Sergeant Marvin Allan Crawford

Marvin Allan Crawford was born at Glenelm, Quebec, on 4 November 1910, the son of William Henry Crawford and Florence Seward. He attended school in the Huntingdon area and studied electrical work at the Canadian School of Electricity in Montreal. Before the war he worked in electrical trades and became a self-employed electrical contractor. Crawford enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 16 July 1940 as an aero engine mechanic. He served at stations and detachments across Canada and Newfoundland, including St. Thomas, Calgary, Ucluelet, Halifax, Cape Bauld, St. Georges de Malbaie and Sydney, and rose from Aircraftman Second Class to Sergeant. While stationed at Ucluelet, British Columbia, he married Ellen Arlene Evans on 1 May 1943. He was honourably released from the RCAF on 28 September 1945. His service certificate records entitlement to the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp. After the war he returned to the Huntingdon area, where he worked as an electrician and refrigeration expert. He died on 31 January 1992 and was buried in Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery.

1910-11-04 — Born
1933-1934 — Studied electrical work / Junior Engineering at the Canadian School of Electricity
1938-1940 — Self-employed as an electrical contractor before enlistment
1940-07-16 — Enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force as AC2; trade Aero Engine Mechanic
1940-07-17 — Taken on strength, No. 1 Manning Depot
1940-11-20 — Taken on strength, Initial Training School
1940-12-23 to 1940-12-28 — Absent without leave; awarded 168 hours detention and forfeiture of six days' pay
1941-04-05 — Reclassified Aircraftman First Class (AC1)
1941-04-25 — Taken on strength, No. 3 SFTS
1941-10-01 — Reclassified Leading Aircraftman (LAC); AEM trade advanced
1941-12-12 — Posted to RCAF Ucluelet / 4 BRD
1942-05-05 to 1942-05-26 — Hospitalized with mumps; improved and returned to duty
1942-06-17 to 1942-07-07 — Hospitalized a second time with mumps; improved and returned to duty
late Oct 1943 to 1943-11-14 — Suffered right-leg/sciatic injury while working around a dock/floating barrel; treated and improved
1943-05-01 — Married Ellen Arlene Evans at RCAF Station Chapel
1943-05-16 — Posted to No. 1 YD
1943-07 to 1944 — Served with No. 30 Detachment and related detachments in Newfoundland; assessments describe him as reliable and suitable for promotion
1943-09-01 — Appointed Acting Corporal; later Temporary Corporal (paid)
1944-11-01 — Appointed Acting Sergeant (paid)
1945-06-28 to 1945-06-29 — Hospitalized for facial impetigo; discharged to parent unit after treatment
1945-08-08 — Posted from No. 25 Radio Unit, St. Georges de Malbaie
1945-08-09 — Reported to RCAF Station Sydney
1945-08-16 — Personnel counselling before release; planned to resume self-employment as an electrician in Huntingdon
1945-08-19 to 1945-09-23 — Annual and special leave before discharge/release-centre reporting
1945-08-23 — Posted to RCAF Station Moncton for accounting purposes only while on discharge process
1945-09-24 to 1945-09-25 — Medical board/release examination completed
1945-09-25 — Declared intended post-service residence as Huntingdon, Quebec and was found fit for any type of employment
1945-09-28 — Honourably released/discharged from the RCAF
1992-01-31 — Died
1992-02-06 — Funeral; interment in Field of Honor