Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Sergeant

Unit:

No. 357 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 2nd, 1944

On 15 March 1944 Hudson III, AM949 of No 357 Squadron was conducting a supply dropping sortie when it crashed on the Burma/Siam border. The squadron received a signal stating that there were survivors so volunteers were called to go and assist in their rescue. Flt Lt J A King DFC volunteered to fly the squadron medical officer, Flt Lt G D Graham, who had volunteered to make a parachute drop to the site, despite never having made a jump before, so to assist Flt Lt Graham, Flt Sgt White, a fully qualified Parachute Jumping Instructor, volunteered to accompany him. The parachute jump was successful but on arrival it was discovered that only one crew member had survived.

As well as Flt Sgt White's CGM, Flt Lt Graham was awarded the DSO and Flt Lt King a Bar to his DFC."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Sergeant

Awarded on:

June 8th, 1944