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Mills, Eric James

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Title Lieutenant (RCN)
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Birth 24/04/1931 Death 06/12/2006
Place Noranda Place Dartmouth
Area PQ Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman Naval Airman RCN (With seniority dated 19/08/1949). He served in HMCS Prevost 1949. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for New Entry Training 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircraft Control Training Course 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Crash Crew (Tower) 1950. He was appointed as a Able-Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 10/11/1950). He served in HMCS Magnificent for Flight Deck Division 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Crash Crew and Tower 1951. He was appointed as a Leading Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 15/01/1953). He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 Training Air Group for Line Crew 03/03/1953. He served in HMCS Magnificent for Flight Deck Division 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance for Trade Group Two Qualification Course 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance as Instructor Aircraft Control 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance for Examination Section 1955. He was appointed as a Petty Officer Second Class RCN (With seniority dated 15/01/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Regulating Petty Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Leadership Course 1958. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Flight Deck Division as Flying Petty Officer 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Crash Crew and Tower 1961. He was appointed as a P1AM3 RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater as Petty Officer-in-Charge Airfield Maintenance 1961. He served in NAF Debert for Mobile Control Tower 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance for Trade Group Four Qualification Course 1962. He was appointed as a P1AM4 RCN 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance in Examination Section 1963. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Flight Deck Division as Acting Flight Deck Chief Petty Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Naden for Preparatory School 1964. (CFR). He was appointed as a Commissioned Officer (Naval Airman) (With seniority dated 15/04/1965). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officers Divisional Course 1965. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Assistant Flight Deck Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1967). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Personnel Officer 1968. He served in HMCS Bonaventure 1968. He served in CFB Borden for #7001 Aerospace Engineering Course 1970. He served in CFB Shearwater for #7103 AF/AE Course 1971. He served in CFB Shearwater as Projects and Workshops Officer 1972. He served in CFB Shearwater as Engineer Officer F-Hangar and H-Hanagar 1972. He served in CFB Bagotville for High Altitude Indoctrination Course 1972. He served in CFB Pettawawa for CH-135 Air Maintenance and for #7201 Senior Supervisor Course 1972. He served in CFB Shearwater as Senior Air Maintenance Officer Fixed Wing 1974. He served in MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer MDC2 1974. He served in NDHQ as Staff Officer to Chief Construction and Properties 1975. He served in Royal Roads Military College for Drug and Alcohol CMD - Base - Unit Coordinator Course 1979. He served in NDHQ as Staff Officer 1980. (He was retired 25/01/1985.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://www.noac.ottawa.on.ca/Spring07Soundings.pdf; Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Winter 2006-2007;
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