Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Warrant Officer Class II S. Sleeth, Royal Canadian Air Force, who was killed in action during an operation sortie on Duisburg on 27 April 1943

1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (F.S. Navigator S. Sleeth R-84338) all in card boxes of issue, the Stars both slightly later issues, extremely fine (5) £300-£400

Stewart Sleeth, the son of Daniel and Anne Sleeth, of Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served with 405 Squadron. He was killed in action on the night of 26-27 April 1943 when his Halifax, whilst on a sortie to Duisburg, crashed at Walsum on the east bank of the Rhine, 12km NNW of Duisburg, at 2:16 a.m. This was the Squadron’s first operational loss since the Squadron commenced Path Finder Force duties. The entire crew were killed, and are all buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.