Rogue's Gallery
Ever wonder about some of the people you meet in the Officers' Mess. We thought it would be a great idea to put up a bit of a Rogues' Gallery so you find out a bit of their history. Who knows? Maybe you're working on the same project that they started ten years ago! ..... or twenty ......or thirty...
Ever wonder about some of the people you meet in the Officers' Mess. We thought it would be a great idea to put up a bit of a Rogues' Gallery so you find out a bit of their history. Who knows? Maybe you're working on the same project that they started ten years ago! ..... or twenty ......or thirty...
Name – Dennis R. (Doc) Hopper, CD
Retired Rank - Lieutenant-Colonel Honours - Canadian Forces Decoration with 2 Clasps Artillery Units Served - 4th Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, 1 Locating Battery RCA, 5ème Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada, 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Directorate of Land Requirements Artillery worked on - 105 mm Howitzer C1A1, 155 mm Howitzer M1A1, 4.2 in Mortar, 105 mm Howitzer L5, CL-89 Drone, Sound Ranging systems, Counter Mortar Radar, Blowpipe/Javelin AD missiles, US FAADS system (incl Sgt York), CF Low Level Air Defence system (Skyguard, ADATS, GDF-005 35 mm) Enrolled: - 11 September 1963 Retired (First Time) - September 1995 Uniform issued on enrolment - Battle dress and coveralls Ask me about - My exchange and liaison postings |
Name – Dave T. Brown, CD
Retired rank - Lieutenant-Colonel Honours – Canadian Forces Decoration Unit served – 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Artillery worked on – 105 mm Howitzer C1A1 Enrolled – 1964 Retired – 1980; appointed Honourary Lieutenant Colonel 2005-2010 Uniform issued on enrolment – Battle Dress Current interests – Associate Representative for the Ottawa Officers’ Mess, 30 RCA Regimental Senate, 30 RCA Regimental Museum Ask me about – What’s happening in the Officers’ Mess? What’s the latest with 30th Field Artillery Regiment? |
Name – Jerry Donahue, CD
Retired rank - Lieutenant-Colonel Honours – International Commission for Supervision and Control Indo-China, International Commission of Control and Supervision Vietnam, Canadian Forces Decoration with 2 Clasps Artillery units served – 3rd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery School, 1st Surface to Surface Missile Battery RCA Artillery worked on - 4.2” mortars, 25 Pounder, Honest John Enrolled – 1949 Retired – 1986 Uniform issued on enrolment – Battle Dress Current interests – Member Ottawa Gunners, 30 RCA Regimental Senate, 30 RCA Regimental Museum Ask me about – What’s the story behind the Saint Barbara figurine in the OP? What’s the latest with |