Biographical Data
McMillen, Gerald Joseph Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	22/05/1929	Death	23/09/2009
Place	Trail	Place	Halifax
Area	BC	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he was a helicopter consultant to J.J. McMullen and Sons Naval Engineering and Architects New York.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1949. He served in HMCS Discovery for UNTD (UBC) 1949-1951. (Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1951). He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1951. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Pre-Flight Training 1951. He served in USNAS Whiting Field for Basic Flying Training. He served in USNAS Saufley Field for Formation and Gunnery Training. He served in USNAS Corey Field for Night Flying and Crooss Country Training. He served in USS Monterey for Carrier Qualifications. He was Awarded Wings 01/05/1952. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1952). He served in USNAS Kingsville for Advanced Flying Training 1952. He served in USNAS Corpus Christie for Advanced All Weather Flight Course 1953. He served in RCN Air Swction Dartmouth for TAG 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1952). He served in RCAF Summerside for SAG VS-880 1954. He served in HMCS Magnificent for CAG VS-881 Squadron 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 15/12/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Instrument Course 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Pilot 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Naval Air Maintenance School as Course Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-881 Squadron 1956, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1961. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1962. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1963. He served in HMCS Yukon 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Provider as Detachment Commander 1967. He served in HMCS Assiniboine 1968. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1969). He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare School as Instructor 1969. He served in MARCOM HQ as Officer-in-Charge Operational Analysis 1972. (He was retired 22/05/1976. (Transferred to Class C Reserve 1980. He served in CFB Shearwater as Radiation Safety and Disaster Control Officer 1980-84.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,983 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 141 day and 36 night. Total Rotary Wing Hauldowns: 56 day and 26 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Expeditor, Avenger, Tracker, T-33, HTL-6, HO4S, HUP-3, Hiller 112, CHSS-2;
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Autumn 2009; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
Last update
2015-02-20 00:00:00

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