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In memory of:

Flying Officer Donald George Smith

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Military service

Service number: J/35778
Age: 22
Rank: Flying Officer
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 Sqdn.
Birth: May 28, 1922 Saint John, New Brunswick
Enlistment: August 15, 1942 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Death: March 15, 1945

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 2. G. 11.
Additional information
Son of George Richard and Ida (nee Pineo) Belle Smith, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of Charles, Richard and John.
Additional citations

Mentioned in despatches, award effective 13 June 1946 as per London Gazette. 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, 14 February 1947.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 565 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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