Biographical Data
Munro, William Donald Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	29/03/1922	Death	28/02/2007
Place	Titusville	Place	Ottawa
Area	PA	Area	ON
Country	USA	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was employed with civilian contractors building #6 Service Flying Training School Dunnville 1940. After his military service he joined Hoverwork Canada Ltd. In 1970 he formed his own construction company in Ottawa and still active in 1994.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Private in the Haldimand Rifles (Militia) for Training 1937-39. He joined RCAF Works and Building Section at #6 SFTS as a civilian 1940. AC 2/c (Pilot Candidate) RCAF (With seniority dated 26/05/1942). He served in #1 Manning Depot Toronto 1942. He served in #13 Service Flying Traing School awaiting Training 1942. He served in RCAF Belleville ON for #5 Initial Training School 1942. He was appointed as a LAC (With seniority dated 29/12/1942). He served in RCAF St. Eugene for #13 Elementary Flying Training School 1942. He served in RCAF Ottawa for #2 Service Flying Training School 1943. He was Awarded Pilot Wings 06/07/1943. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 06/07/1943). He served in RCAF Trenton for #1 Flying Instructor School 1943. He served in RCAF Aylmer ON for #14 Service Flying Training School as Instructor 1943. He served in RAF Kingston for #31 Service Flying Training School 1944. He served in RCAF Kingston for #14 Service Flying Training School 1944. He served in RCAF St, Hubert for 124 RCAF Ferry Squadron 1944. He served in #1 Release Centre Halifax 1945, (Transferred to RNVR 27/03/1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 09/01/1945). He served in H.M.S. Seaborne 1945. He served in H.M.S. Macaw 1945, RAF Errol for #9 (P) AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Nutts Corner for 803 Squadron 1945, (Transferred to RCNVR 30/09/1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 30/09/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 30/09/1945). He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for 803 Squadron 1945. He served in HMCS Warrior and RCNAS Dartmouth for 803 Squadron 1945, (Transferred to RCN). He served in HMCS Niobe for RN Deck Landing Control Officer Course 1947. He served in RNAS Gosport for Safety Equipment and Fire Fighting Course 1947. He served in RNAS Milltown for #1 DLCO Course 1947. He served in H.M.S. Implacable for Deck Landing Control Officer Qualification 1947. He served in HMCS Warrior as DCLO 1948. He served in HMCS Niobe for RNAS Milltown for #2 DLCO Conversion Course to USN Signals-British Technique 1948. He served in H.M.S. Implacable for 767 RN Squadron for DLCO Training and Carrier Qualification 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent as DLCO for 19th Carrier Air Group 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCNAS Dartmouth for #1 Training Air Group for Flying Refresher 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for 803 Squadron (19th Carrier Air Group) 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN 16/05/1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 Training Air Group OFTS as Commanding Officer 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Shearwater for 803 Squadron 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer of 883 Squadron 1950. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for 883 Squadron (19th Carrier Air Group) 1950. He served in HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer of 871 Squadron 1951. He served in RCAF Edmonton for Winter Survival Course 1951. He served in USNAS Corpus Christie for Jet Conversion 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers Technical and Leadership Courses 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 09/01/1953). He served in HMCS Magnificent as Lieutenant-Commander (Flying) 1953. He served in HMCS Quebec for Watchkeeping Certificate 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 for Flying Refresher 1955). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Aviation as Staff Officer (Aviation Facilities) 1955. He served in HMCS Niagara For Exchange Duty With USN at USNAS Pensacola 1957. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Courses 1960. He served in HMCS Algonquin as Executive Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Additional and HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 for Flying Refresher Courses 1960. He served in HMCS Iroquois (I) as Executive Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Iroquois (I) (In command) 1962). He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Plans) 1962). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Intelligence (Foreign Liaison Office) 1964. He served in CFHQ on Staff of Director General Intelligence as Foreign Liaison Officer. (He was retired on 04/12/1967.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3135. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 143. Service Aircraft Flown: Fleet Finch, Harvard, Cornell, Cessna Crane, Anson, Tiger Moth, Norseman, C-45, SNB, Seafire, Sea Fury, Swordfish, Firefly, TO-1 & 2, T-28, Trojan, F9F-8T, Avenger AS-3, T-33, CS2F-1 & 2
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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;
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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