Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 425 (Alouette) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

December 7th, 1945

Citation:
"Flying Officer Tessier has completed a number of sorties against well defended targets such as Chemnitz, Osnabruck, Hamburg, Cologne and Essen. In March 1945, he was detailed to attack Hemningstedt. Some of the navigational instruments of his bomber proved unserviceable and extremely bad weather was encountered. Despite this, by dint of initiative and determination, he successfully directed the aircraft to the target and back to base. On another occasion this officer was navigator in the leading aircraft during an attack against Rheine. Heavy anti-aircraft fire was encountered and the aircraft was damaged. However, this officer kept cooly at his post and the success of this operation was due in a large measure to his courage and devotion to duty. Flying Officer Tessier has proved a valuable asset to his squadron."