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20414
PLTRCAF
8ITS (RCAF)
17EFTS (RCAF)
8SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
23OTU (RAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
426Sqn (RCAF)
1679 HCU (RAF)
405Sqn (RCAF)
6 Bomber Group HQ (RCAF)
Station Leeming (RCAF)
Tiger Force (RCAF)
RCAF
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HQ RCAF
Royal Roads Military College
Station Trenton (RCAF)
National Defence College
Air Material Command (RCAF)
RCAF
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Finch
Anson
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Wellington
Wellington
Wellington BK505
Lancaster DS601
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
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2 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
8 Aug 1941
12 Sept 1941
7 Nov 1941
19 March 1942 - UK
1942
22 Oct 1942
18 Feb 1943 - Damaged by naval AAA fire
3 July 1943 - Damaged on landing
Aug 1943
1944
1944 - Station Commander
30 May 1945 - Led Lancaster formation back to Canada
17 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
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3 Sep 1946 - Rejoined RCAF
Aug 1949 - Commandant
Aug 1952 - Station Commander
1957 - Senior Staff Offcier
20 Sep 1962 - Air Officer Commanding
1965 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: W/C Millward, Sherbrooke, Que, is invested with the DFC by the King during his visit to the RCAF 6 Bomber Group in Britain on Friday August 11th 1944)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.426 Squadron - Award effective 6 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 13 August 1943 and AFRO 1849/43 dated 10 September 1943.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 5 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 15 August 1944 and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
- Mention in Despatches - Leeming - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1395/45 dated 31 August 1945.
- Croix de Guerre with Silver Star (France) - Award as per AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947.
- Deceased on 7 December 1971, in Sand Hill, Lennoxville, Quebec,
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

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