Beals, William Franklin
- Service number:
- R.101280
- Nationality:
- Canadian
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Warrant Officer
- Unit:
- No. 422 (Flying Yachtsman) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Awarded on:
- December 3rd, 1943
"Warrant Officer Beals was a member of the crew of an aircraft which
successfully fought and destroyed a U-boat. In the attack which was executed in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire from the submarine. Warrant Officer Beals displayed courage, skill and resolution beyond praise."
LG 36271/5284.
Sources
- - Vancouver Daily Province, Friday December 3, 1943
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 30th November 1943, Issue 36271, dated 3rd December 1943
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