Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: January 14, 1993
- Invested on: March 04, 1994
Rank: Master Corporal
Co-recipients: Master Corporal A.R.B. Best, M.S.M., C.D.
Master Corporal R.J. Brown, M.B., M.S.M., C.D.
Corporal D.J. Curtis, M.S.M.
Corporal D.P. Darbyson, M.S.M., C.D.
Sergeant G.M. Dominie, M.S.M., C.D.
Master Corporal J.B.A. Houle, M.S.M., C.D.
Corporal B. House, M.S.M.
Corporal J.G.E. Larouche, M.S.M.
Corporal J.M. Lessard, M.S.M., C.D.
Corporal T.S. MacDiarmid, M.S.M., C.D.
Corporal K.I. McKellar, M.S.M., C.D.
Master Corporal R.J. Mondeville, M.S.M., C.D.
Corporal R.J. O'Reilly, M.S.M.
Corporal J.A.J. Roy, M.S.M.
Master Corporal R.D. Walker, M.S.M., C.D.
On 1 November 1991, these sixteen Search and Rescue Technicians demonstrated outstanding professional skills, determination and courage in the face of considerable risk. Following the crash of a Hercules aircraft near Canadian Forces Station Alert in the Northwest Territories, they successfully parachuted in dangerous blizzard conditions. Darkness and severe weather obscured the ground and forced them to parachute into unknown surface conditions, using an untried night procedure. They were able to locate the survivors, carry out triage and provide emergency medical treatment, thus saving many lives.
