SQUADRON LEADER ALFRED KEITH OGILVIE, D.F.C., of Ottawa, Ontario, flew on many operational sorties while serving with No. 609 Squadron. He is credited with destroying the Nazi raider that dropped explosives on Buckingham Palace on 12 September 1940. S/L Ogilvie was shot down over Belgium on 4 July 1941 and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner at Stalag Luft III. S/L Ogilvie accounted for 6 enemy aircraft destroyed, 3 probables, and damaged 4 others.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT RONALD OLDHAM, D.F.C., of Calgary, Alberta, served with No. 441 Squadron. On one occasion he pressed borne his attack in spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire and was wounded in the feet. F/L Oldharn flew his damaged aircraft back to base and carried out a successful landing despite his painful wounds. He had a score of 5 enemy aircraft destroyed and damaged 5 others. F/L Oldharn also had 4 trains and numerous mechanical transport vehicles to his credit.
FLYING OFFICER T.L. PATTERSON, of Toronto, Ontario, enlisted in the RAF prior to the outbreak of the war. He was posted to No. 274 Squadron in the Western Desert. During the first Libyan campaign he destroyed 6 enemy aircraft. F/0 Patterson was killed in action during the advance on Benghazi.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT GEORGE PEPPER, D.F.C. and Bar, of Belleville, Ontario, was one of the hun- dreds of young Canadians who enlisted intheRAFVR asa pupil pilot beforethewar. Whileflyingwith No. 29 Squadron, F'/L Pepper and his observer, P/O Toore, D.F.M., (the other members of the squadron called them 'Pepper and Salt') formed a perfect and successful night-fighting team, destroying 6 enemy aircraft. F/L Pepper was killed on 17 November 1942 while flight testing an aircraft.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT RODNEY THIRSK PHIPPS, D.F.C. of Strome, Alberta, served in the Middle East with No. 272 (Beaufighter) Squadron. He took part in many sorties, involving successful attacks on ship- ping, airfields, and rail installations. In September 1943, F/L Phipps participated in an engagement against eleven Ju.52s. Early in the fight, a bullet pierced the windscreen and damaged the gunsight. Phipps received a nasty cut over his eye from the splinters. In spite of these difficulties, he fought on and destroyed four of the attackers. His final tally was 6 enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat, 10 on the ground, 2 damaged in the air, and one other on the ground.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DONALD MATHEW PIERI, D.F.C., of Pecos, Texas, enlisted in the RCAF in Toronto. On completion of his pilot training, he was sent overseas where he served with Nos. 442 and 412 Squadrons. In January 1945, while returning from a reconnaissance flight over enemy territory, Pieri's squadron Intercepted a formation of forty enemy aircraft. Without hesitation he engaged the Huns, destroying two and badly damaging two others. On 3 May 1945, while carrying out a strafing attack, be was hit by his own ricochets and forced to bailout, becoming a P.O.W. for the last few days of the war. However, he died of his infuries before the war ended. His final score was 6 enemy aircraft destroyed and two others damaged.