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WW2 RCAF Air Crew Europe Star Medal Group - Attributed to a member of 419 Moose Squadron
Came from the Family of : Jack Rowe Ferris
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, Defence Medal, CVSM with overseas bar, War medal. Mounted in the wrong order.
With several operations wings, RCAF Reserve Pin, RCAF Sweetheart badge etc. EF Condition.
.FERRIS, F/O Jack Rowe (J20924) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.419 Squadron - Award effective 1 December 1944 as per London Gazette dated 8 December 1944 and AFRO 337/45 dated 23 February 1945. Born 10 February 1915 in Toronto; home there; bookkeeper. Enlisted Toronto 13 January 1942. Granted Leave Without Pay until 28 January 1942 when posted to No.1 Manning Depot. To Trenton, 28 February 1942. To No.6 BGS, 10 April 1942. To No.5 ITS, 23 May 1942; graduated and promoted LAC, 18 July 1942 when posted to No.8 AOS; graduated and commissioned, 6 November 1942. To ?Y? Depot, 20 November 1942; to RAF overseas, 10 December 1942. Promoted Flying Officer, 9 May 1943. Repatriated 3 November 1944. Promoted Flight Lieutenant, 9 November 1944. To No.1 Training Command, 6 December 1944. To Trenton, 11 December 1944. To AFHQ, 12 September 1945. Retired 25 June 1946. No citation other than \"..in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations against the enemy.\" DHist file 181.009 D.3260 (RG.24 Vol.20637) has recommendation dated 24 August 1944 when he had flown 37 sorties (197 hours 25 minutes), 4 January to 4 August 1944. Flying Officer Ferris has taken part in 37 attacks on the enemy, including 11 sorties against the main German targets. On his first operational sortie his aircraft crashed on returning to this country and he was slightly injured. This, however, did not in any way lessen his keenness to fly and determination to attack the enemy. His high standard of navigation was primarily responsible for the fact that during his complete tour his aircraft was never in any difficulty from either flak or fighters and his high courage and fine workmanship were an inspiration to all who came in contact with him. I consider this officer;s undoubted efficiency and his high courage fully merit the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. The sortie list follows; those marked with (*) were Halifax trips; all others on Lancasters: *4 January 1944 - Gardening, Bay of Biscay (7.00) *24 February 1944 - Gardening, Kiel Bay (3.35) *2 March 1944 - Meulons sur Mureaux (6.25) *6 March 1944 - Trappes (5.20) *13 March 1944 - Le Mans (6.40) *15 March 1944 - Amiens (6.00) *25 March 1944 - Aulnoye (6.35) *26 March 1944 - Courtrai (5.40) *9 April 1944 - Lille (5.40) *10 April 1944 - Ghent (4.40) 19 April 1944 - sea search (5.05) *20 April 1944 - Lens (4.50) 27 April 1944 - Montzen (4.30) 10 May 1944 - Ghent (4.35) 11 May 1944 - Boulogne (4.05) 24 May 1944 - Aachen (5.30) 27 May 1944 - Bourg Leopold (4.40) 4 June 1944 - Pas de Calais (4.10) 5 June 1944 - Merville (5.00) 6 June 1944 - Coutances (6.20) 9 June 1944 - Le Mans (5.40) 12 June 1944 - Cambrai (4.50) 14 June 1944 - St. Pol (4.00) 16 June 1944 - Sterkrade (5.10) 27 June 1944 - Foret d?Eawy (4.55) 4 July 1944 - Villeneuve St. George (6.30) 6 July 1944 - Siracourt (4.35, day) 7 July 1944 - Caen (4.30, day) 12 July 1944 - Thiverny (4.50, day) 18 July 1944 - Caen (4.30, day) 18 July 1944 - Wesseling (5.55) 23 July 1944 - Kiel (5.50) 24 July 1944 - Stuttgart (9.00) 28 July 1944 - Hamburg (5.35) 1 August 1944 - Acquet (4.20, day) 3 August 1944 - Bois de Casson (5.50, day) 4 August 1944 - Bois de Casson (5.25)
