VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 45 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND DOUCETTE, David Lloyd PEACETIME David was born in Summerside, PEI in 1959. He joined the Armed Forces in 1977 in Charlottetown and his basic training was at CFB Cornwallis Nova Scotia. He was then posted to CFB Shilo Manitoba for his trade training. After his trade training, he was posted to 3 RCHA in Shilo, Manitoba followed with a posting to Lahr, Germany with 1 CRHA. He was discharged in 1979. David proudly served in many positions with The Royal Canadian Legion Kensington Branch 9. He is currently President of Branch 9 and on the executive of PEI Provincial Command. DONAHUE, Gregory Roderick William WWII Gregory was born in Summerside, PEI in 1924, the son of Peter and Catherine (MacDougall) Donahue. He enlisted in the Army in October 1942 and served with #6 District Depot in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe during World War II. He was discharged in October 1945. He married Thelma (Clements) on November 28, 1957, and they had ten children. Gregory passed away in 2008. DICKIE, Robert James “Bob” WWII Bob was born in Carleton on October 13, 1921, the son of John William Dickie and Mary Anne McClure. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 25, 1940, in Charlottetown. He trained in Brandon, Manitoba as a wireless operator and gunner. In mid-October 1941, he left for England. He was wounded during a bombing raid to Bremen and returned to Charlottetown for a short recuperation period. On September 17, 1943, he was assigned to No. 97 Squadron RAF which was a pathfinder Squadron. In 1944, on his 37th sortie with a Lancaster bomber, his plane was damaged but made it back to England only to crash on the runway during approach. None of the crew survived the crash.
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