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Sampson, Ralph William Fraser "Sammy"

Date of birth:
September 25th, 1913 (Chile)
Date of death:
January 31st, 2003 (Bishopton/Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Service number 1167653, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves.

Promotions:
19th February 1942: Pilot Officer (probation);
1st October 1942: Flight Officer (probation, war substitution);
Flight Lieutenant;
14th April 1945: Squadron Leader (war substitution).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
May 19th, 1944
Citation:
"This officer has been on operations since June 1942 and took part in the combined operations at Dieppe. He has destroyed at least one enemy aircraft and damaged many more. His steadiness and tactical skill have been of a consistently high order and he has always accepted every opportunity to engage the enemy, and pressed home his attacks with courage, keenness and precision."

The London Gazette, dated 19th May 1944.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Wing Commander
Awarded on:
July 24th, 1945

Second DFC received as bar for on the ribbon of the first DFC.
Published in The london Gazette dated 24th July 1945.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Sources

  • - The London Gazette of 9th June 1942, Issue 35592
    - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 17th November 1942, Issue 35791, dated 20th November 1942
    - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazettte of 16th May 1944, Issue 36521, dated 19th May 1944
    - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 5th June 1945, Issue 37114, dated 8th June 1945
    - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 20th July 1945, Issue 37192, dated 24th July 1945
    - Highbeam Research
    - RAF Commands | The meeting place for RAF Researchers

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