2424 AC&W Unit (Auxiliary)
Hamilton, ONT

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Historical Narrative Report
2424 Aircraft Control and Warning Unit Hamilton, Ont.
1 December 1959 to 31 May 1960.

1 Dec 59

General parade. TA Lecture.

2 Dec 59

Routine normal.

3 Dec 59

Staff parade. Lectures, NCOs Course.

4 Dec 59

Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty of Support Staff is committed to Sanatorium for an indefinite period.

5 - 6 Dec 59

Standdown.

7 Dec 59

Routine normal.

8 Dec 59

General parade. TA lectures.

9 Dec 59

Routine normal.

10 Dec 59

Staff parade.

11 Dec 59

Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar at 1900 hrs.

12 Dec 59

Edgar party assigned to their positions.

13 Dec 59

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

14 Dec 59

Routine normal.

15 Dec 59

General Parade. TA Lectures.

16 Dec 59

Routine Normal. Squadron stood down for Christmas Season.

17 Dec 59

Routine normal.

18 Dec 59

Routine normal. F/L W Gordon awarded Canadian Forces' Decoration.

19 - 20 Dec 59

Standdown.

21 Dec 59

Routine normal.

22 Dec 59

Routine normal.

23 Dec 59

Half of the support staff commenced Christmas leave.

24 Dec 59

Routine normal.

25 Dec 59

Holiday.

26 - 27 Dec 59

Standdown.

28 - 29 Dec 59

Routine normal.

30 Dec 59

Routine normal. Half of the support staff commenced New Years Leave.

31 Dec 59

Routine normal.

1 Jan 60

Holiday. F/O JC Young promoted to F/L

2 - 3 Jan 60

Standdown.

4 Jan 60

Routine normal.

5 Jan 60

First Parade after New Years Leave. TA lectures.

6 Jan 60

Routine normal. RCA MRP reported in to do modifications on equipment.

7 Jan 60

Staff Parade. NCOs Course. F/O S McNeill (new PRO) taken on strength 2424 Sqn.

8 Jan 60

Routine normal. Party departed for Stn Edgar.

9 Jan 60

Weekend party to Edgar assigned to positions.

10 Jan 60

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

11 Jan 60

Routine normal.

12 Jan 60

General Parade. TA lectures. Cpl J Wylie reported in on TD for 3 months replacing Cpl JJM O'Doherty.

13 Jan 60

Routine normal.

14 Jan 60

Pay Parade.

15 Jan 60

Routine normal. RCA MRP completed their work on equipment.

16 - 17 Jan 60

Standdown.

18 Jan 60

General Parade. TA Lectures.

20 Jan 60

Routine normal.

21 Jan 60

Staff parade.

22 Jan 60

Routine normal.

23 Jan 60

Standdown.

24 Jan 60

Officers Qualifying examinations. Aux 1960, F/O Trade and F/L GSK. F/L GH MacMillan departed on TD to Stn Camp Borden.

25 Jan 60

Routine normal.

26 Jan 60

General parade. TA lectures.

27 Jan 60

Routine normal.

28 Jan 60

Staff parade.

29 Jan 60

Routine normal.

30 - 31 Jan 60

Standdown.

1 Feb 60

Regular Force Officers' Qualifying exams held at this unit.

2 Feb 60

General parade. TA Lectures.

3 Feb 60

Routine normal.

4 Feb 60

Staff Parade. Rehearsal for 16 Wg Hand-over parade.

5 Feb 60

Routine normal.

6 Feb 60

Standdown.

7 Feb 60

Officers' Qualifying Examinations. Auxiliary 1960, F/O GSKand F/L Trade. Hand-over parade. G/C MG Marshall takes over from G/C GC Frostad as CO 16 Wg. Edgar weekend training cancelled.

8 Feb 60

Routine normal.

9 Feb 60

General parade. TA lectures.

10 Feb 60

Routine normal.

11 Feb 60

Staff parade.

12 Feb 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed 1900 hrs.

13 Feb 60

Edgar party assigned to positions. P/O MacLaren promoted to F/O.

14 Feb 60

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

15 Feb 60

Routine normal.

16 Feb 60

General Parade. TA lectures.

17 Feb 60

Routine normal.

18 Feb 60

Staff parade.

19 Feb 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs. Bus was stranded in Storm all evening.

20 Feb 60

Party finally arrived at Edgar at 1200 hrs.

21 Feb 60

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

22 Feb 60

Routine normal.

23 Feb 60

General parade. TA lectures.

24 Feb 60

Routine Normal.

25 Feb 60

Staff parade.

26 Feb 60

Routine normal.

27 - 28 Feb 60

Standdown.

29 Feb 60

Routine normal.

