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| 1 | Grant | Francis "Frank" George | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C ---------- W/C | ![]() ![]() | DSO![]() DFC ![]() Croix de Guerre (France) ![]() Vliegerkruis (NL) ![]() | J | 5056 | PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 56OTU (RAF) 504Sqn (RAF) RCAF 118Sqn (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 143 Wing (RCAF) RCAF RCAF ------------ 401Sqn (RCAF) | X X Moth Harvard X Hurricane Hurricane & Spitfire X Kittyhawk Kittyhawk X Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon RB205 coded FGG X X ------------ Harvard & Vampire | 11 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Calgary, Alberta 10 Nov 1240 - Toronto, Ontario 10 Dec 1940 - Malton, Ontario 7 Feb 1941 - Camp Borden, Ontario 31 May 1941 - Bournemouth, UK June 1941 - RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire 13 Aug 1941 - RAF Chilbolton, Hampshire Apr 1942 - Repatriated to Canada 5 May 1942 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 28 Feb 1943 - Commanding Officer - Annette Island, Alaska 10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 21 Nov 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire 27 June 1944 - Commanding Officer - Lantheuil, France 14 Oct 1944 - Commanding Officer - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 24 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF ----------------- 1946-51 - Commanding Officer - RCAF St. Hubert, Quebec | ![]() ![]() (Photos: LEFT S/L Grant in front of his Typhoon while CO of 438Sqn RCAF in the UK, spring 1944. RIGHT S/L Grant in front of his Kittyhawk while CO of 118Sqn RCAF at Annette island Alaska, summer 1943) - DSO effective 10 July 1945 as per London Gazette of 14 July 1945 and AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945 - DFC effective 19 September 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944. - Croix de Guerre with silver star (France) as per AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947 - Vliegerkruis (Flyer's Cross) (Netherlands) effective 18 October 1947 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 576/47 dated 31 October 1947 Died in Unionville, Ontario in September 1975 (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | ![]() (Photo: W/C Grant's personnal Typhoon bearing his initials. Reserved for Wing Commanders "Flying".) RCAFA Awards Database Traces of War |
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