WW2 Canadian RCAF Spitfire Pilot DFC OMM CD with 2 Bars Medal Group JLA Roussell. States: Since joining his present squadron this officer has taken part in a large number of sorties. Many of his missions have been completed in the face of strong enemy anti-aircraft fire from heavily defended areas. Prior to the invasion of France Flight Lieutenant Roussell flew on two outstanding fighter sorties against an enemy installation near Dieppe. These were successfully completed in the face of intense and accurate ground fire. Flight Lieutenant Roussell has proved himself on many occasions to be fearless and a skilful pilot. Joseph Ludger Aurele Roussell was born at Matapedia, Quebec in 1923. Having enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on the outbreak of hostilities, he was selected for pilot training, and on qualifying for his Wings in 1942, he was commissioned Pilot Officer. It was for his subsequent services in No. Squadron that he won his D. A period of operations extending from before D-Day to the wars end, the whole undertaken in Mustangs and Spitfires in support of No. Thus a flurry of operational sorties ranging from photographic and intelligence reconnaissances to ground attacks. Roussell remained in the Canadian Air Force after the war, gaining advancement to Colonel and appointment as an Officer of the Order of Military Merit in June 1974. Among other appointments, he commanded No. Squadron, a Sabre unit operating out of Baden, Soellingen on behalf of N. In the early 1960s. The item “WW2 Canadian RCAF Spitfire Pilot DFC OMM CD with 2 Bars Medal Group JLA Roussell” is in sale since Friday, May 28, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Canada”. The seller is “military*antiques*toronto” and is located in North York, Ontario. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Mexico, Australia.
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