GADD, F/L Kenneth Vincent (J27906) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.115 Squadron - Award effective 15 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 March 1945 and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. Born 12 May 1912 Peterborough, Ontario (birth date from obituary); home there. Commercial traveller. Enlisted Toronto 14 May 1942. To No.1 Manning Depot, 9 June 1942. To No.31 OTU (guard), 1 August 1942. To No.3 ITS, 26 September 1942; graduated and promoted LAC, 5 December 1942 but not posted to No.11 EFTS until 29 December 1942; may have graduated 19 February 1943 but not posted to No.8 SFTS until 6 March 1943; graduated and commissioned 25 June 1943. To \"Y\" Depot, 7 July 1943; to United Kingdom, 15 July 1943; promoted Flying Officer, 25 December 193. repatriated 3 May 1945; to Rockcliffe, 11 May 1945; released 16 October 1945. Died in Peterborough, 6 February 2001. No citation other than \"completed...many successful operations against the enemy in which [he has] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.\" Public Records Office Air 2/9050 has recommendation dated 17 December 1944 when he had flown 30 sorties (126 hours): 27 June 1944 - Biennais (2.30) 30 June 1944 - Villers Bocage (3.20) 2 July 1944 - Beauvoir (3.00) 5 July 1944 - Watten (1.45) 7 July 1944 - Paris (4.35) 10 July 1944 - Nucourt (3.40) 15 July 1944 - Chalons-sur-Marne (6.45) 10 September 1944 - Le Havre (3.15) 12 September 1944 - Frankfurt (6.50) 20 September 1944 - Calais (2.45) 25 September 1944 - Calais (2.50) 14 October 1944 - Duisburg (4.05) 14 October 1944 - Duisburg (4.20) 19 October 1944 - Stuttgart (6.10) 23 October 1944 - Essen (5.05) 25 October 1944 - Essen (3.50) 28 October 1944 - Flushing (2.25) 29 October 1944 - Westkapelle (2.15) 30 October 1944 - Cologne (5.25) 31 October 1944 - Cologne (4.55) 4 November 1944 - Solingen (4.35) 5 November 1944 - Solingen (4.10) 6 November 1944 - Koblenz (4.55) 23 November 1944 - Nordstern (4.30) 27 November 1944 - Cologne (4.25) 28 November 1944 - Neuss (4.05) 30 November 1944 - Osterfeldt (4.10) 4 December 1944 - Oberhausen (4.15) 6 December 1944 - Merseburg (7.00) 8 December 1944 - Duisburg (4.00) This officer has been a flight formation lead [leader ?] on many occasions. He has led his formation accurately onto the target and shown fine leadership. On 27th November he was leading a daylight raid on Cologne. His aircraft was hit by flak over the target in the starboard outer engine. The engine was immediately feathered to prevent further damage. Flight Lieutenant Gadd was able to lead his flight out of the target area without breaking formation, thereby maintaining the tactical cohesion of the unit. This is typical of his leadership. At all times he has set an extremely high standard of airmanship and flying discipline which is worthy of high praise and admiration.