Memorial to Americans in the RCAF — news story

Hi all,

An interesting article. I am not sure if Karl Kjarsgaard is on this forum, he sure could tell us more about it.

I would recommend looking up Wally Fydenchuk’s book and website if you want to find out more about these brave volunteers.. http://immigrantsofwar.blogspot.com/

From my perspective I am interested in 578 squadron and we had a volunteer American pilot, 1st Lt John L/Christenson who flew a tour on Halifaxes. What became of him when he returned to the US in 1945 as part of the USSAF we don’t know. Wally Fydenchuk kindly traced him for us to an address in La Habra, California. We contacted the address with no reply and also tried the Los Angeles Times and the local newspapers but they wouldn’t publish any appeals for help from us which is quite disappointing These remarkable people seem all but forgotten. If any of our American forumites are in the area and willing to take up the challenge to find out what became of him we would be grateful!

Lt Christenson receives the DFC from Air Vice Marshall Carr, at a ceremony at Burn Airfield

http://578squadron.org.uk/squadron/christenson.html

Wasn’t aware of this at all. A very interesting read – thank you for posting.
Anyone know the relevance of the playing cards and dice on the fuselage band of F/O Patterson’s aircraft?

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/22/the_americans_who_died_for_canada_in_wwii.html

Great to see them being remembered, many on this forum will be aware but the general public less so.
(Notice though that the story is over two years old).