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Paterson, William Cameron

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Title Lieutenant (LD) (RCN)
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Birth 20/02/1929 Death (nk)
Place Toronto Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Biography
After his naval service he joined Transport Canada Pacific Region as an Airworthiness Inspector 1975. In 1980 he was the Superintendent Airworthiness in the District Office. He was the Superinetendent of Standards in 1982. He was promoted in Kelowna as District Superintendent of the Air Worthiness District Office in 1990.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1946). He served in HMCS Naden for New Entry Training 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Mechanical Training Establishment 1947. He was appointed as a Air Mechanic Airframes 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1947). He served in H.M.S. Gamecock for Training 1947. He was appointed as a AMA 1/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1948). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty in Z-2 Hangar 1948. He was appointed as a PO2AR2 RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1949. (He was released from RCN 01/09/1951). After his war service he was employed at de Havilland Aircraft as Inspector 1951. (Transferred to RCN(R) 1951). He was appointed as a PO2AR2 RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1951). He served in HMCS York 1951, (Transferred to RCN 01/10/1952). He was appointed as a PO2AR2 RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater to Z-2 Hangar 1952. He served in RNAS Arbroath for AT Training 1953. He was appointed as a PO1AT4 RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1955). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Z-2 Hangar 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1956, (CFR 01/07/1964). He was appointed as a Commissioned Officer RCN (With seniority dated01/07/1964). He served in CFB Esquimalt as Limited Duty Training Officer 1964. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater as maintenance Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1967. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (LD) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1967). (He was qualified for air engineering duties). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Air Engineering Officer 1969. He served in CFB Esquimalt for VU-33 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1970. (He was retired in 1975.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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