Jack Mills ANGUISH

Name:	ANGUISH, Jack Mills, MiD
Nationality:	Canadian
Regiment/Service:	Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Service No.:	J/8435
Born:	28 December 1914 -

ANGUISH, F/L Jack Mills (J8435) - Mention in Despatches - Linton-on-Ouse - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1478/45 dated 21 September 1945. Born 28 December 1914. Home in Brantford; enlisted Toronto 13 November 1940. To No.1 Manning Depot, 9 December 1940. To Ottawa, 2 January 1941. To No.3 ITS, 23 March 1941; graduated and promoted to LAC, 21 April 1941; to that date to No.10 EFTS. Ceased training 26 April 1941 and posted to No.1 Manning Depot; to No. 1 AOS, 26 May 1941; graduated 17 August 1941 and posted to No.1 BGS; graduated and promoted to Sergeant 27 September 1941; posted that date to No.2 ANS; commissioned 27 October 1941. To No.31 OTU, 20 November 1941; to RAF overseas, 9 December 1941. Placed on Non-Flying List, 29 September 1943; classified as Flying Control Officer, 1 September 1944. Repatriated 14 May 1945; released 13 July 1945. AFRO gives unit only as "Overseas"; DHist file 181.009 D.1725 (PAC RG.24 Vol 20607) has list of MiDs this date with unit. DHist file 181.009 D.1719 (PAC RG.24 Vol.20606) has recommendation dated 3 February 1945 when he had served 13 months in Canada, 37 months overseas. Photo PL-7323 shows P/Os J.F. Anderson, J.E. Durocher, J.M. Anguish and J.P. Sullivan at an OTU.

Flight Lieutenant Anguish became a Flying Control Officer after being grounded from aircrew for medical reasons. While not robust physically, this officer has never spared himself and has been outstanding in his devotion to duty. Flight Lieutenant Anguish has done especially good work over the past year in training new control officers and in helping other ranks in Flying Control in their studies to attain higher groupings in their trade. Altogether an outstanding officer and man.

SOURCE: Air Force Association of Canada website & Hugh Halliday (July 30, 2010)