Porter, Melvin Kenneth Drowley
- Date of birth:
- November 12th, 1912
- Date of death:
- March 28th, 2003
- Service number:
- 33038
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Wing Commander
- Unit:
- HQ, No. 11 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Wing Commander
- Unit:
- HQ, No. 11 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Wing Commander
- Unit:
- HQ, No. 11 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1943
Chief Signals Officer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Group Captain
- Unit:
- HQ, Second Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Air Commodore
- Unit:
- HQ, Second Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1946
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Group Captain
- Unit:
- HQ, Second Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1946
Chief Signals Officer
- Rank:
- Air Commodore
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1959
- Rank:
- Acting Air Marshal
- Unit:
- Maintenance Command
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1967
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