FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BRUCE JOHNSTON INGALLS, D.F.C., of Danville, Quebec, was killed in action while serving with No. 417 Squadron on 16 June 1944. He was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, the aircraft crashed and exploded at the side of the road east of Lake Trasimeno.
F/L Ingalls first flew with No. 79 Squadron in Malta, flying many sorties during the invasion of Sicily. Subsequently he took part in the Salerno operations and flew with the squadron during the Italian cam- paign. On many occasions it was due to his accurate reporting of the presence of enemy aircraft that his squadron was able to engage them. F/L Ingalls destroyed 5 enemy aircraft and damaged one other.
FLYING OFFICER D.R.C. JAMIESON served with No. 412 Squadron. He participated in a large number of varied sorties and displayed great skill and courage in attacking the enemy. He accounted for 8 enemy aircraft destroyed and damaged one other.
FLYING OFFICER C.M. JASPER, of Ottawa, Kansas, was an American who enlisted in the RCAF and received, like thousands of his fellow country-men, his pilot training in Canada before being sent overseas. F/0 Jasper was a courageous and fearless fighter-pilot who served with No. 418 Squadron. He accounted for the destruction of 6 enemy aircraft and probably destroyed one other. He flew Mosquitoes on intruder and night-fighter missions with F/0 0.A. Martin as his observer.
WING COMMANDER GEORGE WILLIAM JOHNSON, D.F.C. and Bar, C.D., of Hamilton, Ontario, while flying with Nos. 411 and 401 Squadrons destroyed 9 enemy aircraft and damaged 4 others. W/C Johnson was a highly capable and skilful commander whose leadership and zeal for operations set a fine example to all.
In addition to his score of Hun aircraft, W/C Johnson destroyed a great many enemy mechanical transport vehicles often in the face of intense anti-aircraft and small arms fire.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT P. G. JOHNSON, D.F.C., of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was another American who enlisted and served with distinction in the RCAF. He gave his life in the cause of freedom as he was fatally injured in a low-level strafing attack when his aircraft his a tree on 18 July 1944. F/L Johnson participated in many attacks by No. 421 Squadron on enemy airfields, communications and other ground targets and proved himself to be a fearless and skilful pilot. He displayed the greatest keenness to engage the enemy and destroyed 5 of the Luftwaffe's aircraft, three of them on the same day, as well as damaging 4 others.
SQUADRON LEADER M. E. JOWSEY, D.F.C., of Ottawa, Ontario, destroyed 5 enemy aircraft while flying with Nos. 234, 33, 92, 135, 138 and 442 Squadrons. He was a vigorous fighter whose fearlessness in face of odds served as a praiseworthy example.
On 22 February 1945, while on a low-level strafing mission, he was hit by ricocheting shell and shot down. Jowsey was able to bail out of his disabled machine and was taken prisoner.