Originally Posted by
mojoey 
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:lol:
But seriously...
Straight off the bat; corvettes, frigates and destroyers in Canadian service were an absolute "rock" of escort support during the Battle of the Atlantic. Try
here for some on-line reference of the Canadian Navy.
Don't forget Juno Beach, either.
And a bit more personal;
P/O Edward "Nibs" Palmer McGee, mid upper gunner of 15 Sqd Stirling W7611, KIA on the night of the 2 September, 1942, en-route to Karlsruhe, was RCAF, from Montreal. I understand that he is commemorated on the "Monuments aux Braves" in St. Lambert, Québec. The pilot who had been taken off the same crew two missions previously, Kenneth McMillan, was from New Zealand. He went on to serve two tours on 75 RNZAF Sqd, and survived the war after all that! I have it on understanding he was a superlatively excellent pilot, not to mention lucky.
But to be completely fair, the co-pilot of this aircraft on the night of the 2nd September, P/O George Quinn (KIA), was an American, from Baltimore, who had joined the RAF on his own volition, before US entry into the war. It was only his second operation, after his training at 1651 HCU. A mixed bunch, as many were on bomber crews.
