Military Service
(Short Service Appointment 08/12/1952).
He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 05/12/1952).
He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Junior Aviation Officers Basic Course 1953.
He served in HMCS Quebec for Sea Training 1953.
He served in HMCS Micmac for Sea Training 1953.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 02/03/1954).
He served in HMCS Niagara as Additional for Flying Training With USN 1954.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 02/03/1955).
He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1955.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 02/12/1956).
He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure For Duty With VS-881 Squadron 1957.
He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Watchkeeper 1959.
He served in HMCS Stadacona for Training 1961.
He served in HMCS Ste. Therese 1962.
He served in HMCS Sussexvale as Deck and Weapons and Operations Officer 1963.
He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Pilot, (He was killed in a T-33 jet crash at Vancouver BC 23/11/1963.)
Aircraft Flown
Service Aircraft Flown: T-33
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
