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GOODING, Harold Orville Pilot Officer, Alaska, J10608 Air Medal (United States) RCAF Personnel Awards 1939-1949
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GOODING, P/O Harold Orville (J10608) - Air Medal (United States) - Alaska - Award effective 23 December 1942 as per AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943. Born 1919; home in Ottawa. Enlisted in Ottawa, 25 May 1941. Trained at No.5 ITS (graduated 27 September 1941), No.22 EFTS (graduated 22 November 1941) and No.13 SFTS (graduated 13 March 1942). Early posting dates unclear including repatriation to Canada from overseas. To No.1 Air Command, 8 May 1945. To No.12 (Communications) Squadron, 7 June 1945. To No.6 OTU, 18 September 1945. To Release Centre, 17 October 1945. Retired 19 October 1945. Died in Toronto, 14 November 2009. RCAF photo PL-29012 (ex UK-8687 dated 18 March 1944) shows him; caption gives date of birth as 11 June 1919; home in Ottawa; educated at Glebe Collegiate; with Department of Transport (civil aviation). Photo PL-35882 is a portrait. Photo PL-48188 shows him with his wife and mother at Government House, 7 November 1949, following investiture with the DFC. Commissioned 1942. See F/O Robert Lynch for citation. GOODING, S/L Harold Orville (J10608) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.440 Squadron - Award effective 19 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 27 February 1945 and AFRO 625/45 dated 13 April 1945. Before joining his present squadron this officer took part in many power diving and low level attacks against enemy gun positions. Since April, 1944, he has commanded a flight and has led the squadron on numerous sorties against a wide variety of targets. He is an exceptionally able leader who has continually displayed the greatest keenness for operational flying. During the period he has been in command the squadron has destroyed forty-three mechanical vehicles and damaged many others.