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Decker, Murray Gordon

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Title Major (ANAV)
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Birth 14/10/1934 Death (nk)
Place Shelbourne Place (nk)
Area NS Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Biography
After his naval service he joined Litton Systems Canada as Systems Analyst 1986-1991.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1953). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for New Entry Training 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Air Rigger Training 1954. He was appointed as ABOM 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-881 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a LSOM 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1957. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Air Operations 1958. He was appointed as P2OM 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1960. He was appointed as C2OM 1966. (CFR). He was appointed as Commissioned Officer RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1967). He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He was appointed as Captain (ANAV) (With seniority dated 01/05/1969). He served in CFB Winnipeg for Long Range Navigation Course 1971. He served in CFB Summerside for VP-415 Squadron 1972. He served in CFB Greenwood for Test Flight 1976. He served in CFB Greenwood for VP-405 Squadron 1978. He served in CFB Greenwood as Computer Systems Manager 1982. He was appointed as MAJ (ANAV) (With seniority dated 01/05/1983). (He was retired 03/1986.)
 
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Aircraft Flown He survived a ditching at sea of a Sea King 22/02/1968
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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