AIR HONOURS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25796, 17 March 1945, Page 6

AIR HONOURS

OPERATIONS IN PACIFIC FOUR OTAGO MEN IN LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON. Mar. 16. The Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, announced to-day that the King has approved of the following operational awards to personnel of the R.N.Z.A.F. for service in the South Pacific area:— Distinguished Service Order Acting Squadron Leader J. A. A. Gibson, D.F.C., R:A.F. (on loan to the Pv.N.Z.A.F.), Auckland. Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) Flight Lieutenant D. A. Patterson, Wairoa. Acting Flight Lieutenant C. T. B. Fitzgerald, Frankton Junction. British Empire Medal (Military Division) Flight Sergeant L. Hughes, Upper Hutt. Mention in Despatches Acting Wing Commander M. Wilkes, Nelson. Acting Squadron Leader D. W. Cocks, Wellington. Acting Squadron Leader A. G. Sievers, Wanganui. Acting Squadron Leader B. E. Oliver, Cambridge. Flight Lieutenant F. J. Adams. Gisborne. Flight Lieutenant H. E. Boucher, Auckland (killed in aircraft accident). Flight Lieutenant J. W. Edwards, Auckland (missing on air operations). Flight Lieutenant T. R. F. Johnson, Auckland (missing, believed killed). Fight Lieutenant J. H. Mills, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant E. H. Perry, Christchurch. Flight Lieutenant R. E. Scott, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant J. C. Broughton, Palmerston North. ■ Flight Lieutenant A. T. Rowe, New Plymouth. Flight Lieutenant P. S. Tennent, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant W. A. Hardham, Palmerston North. Flight Lieutenant P. Molloy, Auckland. Flight Lieutenant A. L. Parlane, Rotorua. Acting Flight Lieutenant G. L. Wells, Wellington. Acting Flight Lieutenant J, B. Gordon, Christchurch. • Acting Flight Lieutenant A. G. Pierard, Palmerston North. Flying Officer K. C. Bolland, Wellington. Flying Officer L. H. Ferris Brown, Wellington. . . Flying Officer N. A. Frew, MosgieL Flying Officer R. M. McKechnie, Auckland. . , Flying Officer A. R. Miller, Auckland- „ XT 1 Flying Officer N. E. Bailey, Nelson. Flying Officer A. W. Cliffe, Tauranga. Flying Officer H. E. Priest, Palmerston North. _ T , Flying Officer R. F. Howe, Christchurch. _ . Flying Officer F...J. Harvey. Rotorua. Flying Officer R. B. Anderson, Dunedin. Pilot Officer K. T. P. Chapman, Masterton. _ , T - Flying Officer G. H. .Cray, Napier (missing on air operations). Flying Officer L. F. Le Lievre, Christchurch. ' Warrant Officer L. A. Hoppe, Auckland (missing on air operations). . Acting Warrant Officer B. G. Craighead, Ashburton. Flight Sergeant C. W. Halford, Halcombe. _ _ Acting Flight Sergeant C. F. Miller, Auckland. , . ~ , Sergeant F. M. Palmer, Auckland. Sergeant G. H. Farmer, Nelson. Sergeant L. B. Jolly, New Plymouth. Corporal W. Adair, Carterton Corporal R. I. Stewart. Dunedin. . Aircraftman (I) A. H. Ross, Arapuni. Mr James Easton, Y.M.C.A. secretary. Oamaru. .