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Gillespie, Alexander William

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Title Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
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Birth 15/02/1933 Death (nk)
Place Brockville Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Biography
After his naval service he joined IMP Group in Aerospace Division as Director Aircraft Programs. Resigned as Vice-president Aircraft Production 01/12/1991.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1950). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1950. He served in HMCS Micmac for Seamanship Training 1951. He was appointed as a OSNAS RCN 1951. He was appointed as a ABAF1 RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Station Maintenance Machine Shop 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 881 Squadron 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 743 RCN Squadron (later VU-32/VT-40 Squadron) 1954, Summerside PEI and HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squadron 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Base Technical Branch 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1961. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Petty Officers Leadership Course 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for NAMS as Instructor in Ground School 1965, CFB Naden for VU-33 Squadron 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Base Technical Branch Engineering Services 1968. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1970. He served in CF School of Management for Work Study Analysis Course 1973. He served in HMCS Skeena for Helicopter Detachment as Maintenance Chief 1974. He served in CFB Trenton for Air Transport Command Management Study Unit 1975. He served in CFB Trenton for Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Office 1977. He served in CFB Borden for CF School of Aeronautical and Ordnance Engineering 1977. He served in CFB Pettawawa for 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron 1978. He served in NDHQ 1981. He was appointed as a MAJ 1982. He served in USNAS Pensacola FL for Naval Aircraft Repair facility1982. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Aircraft Maintenance Officer 1984. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (With seniority dated 01/10/1986). He served in NDHQ 1986. (He was retired 01/10/1987.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-03-15 00:00:00

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