Biographical Data
Rowell, Sheldon MacDonald Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	07/03/1925	Death	(nk)
Place	New Westminster	Place	(nk)
Area	BC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He joined the RCAF Special Reserve (With seniority dated 01/12/1942) (Mobilized 01/05/1943.) He served in RCAF Edmonton for Pre-Flight Training. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Pre-flight Training. He served in RCAF Prince Albert for Elementary Flying Training 1943. He served in RAF Medicine Hat for Service Flying Training. He was Awarded Wings 01/10/1944. (CFR). Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 01/10/1944). (Transferred to RNVR 1945). He served in H.M.S. Seaborne 1945. He served in H.M.S. Macaw for Naval Familiarization 1945. He served in RAF Ternhill for AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Peplow for Instrument Flying Course 1945. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for OUT 1945. (He was demobilized 1946), (Short Service Appointment 01/06/1947). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1947). He served in Officer's Divisional Course 1947. He served in HMCS Warrior for Familiarization 1947. He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying Refresher Course. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1948). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 825 Squadron 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 825 Squadron 1948. He served in USNAS Quonset Point for 825 Squadron for USN Landing System Course 1948. He served in USS Saipan for Deck Landing Qualification 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Recruiting Duties 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers Technical and Leadership Courses 1949. He served in HMCS Swansea as Assistant Navigating Officer (Korean War Service). He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 TAG. He served in VS-22 USN Squadron for LSO Training. He served in USS Valley Forge as LSO. He served in USS Tarawa as LSO. He served in USS Randolph as LSO. He served in HMCS Magnificent as LSO. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN 01/06/1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Duty With VX-10 Squadron 1957. He served in USN Test Pilot School Patuxent River MD USA for Test Pilot Training 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Executive Officer. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director of Personnel 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Commanding Officer VX-10 Squadron 1962. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 27/05/1965). He served in the US Armed Forces Staff College (Norfolk VA) for Staff Course 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge SNAMS 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Operations Officer 1966. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Officer 1967. He served in NDHQ as Staff Officer Force Development Planning 1970. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of MARCPAC as Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) 1973. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 5,100. Total Deck Landings: 292. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard II & IIb & III, Oxford, Anson, Corsair, Seafire XV, Vampire T-22, Firefly, Seafury, Avenger, T-33, F2H-3, AF2S, S2F, SNB-5, C-45, CS2F-1 & 2 & 3, AD-4 & 5 & 5N, TV-2, T-28B, F9F-6, FJ-3, A4D1-2, F4D-1, UF-1, F11F-1, F3H-2N, F8U-1P, EA-2A, HTL, HO4S-3, CHSS-2
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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