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Grant, John WilliamPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Lieutenant (RCN) |
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Birth | 17/10/1938 | Death | (nk) |
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Place | Nassington | Place | (nk) |
Area | Northhamptonshire | Area | (nk) |
Country | UK | Country | (nk) |
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Biography |
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After his naval service he worked for General Telephone as Field Engineer in Illinois. In 1968 he ran a machine shop in Chicago. In 1975 he owned a bicycle shop. He also worked for Aeromobile Inc. as a hovercraft development firm for 25 years. In 1980 he became the Emergency Measures manager at Berkeley CA. He was then the Mental Health Fiscal Administrator of Berkeley CA. |
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(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 11/09/1955). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1955. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). USN for Flying Training 1957. He was appointed as a A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1958). Awarded Pilot Wings 13/02/1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron 1959. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1959. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1961. (Transferred to RCN(R) 10/09/1962). (He was released.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Total Flying Hours: 1447. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 18. Service Aircraft Flown: Fleet 80, T-34B, T-28B, S2F-1, CS2F-1, Harvard, C-45, HTL-6. He survived a crash on deck when ship 20 degrees out of wind picking up number one wire 15 feet off centre and hanging over port side held only by the hook.) |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); |
Last update |
2011-01-30 00:00:00 |