HEBERT, S/L Rosario Jean Claude (C1469) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.425 Squadron - Award effective 11 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 April 1944 and AFRO 1075/44 dated 19 May 1944. Born 1914, Magog, Quebec; home there. Enlisted Trois Rivieres, Quebec, 2 January 1940. Trained at No.1 SFTS; graduated 13 July 1940. Flight Lieutenant as of 15 October 1941; with No.11 EFTS as of 24 November 1941. To No.13 SFTS, 6 April 1942. Promoted Squadron Leader, 18 April 1942. To “Y” Depot, 19 October 1942. To RAF overseas, 27 October 1942. Repatriated 3 November 1944. To War Staff College, 3 December 1944. To No.1 Air Command, 5 March 1945. To No.13 EFTS, 23 March 1945. Promoted Wing Commander, 1 May 1945. Retired 30 August 1945. Rejoined as Wing Commander, 15 April 1946 and posted to No.438 Squadron (Auxiliary) that date. Postwar number was 120090. Retired 6 November 1963. Following the war he had founded Transparent Paper Products. Served on many Boards of Directors for commercial and charitable organizations including Dominion Textile, l'Alliance Industrielle, la Banque Canadienne Nationale, Warnock Hersey Intl, Newfoundland Capital Corp., Bombardier, Petro Canada, l'Hopital Notre-Dame, the Canadian Executive Service Overseas and the Richard Ivey School of Business. He was passionate about the game of golf and salmon fishing. In 2002 at the age of eighty-eight, he made the second "hole-in-one" of his life and he shot less than his age many times. Died at Sainte-Anne's Veterans' Hospital (Montreal), 23 April 2005. RCAF photo PL-28897 (ex UK-10381 dated 5 May 1944) shows him being congratulated by by F/O Charles Miville-Deschenes (Quebec City). PL-28908 (ex UK-10394 dated 16 May 1944) shows same men; Hebert identified as being “second in command of an RCAF operational training unt.” Photo PL-34102 shows him with S/L B.S, Imrie, DFC. No citation other than "...completed...many successful operations against the enemy in which [he has] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty." DHist file 181.009 D.1730 (PAC RG.24 Vol.20607) has recommendation dated 15 December 1943 at which time he had flown 39 sorties (222 hours 25 minutes): This officer has now completed thirty-nine night sorties on a variety of targets. He has carried out these attacks with consistent skill and courage. Squadron Leader Hebert has set an example of skilful pilotage, cool judgement and determination. This, along with his cheerful confidence, has inspired a high standard of morale in his crew.