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List of RCAF in 12BG
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07/08/2008 08:57:50 AM
Source and more details; http://www.worldchat.com/public/larkspur/index.htm July 16th, 1942...the S.S. Louis Pasture leaves New York with 4,882 men of the 12th Bomber Group on board. The 12th BG was based out of McChord Field in Tacoma, Washington. The Earthquakers...(the nickname of the 12th BG) was made up of the 81st, 82nd, 83rd and 434th Bomber Squadrons. After landing at Port Taufiq on the 16th of August orders were handed over to the RCAF airmen to join the 12th BG as wireless air gunners. These men served their respective squadrons for the next year participating in the battle of El Alamain almost immediately and chasing Rommel's Afrika Corps in support of the British Eight Army through to Cape Bon Tunisia... ending Germany's venture in North Africa by May 1943. The following, is a list of the RCAF airmen who participated with the Earthquakers. ANDERSON, Sgt (now P/O) Trevor Maxwell (R87853/J17875)
BROWN, F/O (now F/L) Joseph Alfred (J17884) Sarnia, Ontario
CARR, P/O Alexander Lawrence (J17877)
CRUIKSHANK, P/O Donald Herbert (J17887) St.John, New Brunswick
EMERY, F/O (now F/L) Charles Emile Michel (J18025) Westmount, Quebec
FLECK, P/O Carl Sidney (J17125) Middle Stewiake, Nova Scotia
FRASER, Sergeant (now F/L) David Scott (R77814/J17879) Calgary, Alberta
FRY, F/Sgt Cyril James Howard (R67842) (KIA) Amherstburg, Ontario
GALL, P/O Robert Davidson (J17127) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
GALLIVER, Sergeant William Thomas (R86558)
HALL, F/O (now F/L) Stewart Llewelyn (J17882) St.Catharines, Ontario
HENRY Sgt., Hank (POW) Montreal, Quebec
LAMOUREUX, P/O Alexander Paul (J17130) Edmonton, Alberta
MacLEAN, F/O (now F/L) Cornelius (J18373) Stelerton, Nova Scotia
MARTIN, F/O Anthony Arthur (J17876) Squamish, British Columbia
MARTINO, P/O George William (J17880) Montreal, Quebec
MIRON, F/O Wilfred Arthur James (J17883) Toronto, Ontario
PARADIS, P/O Joseph Jean Paul (J17129) Quebec, Quebec
RENNIE, P/O Henry Thompson (J17126) (KIA) Elora, Ontario
ROBERTSON, P/O Forbes (J17881) (KIA) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ROBERTSON, P/O Ronald Douglas (J17128) Roblin, Manitoba
SIBBALD, P/O Roy Everett (J17878) Cochrane, Alberta
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