Schultz, Rayne Dennis

Date of birth:: December 17th, 1922 (Bashaw/Alberta, Canada)
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Servicenumber J/16359.

Career:
10th July 1940: Enlisted at Edmonton;
? - 1st October 1941: No. 2 ITS;
? - 5th December 1941: No. 8 EFTS;
? - 10th April 1942: No. 7 SFTS;
May 1942: overseas;
16th June 1942: No. 2 (P) AFU, Brize Norton;
1st July 1942 - 18th August 1942: No.3 (P) AFU;
18th August 1942 - 24th November 1942: No.54 OTU, Charter Hall;
1st December 1942 - 1st June 1944: No. 410 Squadron;
1st June 1944 - 17th July 1944: No. 54 OTU;
17th July 1944 - 20th December 1944: No. 51 OTU;
20th December 1944 - 30th May 1945: No. 410 Squadron;
?: Squadron Leader No. 3 (AW) OTU, North Bay;
August 1966: Director of Flight Safety;
October 1977: Retirement.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 410 (Cougar) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1944

Citation:
"As pilot and observer respectively, Flying Officers Schultz and Williams have completed several sorties at night and have displayed a high degree of skill, courage and determination. During one sortie one night in December 1943, they destroyed three Dornier 217s, a feat which well illustrates their fine fighting qualities. In other sorties they have attacked locomotives and bridges."

London Gazette dated 14 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 410 (Cougar) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:: July 6th, 1945

Citation:
"This officer has at all times displayed great skill and courage in air operations. He has completed a large number of sorties and has invariably pressed home his attacks with much success. Flight Lieutenant Schultz has been responsible for the destruction of eight enemy aircraft at night, two of them during a patrol in April 1945. This officer has set a splendid example of keenness, ability and gallantry."

Second DFC received in the form of a bar to be worn on the ribbon of the first DFC.
Award effective 6 July 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1453/45 dated 14 September 1945.

Sources

- RootsWeb
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 11th January 1944, Issue 36329, dated 14th January 1944