AWARDED D.F.C.
Pilot From Nelson (P.A.) NELSON. August 16. Flight Lieutenant R. D. Max, of Nelson, has been awarded the D.-.c, according to advice received to-day by his parents, Mr and Mrs Albert E. Max, Brightwater. Educated at Nelson College, Flight Lieutenant Max joined the Royal Air Force before the war. He was granted a commission and he served with the advance striking force in France as a bomber pilot. His services there were recognised by the French Government, which awarded him the Croix de Guerre. After taking part in many raids on Germany he was selected to fly American bombers across the Atlantic and was engaged in this work uiitll this month.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22044, 18 August 1941, Page 4
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113AWARDED D.F.C. Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22044, 18 August 1941, Page 4
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