Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Armband, Mourning |
Catalog Number |
2019.0018.001c |
Date |
1944 |
Description |
Black cottom armband with 2 black elastic strips |
Notes |
This Flight Lieutenant uniform circa WWII belonged to James Richard Cooper: James was an RAF/RCAF Officer and had served overseas. After returning from the war he had been stationed on several bases with his final base assignment at CFB Clinton. After leaving the RCAF, he became a civilian electronics instructor at the Base. James married Clinton native, Helen Louise (McKenzie) Cooper in 1944 (wore this uniform for his wedding), had a family, and remained in Clinton until his death in 2001. He was an electronics teacher at CHSS for a number of years after the Base closed, and was also an active member of the Huron Amateur Radio Association. James got his HAM radio lisence when he was 12 or 14 and was the first Canadian to operate a radio out of an airplane. |
Material |
Cotton/Elastic |
Dimensions |
H-8 Dia-19 cm |
Subjects |
WWII Uniforms Funeral |
Search Terms |
RCAF Clinton Air Base Clinton #5 Radar School |