On Memorial Day, people will gather under the Union Jack, amid bagpipes and anthems, to honor these British air cadets who died during flight training in Florida during World War II. The cost of warThe Arcadia cadets lost their first comrade barely a month after they arrived. The city recorder at the time, Paul Speer, set aside a plot at the city-owned Oak Ridge Cemetery, where Russell could be buried, Mahler said. It was the families' decision to keep the 23 cadets in Florida, Mahler said. A city remembersMemorial Day observances for the RAF cadets began in 1956, organized by the local American Legion post.

Source: The Herald May 29, 2023 09:02 UTC