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Grimson, Joseph Leslie Louis Herbert

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Title Lieutenant (RCN)
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Birth 18/06/1937 Death (nk)
Place St. Jean Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Military Service
(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1963). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1963. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He served in USNAS Saufley Field for Flying Training 1957, USS Antietam for Carrier Qualification. He served in USNAS Memphis for Flying Training 1957. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1958). He served in USNAS Corpus Christi for Instrument Qualification. He served in USNAS Beeville for Advanced Jet Training. Awarded wings 13/07/1959. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 13/07/1959). VU-32 Squadron 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Granby as Fleet Diving Officer. He served in HMCS Hochelaga as Basic Trainiing Officer. He served in CFB St. Jean as Director of Military Training and Discipline. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Flight Deck Officer and Ships Diving Officer and flight Safety Officer 1964. He served in CFB Shearwater as Tracker UICP. He served in CFB HMCS Chatham for 410 Squadron as Advanced Jet Instructor. He served in CFB Winnipeg for UICP Course. He served in CFB Cold Lake for 1 CFFTS for Conversion to CF-5. Air Command HQ as Project Officer to Rewrite Training Manuals for CF-5 Ground Training. (He was retired in 1977.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 3909. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 54. Military Aircraft Flown: T-34, T-28, T-2V, SNJ, F9F-8, T-33, F2H-3, C-45, CS2F, DC-3, CF-5. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Aero Commander, Fleet 80
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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