Biography
After his naval service he operated Farmer Gus's Monster Pumpkin Ranch and Farm Park.
Military Service
(Short Service Appointment 17/07/1953).
He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 17/07/1953).
He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #6 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1953.
He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1954.
He served in HMCS Stettler for Sea Training.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1954).
He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola and USNAS Kingsville TX, Awarded USN Wings 19/10/1956.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1955).
He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for Duty With VS-881 Squadron 1956.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/02/1957).
He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1959.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Instructor in Advanced Flying Training Flight.
He served in HMCS Stadacona for Base Operations.
He served in HMCS Saguenay for Watchkeeping Certificate, #101 Communications Flight.
He served in MARCOM HQ as Area Sea Cadet Officer.
He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director General Information Services. (He resigned 1973.)
Aircraft Flown
Total Flying Hours: 4436. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 222. Service Aircraft flown: SNJ, T-28, Tracker, TBM, Expeditor, Harvard, Dakota, HTL-6
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
