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| Name: | William Samuel Stephenson | Country: | Canada | Rank: | Captain | Service: | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | Squadrons: | 73 | Victories: | 12 | Born: | 11 January 1896 | Place of Birth: | Winnipeg | Died: | 31 January 1989 | Place of Death: | Bermuda |
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| | As a Sergeant in the Canadian Engineers, Stephenson was badly wounded during a gas attack in 1916. On 16 August 1917, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was posted to 73 Squadron on 9 February 1918. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he scored 12 victories before he was shot down and captured by the Germans on 28 July 1918. For his counter-intelligence work during World War II, Stephenson was knighted and received the Presidential Medal for Merit from the United States. |
| | "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When flying low and observing an open staff car on a road, he attacked it with such success that later it was seen lying in the ditch upside down. During the same flight, he caused a stampede amongst some enemy transport horses on a road. Previous to this, he has destroyed a hostile scout and a two-seater plane. His work has been of the highest order and he has shown the greatest courage and energy in engaging every kind of target." MC citation, London Gazette, 22 June 1918 |
| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
| "This officer has shown conspicuous gallantry and skill in attacking enemy troops and transports from low altitudes, causing heavy casualties. His reports, also, have contained valuable and accurate information. He has further proved himself a keen antagonist in the air having, during recent operations, accounted for six enemy aeroplanes." DFC citation, London Gazette, 21 September 1918 |
| | - A Man Called Intrepid
 - Sir William Stephenson / Paperback / Ballentine Books 1978
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