On 19th June 1942, Captain William O. Darby activated US Army Rangers' 1st Battalion at Sunnylands Camp in the coastal town of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
Flight Sergeant Norman Athol Cooper died on 19th June 1944. The Australian airman served in RAF 59 Squadron based at RAF Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry.
James Adair McBride
Lance Sergeant | 7012157
Lance Sergeant James Adair McBride from Lomond Street, Belfast died on 19th June 1944 during the Battle of Normandy with 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.
James Whittle
Second Engineer Officer
Second Engineer Officer James Whittle was born in Portadown, Co. Armagh in 1900 He died while serving in the Canadian Merchant Navy on 19th June 1940.
