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Nuttall, Squire |
| Date of birth: | Unknown
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March 1991
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BIOGRAPHY:
Squire Nuttall joined No. 77 Squadron, a Halifax unit, as a Mid-Upper Gunner in September 1943.
After just four sorties to Germany he volunteered for the Path Finder Force and was posted to No. 35 Squadron, another Halifax unit which converted in the winter of 1943/'44 to Lancasters.
In October of the same year Nuttall transferred to the role of “Tail End Charlie”.
In toal he flew 91 sorties during the war.
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL (DFM)
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Rank:
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Flight Sergeant
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Unit:
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No. 35 Squadron
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Awarded on:
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December 12th, 1944
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Recommendation:
"This N.C.O. has a fine record of service as a Mid-Upper Gunner having completed 53 operational sorties. His crew has operated for a long period in a most important role and has attacked some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany, amongst them Berlin, Schweinfurt, Nuremburg and Cologne. Flight Sergeant Nuttall sets an example of coolness under the heaviest fire and always shows the greatest skill in directing his Captain in avoiding fighter and searchlight interception. It is considered that this N.C.O’s fine record of service and devotion to duty fully merits the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal."
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CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY MEDAL (CGM)
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Rank:
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Warrant Officer
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Unit:
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No, 35 Squadron
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Awarded on:
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October 26th, 1945
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Recommendation:
"'Since the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal this Warrant Officer has flown on many more operational sorties, serving in a crew engaged on many important marking duties. An air gunner of outstanding ability, his keen vigilance has, on many occasions, enabled his captain to take action to avoid enemy night fighters. Throughout a long period of operational flying, Warrant Officer Nurtall has displayed gallantry and devotion to duty of a high order."
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