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Grassick, Robert Davidson "Bob Jumbo"

    Date of birth:
    May 22nd, 1917 (London/Ontario, Canada)
    Date of death:
    1978
    Service number:
    41579
    Nationality:
    Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

    Biography

    Promotions:
    ?: Acting Pilot Officer on probation;
    September 3rd, 1939: Pilot Officer on probation;
    October 31st, 1939: Pilot Officer;
    September 3rd, 1940: Flying Officer;
    ?: Acting Flight Lieutenant;
    September 3rd, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

    Career:
    October 1938 - September 1939: Operational Training Unit, Great Britain;
    September 1939 - November 1939: No. 3 Squadron;
    November 1939: No. 242 Squadron;
    May 14th, 1940 - May 16th, 1940: No. 607 Squadron, France;
    May 16th, 1940 - May 19th, 1940: No. 615 Squadron, France;
    May 1940 - September 1941: No. 242 Squadron;
    November 9th, 1941 - February 1942: Instructor No. 73 Operational Training Unit, Aden, North Africa;
    March 1942: No. 262 Squadron, MEAFS;
    June 1942: Test Pilot;
    ?: Ferry Command;
    June 1942: Communications Flight, Eastleigh, East Africa;
    February 19th, 1944: No. 216 Group, Middle East;
    May 1st, 1945: Transfer Royal Canadian Air Force.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Flight Lieutenant
    Unit:
    No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    July 15th, 1941
    Citation:
    "This officer has been a member of the squadron since its formation. He has displayed an indomitable spirit and has proved himself to be a first-class section leader. Flight Lieutenant Grassick has destroyed at least six enemy aircraft."
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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