Awards

Member of the Year

Don Birdsell

Reg Daws

Vicki Papineau

Ron Molnar

Grant Papineau

Jock McLaren

Robert Wardle

Tom Lambon

Warner Hockin

Lena Claris

Lyn East

John Claris

Ursula Gunther

Sheila Hershey

Ted Bowman

Doris Leaman


(The Member of the Year Award was retired after 2019 and incorporated into the Lieutenant Karen Lee Fraser Trophy Award). Bars to the Wing Dedicated Service Award were discontinued in 2023.



Special Honours

Sergeant Timothy Woznow, MMM CD Special Life Honourary Membership  2018

Dawn Mann Woznow,  Special Life Honourary Membership 2020

Lieutenant Karen Lee Fraser Trophy

Eric Rostrom

Roger Paquette

Ruth Birdsell

William Kennedy

Norman Caulfield

Henry Norman "Hank" Burrows

Don Birdsell

James Chrystal

Thomas Lambon

Betty & Ken Allenby

Joan Kathryn McEwen

Gordon Hutton

Douglas Carson

Reginald L. Daws

Grant Papineau

Robert Wardle

Lyn East

John & Lena Claris

Jock McLaren

Sheila Hershey

Ursula Gunther

Timothy Woznow

Bernard McNicholl

Wing Dedicated Service Award

Eric Rorstrom (with Bar)                              

Don Birdsell                                                      

Warner Hockin                                                

R. Thompson                                                     

Robert Wallin                                                   

Ron Molnar                                                       

James Chrystal                                                

Vicki Papineau (with Bar)                          

Reginald L. Daws                                             

Stan Hemens                                                    

Grant Papineau (with Bar)                           

Ken Allenby                                                       

Robert Wardle                                                  

Joan McEwen                                                   

Douglas Carson                                               

Fred Johansen                                                  

Ellen Crutch                                                      

Lena Claris  (with Bar)                                    

                Gordon Loan-Johnston

Alec Wighton                                                   

               Sheila Hershey (with Bar)                                            

                Ursula Gunther (with Bar)                           

Monica Gibson-Pugsley                               

Patricia McNicholl                                          

Renate Daws                                                    

                David Deal Barrett (with Bar)          

                Alfred Schuh

               George Miller   

                Ted Bowman



Henry Norman (Hank) Burrows

Roy Fraser

Norman Caulfield

Ruth Birdsell

Thomas Lambon (with Bar)

Gladys Rorstrom

Roger Paquette

Clara Howe

J.R. McDonald

Velma Daws

Betty Allenby

 Newton Brydon

 Len Heidebrecht

Jack Kopstein

Marjorie Johansen

Mary Hockin

Lyn East

John Claris (with Bar)

Gordon Loan-Johnston

Colin Crutch 

Pamela Temple

 Irene Loan-Johnston

Jock McLaren

Doris Leaman

Lillian Barrett

Brian Williams

Jean Ann Woods

John James (JJ) Williams (posthumously)

Lloyd Luft

Linda Pickell

Ian Whiting

Pacific Group Awards

  (Legacy awards. Pacific Group is no longer operational)

Couples Award

Gladys & Eric Rorstrom

Marjorie & Fred Johansen

Lena & John Claris

Member of the Year

Reginald L. Daws

David Deal Barrett

Ursula Gunther

Jock McLaren


President's Award

George Miller

Reginald L. Daws

National Awards

(Award of Merit - AM   Award of Distinction - AD   Meritorious Service Award (MSA)    

Life Membership (Honourary) Award   (LMA)        Distinguished Service Award (DSA)    

Order of Excellence

(Note: Paid Life Memberships purchased by members  are not included in this publication. Life Memberships granted to members over 90 years of age are indicated by LM)

 Ken Allenby, AM (Last Post)        David Deal Barrett,  AM (Last Post)       Ruth Birdsell,  Treasurer Emeritus, AM, AD, MSA (Last Post)     Don Birdsell, AM (Last Post)      Ted Bowman, AM            Henry Norman (Hank) Burrows, AM, LMA   (Last Post)         Douglas Carson, AM, AD                John Claris, AM, AD       Lena Claris, AM, AD       Ellen Crutch, AM , AD (Last Post)

Reginald L. Daws, AM, AD, MSA, DSA, Order of Excellence, LMA (Last Post)

  Renate Daws, AM, AD      Lyn East, AM, AD, MSA  (Last Post)     Roy Fraser, AM, AD, MSA, LM

    Ursula Gunther, AM, AD       Sheila Hershey, AM, AD, MSA

 Warner Hockin, AM, AD, LMA, Knight of the French National Legion of Honour (Last Post)      Thomas Lambon, AM, AD, LM  (Last Post)           Doris Leaman, AM, AD          

Gordon Loan-Johnston, AM 

     Jock McLaren, AM, AD , LMA         Bernard (Bernie) McNicholl, AM , LMA  (Last Post)       Grant Papineau, AM, AD, MSA (Last Post)     Vicki Papineau, AM, AD (Last Post)                                                             Monica Gibson -Pugsley, AM                            Eric Rorstrom,  AM, AD, LMA   (Last Post)    Gladys Rorstrom, Secretary Emeritus, AM, AD, MSA (Last Post) 

Robert Wallin, AM    (Last Post)      Ian Whiting, AM, MSA  (801 Wing)      James M. Wood, LMA   (801 Wing)


Wing Citation

        

The Wing Citation represents our deepest appreciation for outstanding contributions to our Wing and to the Royal Canadian Air Force Association by community organizations and individuals. The award is presented as an official Royal Canadian Air Force Association framed certificate citing the recipient’s name and the reason for the award.  Unique inscriptions conform with the spirit and intent of "In recognition and appreciation of valuable services rendered to the progress and benefit of 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing."

Recipients include Mary Hockin 1996, Eileen Molnar 2000, Joyce Paquette 2001, Darryl Murphy on behalf of the Darryl Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Company in 2002, Leanne Burt representing Cottonwood Mall in 2005, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4 2006, The Royal Canadian Legion Vedder Golden Branch 280 2006, Mr. John Chupik 2006, Padre Angus Haggarty of the Salvation Army 2007, Joyce Paquette 2008, 147 Airwolf Sqn, RCAC 2009, Janet Crawford & her CMS Gr 9 class 2010, Robert Young, Principal CMS 2010, Clark’s Restaurant & Catering 2011, Tim Hockin 2012, Graham Stott 2012, Sergeant Tim Woznow 442 T&R Sqn 2013, Janet Crawford, CMS 2013, James Harris, CFBCHS 2014, 147 Airwolf Parent Society 2015; Tim Wright & the Chilliwack Community Band 2016; The Fraser Blues Formation Flying Team 2017; Walter Webster RCL Br280 Sergeant-at-Arms representing the branch Colour Party  2018; Monica Gibson-Pugsley for outstanding support to 879 Wing 2021.