Date of birth:

1920 (St. John/New Brunswick, Canada)

Date of death:

May 31st, 2014

Nationality:

Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Manville Pepper was downed over Normandy, France, and arrested by the Gestapo. He was released in 1945 after 2 years of captivity in Stalag Luft III.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 400 (City of Toronto) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded for:

Operation Jubilee

"His aircraft was struck by light flak as he began his task on a Jubilee operation. Although struck just above the eye by glass splinters, so as to affect his sight, he completed his sortie at ground level and reported first enemy movements of the operation. This was his first operational trip."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - The Dieppe Raid - August 19, 1942
  - Pepper, Mel - Kamloops This Week