Biographical Data
Stegen, James William Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	25/07/1933	Death	01/05/2017
Place	Barcelona	Place	Dartmouth
Area		Area	NS
Country	Spain	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards	Silver Acorn Medal of the Boy Scouts of Canada.
Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he was Administrator for Acadia University School of Business computer lab. Worked in data and computer work to present. He established James W. Stegen Consulting 1991. (He received the Silver Acorn Medal of the Boy Scouts of Canada for "especially distinguished service to Scouting.")

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Private RCEME (Militia) 1949. (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Ordinary Seaman Communicator (S) (With seniority dated 28/09/1950). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Basic Training 1950. He served in HMCS Gloucester for Trades Training 1951. He was appointed as a ABCS2 RCN (With seniority dated 05/10/1951). He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Army Parachute Training 1951. He served in NRS Churchill MB 1951. He served in HMCS Gloucester for Electronic Warfare Specialist Course 1953. He served in HMCS Huron 1953, (Short Service Appointment) 23/06/1953. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 23/06/1953). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #6 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1953. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1954. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1954). He served in HMCS New Glasgow 1954. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flying Training Course 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1955). He served in USS Saipan for Carrier Qualification 1955. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for Advanced Flying Training 1955. He was Awarded Wings 20/04/1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Avenger Conversion 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 09/12/1956). (Selected for permanent commission 01/06/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Crew Commander and ASW Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Lanark as UNTD Coordinator 1961. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers Technical and Leadership Courses 1961. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as UNTD Term Lieutenant 1962, Buckingham as UNTD Term Lieutenant 1962. He served in HMCS Victoriaville 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater on Staff of Training Officer HMC Fleet School Halifax 1964. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1965). He served in HMCS Columbia as Executive Officer 1966. He served in CFB Esquimalt for HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) as Training Officer 1967. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College #3 Course 1968. He served in MARCOM HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Operational Analysis) 1970. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1970). He served in CFHQ as Head Schools and Training Establishments OSMET 1970. He served in CFB Winnipeg for Refresher Flying Course 1973. He served in CFB Shearwater for MR-880 as Commanding Officer 1973. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Operations Officer 1975. He served in Commander Recruiting Zone HQ (Atlantic) 1977. He served in SHAPE HQ (Casteau Belgium) for Manpower Evaluation Section as Survey Team Leader 1980. (He was retired 14/08/1985.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,500 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 105 day, 35 night. Service Aircraft Flown: SNJ-4 & 5 & 6, SNB-5, S2F-1, Harvard, Expeditor, TBM Avenger, CS2F-1 & 2 & 3, CP-121, C-47) (Survived ditching of Avenger off Chezzetcook Bombing Range 25/09/1957.
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2017-08-20 00:00:00

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