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From: "L. Granfield" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] How can I find Johnnie?
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 22:04:35 -0400
References: <428BE5F6.7060107@kenscott.com>


So Johnnie was an American serving with the RCAF? (So was John Gillespie
Magee Jr, the teen RCAF pilot who wrote "High Flight.")
There must be lists of the Americans who served in the RCAF. Maybe the Royal
Canadian Military Institute in Toronto would have such a list in a book? One
of the surnames might ring the proverbial bell with someone who knew
Johnnie? (I guess your problem would be if "Johnnie" was a nickname and his
real first name was something else, like Clarence. My grandfather Clarence
was called "Bill.")
You can pinpoint Johnnie's death to 1943-44, so that might help, too. And
the photo is so clear--I'm wondering if you can publish the photo in a paper
with a huge circulation. Someone might recognize Johnnie. Crazier things
have happened and been covered by the papers. The uniform's insignia might
help you find his squadron. An RCAF history book might list squadrons that
were at Turnbury? (I think the spelling is Turnberry, Scotland, on the west
coast.) I've checked the book "The Royal Canadian Air Force At War
1939-1945" by Milberry and Halliday-Canav Books-and can't find Turnberry
airfield, but there may have been another name on the base. (The book lists
"British Air Stations Used by the RCAF" in the back. The counties are listed
and the squadrons/units at each. Was Johnnie in the same squadron as your
dad?

Hope something here gives you a lead.

L. Granfield, Toronto
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Scott" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: [WarBrides] How can I find Johnnie?


> One day in the latter part of January, 1943, my parents took me for a
> walk in the town of Maidens, Scotland, near Turnbury airport where my
> father was stationed. With us was "Johnnie" an American serving in the
> RCAF. Johnnie had a camera and a series of photos were taken including
> one of Johnnie holding me -- probably the first photo that was taken of
> me at the age of about one month. You can see it at:
>
> http://www.kenscott.com/johnnie.gif
>
> About a year later when my father returned to this base he learned that
> Johnnie had been killed on operations. Over the years we have lost
> Johnnie's last name.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how we might retrieve his last
name?
>
> Kenneth Scott
> Dunedin, Florida
>
>
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