Clarence Dunlap
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Air Marshal Clarence Rupert Dunlap CBE, CD (1 January 1908 – 20 October 2003) was a Canadian airman who, from 1962 to 1964, served as the last Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force before it was subsumed into the newly unified Canadian Forces. From 1964 to 1967 he was the deputy commander-in-chief of NORAD. In his later years, Dunlap was the last surviving Royal Canadian Air Force air marshal.
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Clarence Rupert Dunlap | |
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Born | 1 January 1908 Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 20 October 2003(2003-10-20) (aged 95) |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Years of service | 1928–1968 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands held | No.6 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF Leeming No.331 (Bomber) Wing No.139 (Bomber) Wing No.64 (Bomber) Base Northwest Air Command Air Defence Command National Defence College Chief of the Air Staff |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces' Decoration Silver Star (USA) Croix de Guerre with gold star (France) |
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