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Name: |
CARD, Henry Clifford |
Nationality: |
Canadian |
Regiment/Service: |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
Rank: |
Pilot Officer |
Service No.: |
J/18179 |
Unit Text: |
No.405 Squadron |
Date of Birth: |
2 February 1920 - Hamilton, Wentworth, ON |
CARD, P/O Henry Clifford (J18179) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.405 Squadron - Award
effective 10 January 1944 as per London Gazette dated 18 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944. Born 2 February 1920 in
Hamilton; home in Newburgh, Ontario; enlisted Ottawa, 10 June 1941. To No.1 Manning Depot, 30 July 1941. To No.5 ITS, 10 August 1941;
graduated 26 October 1941 when posted to No.8 AOS; graduated 2 February 1942 when posted to No.9 BGS; graduated and promoted Sergeant, 28
March 1942 and posted to No.2 ANS; graduated 11 May 1942. Date of posting overseas uncertain. Commissioned 3 June 1943. Repatriated 25
September 1944. To No.1 Composite Training School, 15 November 1944. To No.1 Training Command, 15 December 1944. To No.1 Instrument Flying
School, 28 December 1944. To Trenton, 23 August 1945. To Air Armament School, 7 March 1946. Remained in RCAF until he resigned his commission,
9 January 1947, settling in Newburg, Ontario. Award presented by King George 11 August 1944. No citation other than "completed...many
successful operations against the enemy in which [he has] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty."
Public Records Office Air 2/9153 has recommendation dated 23 November 1943 when he had flown 38 sorties (250 hours four minutes).
| 28 Mar 43 | St.Nazaire (5.18) | 10 Aug 43 | Nuremburg (7.23) |
| 4 Apr 43 | Kiel (6.28) | 16 Aug 43 | Turin (7.54) |
| 6 Apr 43 | GARDENING, Cinnamon (7.07) | 17 Aug 43 | Peenemunde (7.59) |
| 8 Apr 43 | Duisburg (3.10) | 23 Aug 43 | Berlin (6.42) |
| 10 Apr 43 | Frankfurt (7.11) | 27 Aug 43 | Nuremburg (6.36) |
| 14 Apr 43 | Stuttgart (6.39) | 31 Aug 43 | Berlin (6.34) |
| 29 May 43 | Wuppertal (4.43) | 3 Sept 43 | Berlin (7.42) |
| 11 June 43 | Munster (4.44) | 5 Sept 43 | Mannheim (5.54) |
| 12 June 43 | Bochum (4.44) | 6 Sept 43 | Munich (7.19) |
| 21 June 43 | Krefeld (4.00) | 27 Sept 43 | Hanover (4.23, DNCO) |
| 22 June 43 | Mulheim (4.08) | 2 Oct 43 | Munich (7.41) |
| 24 June 43 | Elberfield (4.37) | 3 Oct 43 | Kassel (5.40) |
| 29 June 43 | Cologne (5.03) | 7 Oct 43 | Stuttgart (6.00) |
| 3 July 43 | Cologne (5.35) | 8 Oct 43 | Hanover (4.38) |
| 13 July 43 | Aachen (5.00) | 18 Oct 43 | Hanover (4.26) |
| 15 July 43 | Montbeliard (6.36) | 20 Oct 43 | Leipzig (6.36) |
| 24 July 43 | Hamburg (5.36) | 22 Oct 43 | Kassel (5.08) |
| 25 July 43 | Essen (4.41) | 3 Nov 43 | Cologne (3.58) |
| 27 July 43 | Hamburg (5.48) | 17 Nov 43 | Mannheim (2.04, DNCO) |
| 29 July 43 | Hamburg (1.21, DNCO) | 18 Nov 43 | Berlin (7.08) |
| 9 Aug 43 | Mannheim (5.47) |
Pilot Officer Card has taken part in 38 operational sorties and has consistently displayed great determination and courage in pressing home his attacks. A highly efficient Bomb Aimer, he has always shown the keenest desire to proceed on operations. This officer is strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. |
SOURCE: Air Force Association of Canada website & Hugh Halliday (July 30, 2010).
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