Awards

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, AD           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       Lloyd Luft, 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) 

Jerold Vernon, LMA (801/879 Wing)       Robert Wallin, AM    (Last Post)          Ian Whiting, AM, MSA, LMA  (801/879 Wing)           James M. Wood, LMA   (801/879 Wing Last Post)          

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 or other suitable media 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 & 2018, 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 Br 280 Sergeant-at-Arms representing the branch Colour Party  2018; Monica Gibson-Pugsley for outstanding support to 879 Wing 2021; Krista Smith for exceptional and extraordinary support to 879 Wing while serving as president of RCL Br 280 and RCL Br 295.