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1 | Millward | James Bert | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C G/C ------- W/C G/C A/C A/V/M | DFC & Bar MID Croix de Guerre (France) | J -------- No. | 10255 -------- 20414 | PLT | RCAF 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 -------------------- HQ RCAF Royal Roads Military College Station Trenton (RCAF) National Defence College Air Material Command (RCAF) RCAF | X X Finch Anson X Wellington Wellington Wellington BK505 Lancaster DS601 Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster X X -------------------- X X X X X X | 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 -------------------- 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) | (Photo: G/C Millward, RAF Leeming Station Commander, UK 1945) RCAFA Awards database Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 426Sqn Yorkshire Aircraft Co - 1679 HCU Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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