Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 440 (City of Ottawa and Beaver) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Recommendation (drafted 31 December 1944 by W/C F.G. Grant).
"This officer has commanded a Flight since December 24th, 1944 and has completed 96 sorties (97 hours 40 minutes) on Typhoon fighter bombers. He has proved himself to be a fine organizer on the ground and his leadership in the air is outstanding. He has always shown great enthusiasm to engage all targets, but his great contribution to the squadron has been his ability to locate and destroy, even under difficult conditions, enemy Motor Transport vehicles and trains. He has proven himself to be quite exceptional at this and his aggressiveness and offensive spirit is the finest in his squadron.
During the period 24th-27th December in the St. Vith area, Flight Lieutenant Jenvey led seven squadron sorties, four of which were strafing attacks against MET. His squadron destroyed 43 MET and damaged 80 more and this officer set a personal example which was an inspiration to all his pilots.
On the sortie which he led on December 27th in the same area he destroyed a Messerschmitt 109 and was in a position to open fire on a second enemy aircraft but ran out of ammunition.
Flight Lieutenant Jenvey has set a high standard throughout his whole tour but his example of aggressive leadership during the three day period December 24th-December 27th was quite exceptional and I consider that it fully merits the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross."

This recommendation was endorsed by G/C Paul Davoud (31 December 1944) and by an Air Vice-Marshal on 3 January 1945 before approval by Air Marshal A. Coningham on 8 January 1945.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 440 (City of Ottawa and Beaver) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

June 13th, 1946

Posthumously awarded

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)