Biography
After his naval service he worked as a Certified General Accountant in Québec QC.
He was the President of the Aero Club of Québec 1949-51.
Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1954).
He served in HMCS Montcalm as Pilot Candidate 1954.
He served in HMCS Montcalm for VC-923 Reserve Squadron 1955.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flight Training 1955.
He was Awarded Wings 1955.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1954).
He served in HMCS Montcalm for VC-923 (Reserve) Squadron 1955.
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 16/08/1956).
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron 1956. (Transferred to RCN).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1956).
He served in HMCS Montcalm for VC-923 (Reserve) Squadron as Commanding Officer 1956.
He served in HMCS Saguenay for Sea Training 1957, (Transferred to RCAF(R) (With seniority dated 01/01/1959), (With seniority dated Flying Officer RCAF(R) (With seniority dated 01/01/1959).
He served in RCAF St, Hubert for 438 RCAF Squadron 1959. (He retired 1960) (Transferred to RCNR 1962).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 19/08/1963).
He served in HMCS Montcalm as Executive Officer and Liaison Officer on Staff of Canadian Commander St. Lawrence (Quebec) 1963.
He served in HMCS Montcalm as Commanding Officer 1963-68.
He was appointed as a A/Commander RCN(R) (WHA).
He served in HMCS Montcalm as Commanding Officer.
He served in HMCS Sioux 1963.
He was appointed as an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General 1964.
He served in HMCS Bonaventure 1965.
He was appointed as a Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/06/1965). (He was retired 1978.)
Aircraft Flown
Total Flying Hours: 1,750 hours. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, TBM, Avenger, Sea Fury, C-45, Tracker, T-33. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Piper J3, Fleet 80, Piper Super Cruiser, Beechcraft 17, Piper Clipper 115, Cruiser Balanca, Grumman Goose, Aeronca, Sea Bee, Piper Pacer 125, Swift 125, DC-3, Cessna Crane, Cessna 310R, Lodestar 18, Cessna 172, Piper Apache
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
- Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Winter 2008/2009
- The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London)
