also: Crew Mascot George Bear - DSO, DFC, AFC, Croix de Guerre, American Air Force Medal, Canadian Operational Medal, and British campaign medals, who flew 32 operations with 550 Squadron.
Thanks to Bob Stone for this photograph
Decorations awarded to those who served with 550 squadron are listed below.
| Distinguished Service Order (2) S/L W.F.Caldow,AFC,DFM (P) F/O G.A.Morrison (P)(I) |
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| Bar to Distinguished Flying
Cross (6) F/L J.Cassidy,DFC,RAAF (Nav) S/L R.M.Newitt,DFC,RCAF (P) S/L E.L.Pickles,DFC,RAAF (P) |
S/L B.J.Redmond,DFC (P) F/L D.A.Shaw,DFC (P) F/O P.H.Spindler,DFC (Nav) |
| Distinguished Flying Cross (90) F/O F.S.Adley (F/E) F/O W.W.Alderdice,RCAF (P) F/L V.P.Ansell (P) F/O J.A.Beale,RCAF (P) F/O G.W.Bell,RCAF (P) P/O W.J.Bibby (P) F/O G.E.Blackler (P) P/O V.J.Bouchard,RCAF (P) F/O K.Bowen-Bravery (P) W/O T.E.Boyle,RCAF (Nav) P/O W.N.H.Brawn (P) F/L A.W.Browne,RCAF(P) (I) F/O M.A.Buchanan,RCAF (P) F/O L.B.Cameron (P) F/L D.M.Clark (A/G) F/O G.G.H.Cowper (P) (I) F/O W.F.Cox,RCAF (B/A) F/L A.B.Craig,RAAF (P) F/L L.Dale (P) (I) F/O W.M.Davidson (P) (I) F/O M.L.Dubois,RCAF (P) (I) F/O C.G.K.Edlund (P) P/O E.M.England,RAAF (Nav) F/O II.T.A.Evans (Nav) F/O T.N.Evans (B/A) F/O D.D.S.Ferguson (P) F/O R.G.Fink,RCAF (Nav) F/O J.E.Franklyn,RAAF (P) F/O R.P.Franklyn,RAAF (P) F/O C.S.George (P) F/O S.P.George,DFM (F/E) S/L G.D.Graliam,RAAF (P) F/O J.R.Harding,RCAF (Nav) F/L J.Harris (P) F/O J.Harris (P) F/L O.A.Hardy (A/G) P/O N.D.Holdsworth (P) F/O J.C.Hutcheson (P) P/O C.G.H.Kenyon (P) W/O D.H.Knight,RCAF (Nav) W/O J.H.Knox,RCAF (B/A) F/O J.J.Logan,(Nav) F/O J.Lord (P) F/L E.H.Luder,RAAF (P) F/L A.D.McConnell,RNZAF (B/A) |
S/L K.MacAleavey (Nav) F/L A.J.D.MacLachlan (P) F/L M.F.A.Maltin (P) P/O P.Maxwell (P) F/O G.E.Mearns (P) F/O L.G.Michie,RCAF (P) F/O R.J.Moran (Nav) S/L P.A.Nicholas (P) P/O G.C.Nottman,RAAF (B/A) F/L D.R.Parsons,RAAF (P) F/O G.Pasco,RAAF (A/G) F/L R.W.Picton (P) F/O R.Purvis(P) (I) F/L G.T.Pyke (P)(I) F/O J.P.Rennie,RCAF (Nav) F/L J.0.Richard (P) F/L C.A.Rhude,RCAF (P) F/O J.R.Rigby (Nav) F/O W.D.Robertson,RCAF (B/A) P/O T.D.Rodgers (Nav) P/O N.S.Rogers (P) F/L N.L.Rose (P) S/L J.C.G.Sarll (P) F/O R.G.Screen (P) (I) F/O P.C.Sharp (Nav) F/L D.A.Shaw (P) F/O H.A.Shenker,RCAF (P) F/O K.F.Sidwell (P) F/O P.J.Singer (Nav) F/O E.M.Smith (P) P/O K.A.Smith (P) F/O H.B.Snellgrove,RCAF (Nav) F/L F.S.Steele,RCAF (P) F/O I.A.Stevenson,RCAF (P) F/O D.W.Summons,RAAF (P) (I) P/O S.B.Taylor (P) (I) P/O G.E.Thomas (Nav) F/L R.Thomas (P) F/O V.A.Thygessen,RCAF (P) F/L R.E.G.Waite (P) F/L J.Ward (B/A) W/O H.C.White F/L L.O.Williams,RAAF (P) (I) F/O J.B.Wright (Nav) P/O A.D.Young (P) |
| Air Force Cross S/L G.D.Graham,RAAF |
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| Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (2) W/O G.W.Brook (P) F/Sgt A.H.Jefferies (P) |
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| Distinguished Flying Medal (14) P/O E.C.W.Bull (F/E) (won as SNCO) Sgt T.P.Burke, (F/E) Sgt M.H.A.Campbell F/Sgt H.Jennings (B/A) F/Sgt C.C.Jerman, (F/E) W/ 0 T.A.Lloyd (P) F/Sgt W.R.I.Maroney (B/A) F/Sgt R.E.Martin Smith (A/G) Sgt R.L.G.Moore, WOP F/Sgt T.Savas,RCAF (B/A) F/Sgt D.Stoddart (Nav) F/Sgt A.Townsend (Nav) Sgt H.Tulip (F/E) Sgt K.P.C.Williams, (WOP) |
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| Air Medal (U.S.A.) Flt.Off. G.P.Fauman USAF (P) |
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| Croix de Geurre (France) P/O R.Hopman RAAF (P) F/L R.P.Stone (P) |
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| F/O K.Bowen-Bravery (P) Sgt L.Thompson (F/E) P/O G.E.Thomas (Nav) Sgt A.Cleghorn (WOP) F/Sgt J.P.Fyfe (B/A) Sgt A.Bodill (A/G) Sgt R.Thomson (A/G) |
The 'Croix de Guerre' medal was awarded to the members of the first Bomber Command crew to bomb the coastal batteries guarding the Normandy beaches when the Invasion began on the night of 5/6 June, 1944. |
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also: Crew Mascot George Bear - DSO, DFC, AFC, Croix de Guerre, American Air Force Medal, Canadian Operational Medal, and British campaign medals, who flew 32 operations with 550 Squadron.
Thanks to Bob Stone for this photograph |
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