Cross, Philip Louis Ulrich

Date of birth:: May 1st, 1917 (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
Date of death:: October 4th, 2013 (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
Service number:: 1399189 (NCO)/133060 (Officer)
Nationality:: Trinidadians and Tobagonians

Biography

Prmotions::
? Leading Aircraftman
20 November, 1942: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
14 May, 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)
20 November, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
20 May, 1946: Flight Lieutenant (substantive)

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: June 27th, 1944

For 'exceptional navigational ability’ and the number of missions or sorties flown against heavily defended targets in Germany.

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: January 2nd, 1945

Citation:
"This officer has set a fine example of keenness and devotion to duty. He has participated in a very large number of sorties, most of which have been against such heavily defended targets as Berlin, Hamburg, Ludwigshaven and industrial centres in the Ruhr area. He is a brave and resolute member of aircraft crew, whose exceptional navigational ability has been an important factor in the successes obtained. His services have been of immense value."