Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 431 (Iroquois) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

June 12th, 1946

Recommendation (drafted 5 October 1944 when he had flown 26 sorties (121 hours30 minutes); submission as follows: 27 June 1944 - Wizernes (3.40) 1 July 1944 - Biennais (4.35) 4 July 1944 - Biennais (4.25) 6 July 1944 - Biennais (3.20) 20 July 1944 - Alderbelck (4.05) 23 July 1944 - Donges (6.20) 28 July 1944 - Hamburg (6.00) 1 August 1944 - Acquet (4.40) 3 August 1944 - Foret de Nieppe (4.15) 4 August 1944 - Bois de Casson (5.00) 7 August 1944 - Caen (4.35) 8 August 1944 - Foret de Chantilly (5.25) 9 August 1944 - ?Boomerang? (2.50) 10 August 1944 - La Pallice (6.00) 14 August 1944 - Falaise (4.40) 16 August 1944 - Kiel (5.25) 18 August 1944 - Bremen (6.00) 31 August 1944 - Ile de Cezembre (3.55) 9 September 1944 - Le Havre (3.20) 10 September 1944 - Le Havre (4.40) 15 September 1944 - Kiel (6.20) 17 September 1944 - Boulogne (3.50) 20 September 1944 - Calais (3.50) 25 September 1944 - Calais (4.50) 26 September 1944 - Calais (4.05) 27 September 1944 - Sterkrade (5.45)

"This officer, a captain of aircraft, has successfully led his crew on 26 operational sorties against the enemy, including such heavily defended targets as Kiel (twice), Bremen, Sterkrade and Hamburg. At all times this remarkable pilot, in a calm, quiet manner, pressed home the attack with complete disregard for the hazards encountered. On one occasion, on the 15th September 1944, while raiding Kiel, his aircraft was badly shot up by flak. His inspiring leadership in this instance, was a steadying influence upon his crew, thereby allowing the mission to be carried out and then, by Flying Officer Connor?s expert airmanship, he safely piloted his badly damaged aircraft back to its home base. In recognition of such outstanding courage and devotion to duty, I strongly recommend that he be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross."

Posthumously awarded