J28872
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer

Born: August 27th 1921,Waterloo
Died: April 12th 2001
Attended: Public Schools in Kitchener, Waterloo, K-W Collegiate
After School: Office Clerk, Dominion Rubber Co.
Enlisted: July 1st 1942
Trained: Lachine, Quebec; Hagersville; Toronto; London
Served: England - flew bombing raids over France and Germany
Medals and Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, C.V.S.M. and Clasp, War
Medal 1939-45, Operational Wings Navigator Badge
Discharged: September 4th 1945
After the War: University of Western Ontario; Kitchener School Board; Ontario Dept. of Education, Woodstock Public Schools - Business Adminstrator; Oxford County Superintendent
Family: Wife - Colleen Maines, June 17th 1950, Kitchener
Children - David (Pam) Gildner, Nancy Gildner, Jane (Christian) Freitag
Grandchildren - Kaitlin and Andre Freitag
Comments: Belonged to the Rotary Club of Woodstock; member of K-W Retired Businessmen's Club; supporter of the Woodstock Rotary Music Festival and the Woodstock Strings; member of Hickson United Church

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