Robert Hampton Gray
Recipient of the Victoria Cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR (November 2, 1917 – August 9, 1945) was a Canadian naval officer, pilot, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) during World War II, one of only two members of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to have been thus decorated in that war. (The other was Eugene Esmonde, a British pilot.) Gray is the second to last Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Nickname(s) | Hammy |
Born | (1917-11-02)November 2, 1917 Trail, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | August 9, 1945(1945-08-09) (aged 27) Onagawa, Honshū, Japanese Empire |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Years of service | 1940–45 † |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 1841 Squadron, HMS Formidable |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
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