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"Conversion from the original data held as images of old teletype sheets must have taken Major Paradie years.
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20 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
31 Aug 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Oct 1940 - Goderich, Ontario
10 Dec 1940 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22 Feb 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
30 Apr 1941 - Flying Instructor - Dunnville, Ontario
2 Feb 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
1943 - RAF Ternhill, Shropshire
1943 - RAF Eshott, Northumberland
8 June 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
18 July 1943 - RAF Kenley, Surrey
8 March 1944 - Shot down by flak, evaded capture
May 1944 - Leave in Canada
3 Aug 1944 - Bournemouth, UK
27 Aug 1944 - Sicily
12 Nov 1944 - Commanding Officer - Italy
7 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada
24 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF
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1946 - Served in post war Auxiliary RCAF - Hamilton, Ontario
1958 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.417 Squadron - Award effective 12 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 March 1945 and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945.
Deceased on 19 September 2006, in Hamilton, Ontario.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)

Born in March 1917 the son of Harry (originally from Poland - died 1954, age 75) and Sophie (née Gilbert - died 1972, age 75). Brother of Irwin, Ruth and Bill. Earn a degree in Business Administration at Boston University in 1939.

Enlisted in the RCAF in 1940. In December 1942, He was sent overseas for advanced Spitfire fighter training in England. In the summer of 1943 he was attached to 416 Squadron and deployed to France. Over the next eight months, Dave flew 79 misan Dions with his comrades of the 416th and later the 403rd Squadrons

Retired as a Group Captain with a DFC. CD. in 1958. He peacefully passed away on the 17th September 2006 at the age of 89. He is buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario.

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