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George Howsam [Canada]

Name:George Robert Howsam
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:43, 70
Victories:13
Born:29 January 1895
Place of Birth:
Died:16 April 1988
Place of Death:Victoria, British Columbia
Military Cross (MC)George Howsam

Notes
In the fall of 1917, Howsam joined 70 Squadron to fly the Sopwith Camel and scored his first victory in December. On 22 January 1918, he shot down four Albatros scouts in one day. After recovering from wounds received in combat on 24 March 1918, he was posted to 43 Squadron as a flight commander in October 1918. Flying a Sopwith Snipe, he scored his final victory on 30 October, shooting down a Fokker D.VII over Aulnoye. Howsam served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, retiring in 1945 as an Air Vice-Marshal.

Military Cross (MC)
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial combats. He has destroyed five enemy machines and driven down others out of control, showing splendid courage and initiative on all occasions." MC citation, London Gazette, 16 August 1918

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