Biographical Data
Forman, George Edward Photo Credit: RCN Crowsnest Magazine

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	11/01/1931	Death	(nk)
Place	Prince Rupert	Place	(nk)
Area	BC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Awards
Qualifications	ptsc. afsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined the public service doing signals warfare tasks with Canadian Armed Forces (Army). Retired again 1993.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN(R) 1948. He served in HMCS Chatham 1948. (Transferred to RCN), Officer Cadet RCN 01/09/1954. He served in Royal Roads (RCNC) 1949. He served in the Royal Military College of Canada 1952. He served in NHQ For Special Duty on Training Course at RCAF Station Centralia 1953. He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying Training 1953. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1953). He served in HMCS Discovery for UBC for Completion of Electrical Engineering Degree. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1953). He served in RCAF Portage La Prairie for Advanced Flying Training 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Air Electrical Duties 1956. He served in H.M.S. Ariel for Air Electrical Training 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-871 Squadron as Air Electrical Officer 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) (P) RCN. He served in NDHQ as Special Projects Officer 1958. He served in RAE Farnborough on Exchange with RN 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/12/1962). He served in the Royal Military College of Science and Technology for Post Graduate Studies (Guided Weapons). He served on Staff of Commander Canadian Escort Squadron as Squadron Technical Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron for Technical Department 1964. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Avionics Officer 1966. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1967). He served on Staff of Commander Canadian Escort Squadron as Squadron Technical Officer. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Base Technical Services Officer. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1969. He served in NDHQ on Staff of as Systems Engineer 1969. He served in CFB Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1971. He served in MARCOM HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Air) 1973. He served in US Armed Forces Staff College Norfolk VA for Staff Course 1976. He served in NDHQ for Directorate of Maritime Aircraft 1978. He served in SACLANT HQ as Staff Officer Intelligence 1978. He served in NDHQ as Staff Officer (Technical Intelligence) 1980. (He was retired 1982.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3300. Service Aircraft Flown: F2H-3 Banshee, Texan, Harvard, C-45, TBM, T-33, CF-100, CS2F, CHSS-2
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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