RCAF Radar Personnel in WWII -North Atlantic Region-
RCAF Radar Personnel in WWII -North Atlantic Region-
RCAF Radar Personnel in WWII -North Atlantic Region-
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The author is <strong>in</strong>debted to Keith Fraser of Ottawa for the follow<strong>in</strong>g list of names of <strong>RCAF</strong> radar<br />
mechanics encountered by him dur<strong>in</strong>g his service with RAF Sqd 269 <strong>in</strong> Reykjavik, but who are not<br />
cited <strong>in</strong> any of the preced<strong>in</strong>g paragraphs: Alf Ashdown of St. Cather<strong>in</strong>e’s, Paul Bordeau of (?),<br />
Garry Gon<strong>in</strong> of (?), (Frammy) Fram of Toronto, Merv G<strong>in</strong>sberg of Fl<strong>in</strong> Flon, W<strong>in</strong>ston Greaves of<br />
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Harry Hicocks of Niagara Falls, Dave MacLeod of Ft. Francis, Alex<br />
Merriman of New Waterford, Wally Snow of Halifax, Bill Venn of Toronto, and Syd Wells of<br />
Ancaster Ont.<br />
We Were There:<br />
Unfortunately, the writer has no details at hand of the service performed by some of the men named<br />
<strong>in</strong> this essay. Nor is it certa<strong>in</strong> that the names cited, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g those supplied by Keith Fraser, make<br />
up the full roll of those <strong>RCAF</strong> radar men, Ground and Air, who served <strong>in</strong> the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Atlantic</strong> <strong>Region</strong>.<br />
But, whether or not each and every one of ‘us’ is named <strong>in</strong> this essay -<br />
WE WERE THERE!<br />
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