GALLANT AIRMEN

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 146, 22 June 1945, Page 3

GALLANT AIRMEN

DECORATIONS WON

MENTION IN DISPATCHES P.A. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Advice has been received by the Air Department of the following awards to New Zealand airmen:— C.B. (Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.) Acting Air Commodore H. D. McGregor—Napier. M.B.E. (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.) Flight-Lieutenant J. D. Ackerman — Masterton. AIR FORCE CROSS Acting Squadron - Leader D. H. Stewart. Flight-Lieutenant A. S. Drew, D.F.C. —Mr. A. S. Drew, Auckland (father). Flight-Lieutenant W. Higgins—Next-of-kin in Canada. Acting Flight-Lieutenant S. H. Manning—Christchurch. Flying-Officer A. A. Appleby—Mr. A. A. Appleby, Auckland (father). Flying-Officer G. W. Kidd—Mr. J. R. Kidd, Thames Valley (father).

MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES Wing-Commander H. H. J. Miller, D.F.C, A.F.C., Morrinsville; acting Squadron-Leaders W. C. St. C. Bainbridge, Auckland; N. A. Cresswell, D.F.C, Napier; A. E. Davis, D.F.C, Orakei; F. W. Kilgour, Wellington; C. F. Ormerod, D.F.C, Gisborne; W. J. R. Scollay, D.F.C, Wellington; D. J. T. Sharp, D.F.C. (previously mentioned in dispatches December, 1943), Nelson; Flight-Lieutenants K. H. Becroft, D.F.C, Helensville; G. R. Dickson, Dunedin; E. L. Eason, Otaki; R. R. G. Fisher (previously mentioned in dispatches June, 1944), Cambridge; P.. S. Mcßride, Auckland; W. McDowall, Taupiri; S. S. Williams, Taupo; acting Flight-Lieuten-ants H. D. Alcock, Napier; T. G. Dill, D.F.M., Kaipara Flats; Flying-Officers D. R. Browne, D.F.M., Auckland; C. G. Clarke, Auckland; D. C ColmoreWilliams, Auckland; .G. C. Couper, Mosgiel; H. J. Dalzell, D.F.M., Taratuhi; C. J. Hector, Runanga; D. G. G. Gorgan, Oxford; W. J. Marr, Auckland; J. S. Wilkinson, Wellington; Pilot-Officer C. W. McCardle, Martinborough; Leading-Aircraftman W. J. Murphy, Auckland.

Acting - Squadron - Leader I. G. Dunn, Dunedin; Acting-Squadron-Leader R. Gunn (since died of wounds), Wellington; Flight-Lieut. D. G. E. Brown, Auckland; FlightLieut. D. L. Glow, Auckland; FlightLieut. L. G. Fowler, Auckland; Flight-Lieut. K. P. F. Neill, Mount Somers, Canterbury; Flight-Lieut. J. S. Watson, Auckland; Acting-Flight-Lieut. K. Smith, Auckland; FlyingOfficer M. Tovey, Plimmerton; FlightSergeant M. R. Murphy, Christchurch.