, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Coll. grave.
Additional information
Son of Aaron Metz, and of Rosetta Metz of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Donald James Metz
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Grave marker
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Photo of DONALD JAMES METZ
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of DONALD JAMES METZ
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Biography
A moving story about a young man who perishes in World War II on his first overseas mission. A nephew is given his name in honour of the sacrifice. Hearing his name called in a Remembrance Day ceremony, the nephew begins a lifelong quest to understand the world his uncle experienced and what it means to carry someone else's name. Two journeys that see one Don Metz lose his life in combat while the other lives a life of peace. In today's world, as we strive to comprehend the meaning of the freedoms we enjoy, we are reminded of the paths that lead us to war. Lest we forget.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 194 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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