BOURNE, F/O Alan Alexander William (J88180) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.582 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 17 July 1945 and AFRO 1558/45 dated 5 October 1945. Born 12 May 1923. Home in Hamilton; enlisted there 27 April 1943 and posted to No.1 Manning Depot. To No.5 SFTS, 8 June 1943. To Technical Training School, 27 June 1943. To No.1 Air Gunner Ground Training School, 23 July 1943. Promoted LAC, 4 September 1943 and posted to No.9 BGS; graduated and promoted Sergeant, 15 October 1943. To \"Y\" Depot, 29 October 1943. Taken on strength of No.3 PRC, 31 October 1943. Commissioned 15 July 1944. Promoted Flying Officer, 15 January 1945. Repatriated 5 August 1945. Retired 17 September 1945, Award presented in Hamilton 27 July 1949. Rejoined RCAF Auxiliary, 27 January 1953 (162260), as Fighter Controller with No.2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Hamilton. Retired 21 March 1964. Died in Ancaster, Ontario, 27 December 2001. No citation other than \"in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations against the enemy\". Public Records Office Air 2/9083 has recommendation dated 22 March 45 when he had flown 41 sorties (199 hours 25 minutes), 18 April 1944 to 15 March 1945. 18 April 1944 - Paris railways 20 April 1944 - Lens railways 22 April 1944 - Dusseldorf 24 April 1944 - Karlsruhe 27 April 1944 - Aulnoye 30 April 1944 - Somain 3 May 1944 - GARDENING, Brest 6 May 1944 - GARDENING, St.Malo 8 May 1944 - GARDENING, Brest 9 May 1944 - St.Valerie-en-Coux 24 May 1944 - Aachen 27 May 1944 - GARDENING, Le Havre 28 May 1944 - GARDENING, Brest 2 June 1944 - GARDENING, Ymudin 5 June 1944 - Conde-le-Noireau 6 June 1944 - Foret de Nieppe 4 August 1944 - Bois de Basson 5 August 1944 - Saarbrucken 5 October 1944 - Dortmund 15 October 1944 - Wilhelmshaven 19 October 1944 - Stuttgart 2 November 1944 - Dusseldorf 4 November 1944 - Bochum 6 November 1944 - Gelsenkirchen 9 November 1944 - Wanne Eickel 16 November 1944 - Julich 20 November 1944 - Coblenz 21 November 1944 - Wesel 30 November 1944 - Duisburg 3 December 1944 - Heimbeck 15 December 1944 - Ludwigshaven 17 December 1944 - Ulm 24 December 1944 - Cologne 1 January 1945 - Dortmund 28 January 1945 - Frankfurt 2 February 1945 - Ludwigshaven 4 February 1945 - Bonn 7 February 1945 - Goch 23 February 1945 - Pforzheim 15 March 1945 - Castrop Rauxel Pilot Officer Bourne, now on his second tour of operations, is a stalwart gunner in a very successful and experienced crew. His steadiness, determination and personal courage in action are most praiseworthy, and his coolness and spirit in combat with the enemy have earned him the complete confidence of his crew. He is strongly recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.