1 Mar 60

General parade. TA Lectures.

2 Mar 60

Routine normal.

3 Mar 60

Staff parade.

4 Mar 60

Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs.

5 Mar 60

Edgar party assigned to their positions.

6 Mar 60

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

7 Mar 60

Routine normal.

8 Mar 60

General parade. TA lectures.

9 Mar 60

Routine normal.

10 Mar 60

Staff parade.

11 Mar 60

Routine normal.

12 - 13 Mar 60

Standdown.

14 Mar 60

Routine normal.

15 Mar 60

General parade. TA lectures.

16 Mar 60

Routine normal.

17 Mar 60

Staff parade.

18 Mar 60

Routine normal. Edgar party departed at 1900 hrs.

19 Mar 60

Edgar party assigned to their positions.

20 Mar 60

Edgar party returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

21 Mar 60

Routine normal. W/C Walsh called Cpl JM O'ODoherty to return to work on 1st April on a permanent Att B.

22 Mar 60

Routine normal. General parade. TA lectures.

23 Mar 60

Routine normal.

24 Mar 60

Staff parade cancelled because of bad weather but some members did attend.

25 Mar 60

Routine normal.

26 Mar 60

Standdown.

27 Mar 60

Sunday Parade. Full TA and synthetic Ops program.

28 Mar 60

Routine normal.

29 Mar 60

General parade. TA program.

30 Mar 60

Routine normal.

31 Mar 60

Staff parade.

1 Apr 60

Edgar crew departed Hamilton 1900 hrs. LACs Thompson, Fisher, and Jakeson were promoted to Cpl. Cpl Onken and Byrant were promoted to Sgt.

2 Apr 60

Crews assigned to positions at Edgar.

3 Apr 60

Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

4 Apr 60

Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty returned to work.

5 Apr 60

General parade. TA lectures.

6 Apr 60

Routine normal. LAC FA Brownrigg reported in on transfer from Stn Moisie.

7 Apr 60

Staff parade.

8 Apr 60

Routine normal.

9 - 10 Apr 60

Standdown.

11 Apr 60

Routine normal.

12 Apr 60

General Parade. LAC Joly departed for Stn Moisie on transfer.

13 Apr 60

Routine normal

14 Apr 60

Staff parade.

15 - 18 Apr 60

Standdown.

19 Apr 60

General parade. Cpl McConnell reported in on transfer from Stn Cold Lake.

20 Apr 60

Routine normal.

21 Apr 60

Staff parade.

22 Apr 60

A/C Harvey, OSTAFFO at ADCHQ paid unit a visit and attended the annual Aux Mess Dinner in the evening.

23 Apr 60

Standdown.

24 Apr 60

Standdown. Trade Board Exams.

25 Apr 60

Routine normal.

26 Apr 60

General parade. TA lectures and RTTP Planning.

27 Apr 60

Routine normal.

28 Apr 60

Staff parade.

29 Apr 60

Routine normal. Edgar crew departed at 1900 hrs. F/O IJ Anderson awarded Canadian Forces' Decoration

30 Apr 60

Edgar crew assigned to their positions.

1 May 60

Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

2 May 60

Routine normal. Cpl McCrory started his rehab leave prior to being released from the service. Visit of F/L McMahon to this Sqn from ADCHQ.

3 May 60

General parade. TA lectures, RTTP planning.

4 May 60

Routine normal.

5 May 60

Staff parade.

6 May 60

Routine normal.

7 - 8 May 60

Standdown.

9 May 60

Routine normal. Cpl O'Doherty and Cpl McConnell started a one week driving course.

10 May 60

General parade. TA lectures and RTTP planning.

11 May 60

Routine normal.

12 May 60

Staff parade. S/L Sweaner, S/L Haverstock, F/L McEwan of ADCHQ paid a visit to this Sqn by S/A.

13 May 60

Routine normal. ADC Party departed.

14 May 60

Edgar party assigned to positions.

15 May 60

Edgar party returns to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

16 May 60

Routine normal.

17 May 60

General parade. TA Lectures, RTTP planning.

18 May 60

Routine normal.

<9U>19 May 60

Staff parade.

20 May 60

Routine normal.

21 - 22 May 60

Standdown.

23 May 60

Standdown - Holiday.

24 May 60

General parade. TA Lectures.

25 May 60

Routine normal.

26 May 60

Staff parade. RTTP planning.

27 May 60

Routine normal. Edgar crew departed at 1900 hrs.

28 May 60

Edgar crew assigned to positions.

29 May 60

Local Training parade. STP exercise. Edgar crew returned to Hamilton at 1900 hrs.

30 May 60

Routine normal

31 May 60

General parade. TA Lectures.