331 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND McIVER, Malcolm Malcolm was born in Hespeler, Ontario. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Italy, North Africa and Germany during World War II. Flying Officer Malcolm McIver died in the English Channel on April 13, 1944 in service to his country. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross citation. “This officer has completed a tour of operational duty during which had has displayed outstanding ability and the greatest keenness and enthusiasm for his work, has taken part in attacks on many of the major targets in the Ruhr Valley as well as the more distant objectives in Germany and Italy. He participated in a successful attack on Friedrichshafen and returning from North Africa materially assisted his pilot in the raid on Spezia. Flying officer McIver has performed his navigational duties with skill, accuracy and steadiness setting a fine example to the other navigators in the Squadron.” In civilian life, Malcolm had graduated Valedictorian from normal school. McKEE, David David was born on March 12, 1893 in Parry Sound, Ontario to Andrew and Janet (Tennant) McKee. He had three sisters: Ellen Jane, Rachel and Margaret and two brothers: Alexander and William. David received his education in the old log school house and then became the teacher. On February 10, 1916, David enlisted with the 119th Battalion and was sent for training at Niagara on the Lake. The Battalion was sent to England in September 1916 and David was attached to the Canadian Forestry Corps, where he was involved in building landing fields for the airplanes throughout Europe. When the war was over, David married Beatrice Victoria Hicks in Isleworth, England. He brought his war bride to Canada in September 1919 and he received his discharge in Halifax. David and Beatrice raised four boys: Harold, William, Ross and Earl. He was a long-time member of The Royal Canadian Legion at Waterloo Branch 530. He died in 1989 at the age of 96. David McKee’s name is listed on the Waterloo Legion’s Veteran Memorial Wall. McKAY, Donald John “Don” Don was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1937. He started flying while in High School and received his Commercial Pilots Licence on his eighteenth birthday. He joined the RCAF in February 1957 and was selected for Pilot Training, receiving his Wings on the T-33 Aircraft on May 16, 1958. Upon graduation, he became a T-33 Instructor, stationed in Gimli, Manitoba. He was awarded his Permanent Commission, promoted to Flight Lieutenant and selected for the Star Fighter CF-104 Transition Course in 1963. After course completion, he was assigned to 421 Squadron, initially in France and then to 4 Wing Baden-Soellingen where he spent nearly three years in the planning and activation of our Nuclear Strike Role. Few Canadians are aware that Canada had nuclear weapons on aircrafts in Europe. The job, along with our NATO allies, was to contain Russian aggression. They succeeded and the Cold War ended. Due to illness of his three children, he and his wife were returned to Canada early, assigned to CFHQ Pilot Posting and Careers. The illness of his children and restriction of a large city with major hospital facilities made him reconsider his position and elected to resign his Permanent Commission. Upon leaving the RCAF, he joined TCA/Air Canada and flew their aircraft for thirty years, retiring in 1997.
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