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Greaton Wesley Sellers

In memory of:

Flying Officer Greaton Wesley Sellers

March 12, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/13767

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

March 20, 1920
Charleston, South Carolina

Commemorated on Page 212 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERGH (BEEK) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 3-8.

Location:

Beek, a hamlet administered by the commune of Bergh, lies close to the Dutch-German border. It is about 22 kilometres south east of Arnhem and 4 kilometres east of the main road from Arnhem to Emmerich in Germany. The church stands in the centre of the hamlet, and the British plot in the BERGH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD is near the north-eastern corner of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Photo of GREATON WESLEY SELLERS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of GREATON WESLEY SELLERS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Certificate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Greaton Wesley Seller– F/O Greaton Wesley Seller, Jr. RCAF of Oakland, California, U.S.A., was killed in action at the age of 20 while attached to No. 149 "East India" Squadron, Royal Air Force when his Stirling Mk 1 (EF330) was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed at Beek, Gelderland, The Netherlands on March 12, 1943.

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    Photo of Greaton Wesley Seller
    Photo of Greaton Wesley Seller – F/O Greaton Wesley Seller, Jr. RCAF of Oakland, California, U.S.A., was killed in action at the age of 20 while attached to No. 149 "East India" Squadron, Royal Air Force when his Stirling Mk 1 (EF330) was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed at Beek, Gelderland, The Netherlands on March 12, 1943.
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Greaton Wesley Sellers is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Greaton Wesley Sellers is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Greaton Wesley Sellers is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Greaton Wesley Sellers is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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