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James Glen [Canada]

Name:James Alpheus Glen
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:3N, 10N (RNAS)
203 (RAF)
Victories:15
Born:30 June 1890
Place of Birth:Turtle Mountain, Manitoba
Died:7 March 1962
Place of Death:England
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and Bar
Croix de Guerre with Palm
James Glen

Notes
The son of a farmer, Glen attended high school in Enderby, British Columbia. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915. Flying the Sopwith Pup, he became an ace during the summer of 1917 but was ill in August and went home to Canada to recuperate. In January 1918, he returned to active duty, scoring nine more victories with the Sopwith Camel. Glen retired from the Royal Air Force in 1928.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Bar
"For exceptional gallantry and skill as a Flight Leader when engaging enemy aircraft. He has destroyed or driven down out of control many enemy machines." DSC Bar citation, London Gazette, 7 June 1918

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