Date of birth:

March 7th, 1921 (Grand Falls/Newfoundland, Canada)

Date of death:

December 30th, 2000 (Ottowa/Ontario, Canada)

Service number:

RAF: 120865, RCAF:C/94060, 43234023

Nationality:

Canadian

August 1940: 1 Manning Depot, Toronto Ontario
October 1940: Eastern Air Command, Dartmouth Nova Scotia
November 1940: No. 1 Initial Training School (formerly Eglington Hunt Club), Toronto Ontario
December 1940: No. 7 E. F. Training School, Windsor Ontario
Jan-Feb 1941: No. 5 Air Observer School, Winnipeg Manitoba
Apr-May 1941: No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School, Fingal Ontario
June 1941: No. 1 Air Navigator School, Rivers Manitoba
August 1941: Posted Overseas

1941-1943: No. 83 Squadron, 5th Bomber Group and 8th Pathfinder Group RAF (two tours)
1943-46: Group Navigation Officer 6th Group RCAF
June 1945-1946: transferred to the RCAF to join the Tiger Group.
1955-1958: 5th Air Division

Shot down and evaded the enemy for 88 days, March 11th, 1943 to June 6th, 1943. Jailed in Spanish prison for illegal border crossing sent back to England

Promotions:
21 April 1942: Sergeant
21 October 1942: Flying Officer on prob. (war subs.)
12 May 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.)

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