William Wayne Ozeroff
Flight Sergeant · R/181436 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 23
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Flight Sergeant William Wayne Ozeroff of the Canadian air forces served as the navigator of Lancaster LL958 with No. 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft failed to return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 23. He is buried at La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Navigator with No. 100 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft LL958 HW-H (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Norman Walter Miles (Bomb aimer) · W.j. Marks (Flight engineer) · Anthony John Routley (Mid-upper gunner) · John Edward Estell (Pilot) · James Albert Hollands (Rear gunner) · John Keith Cory (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Navigator, LL958 HW-H — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 23
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- La Ferte-st. Cyr Communal Cemetery, France
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)