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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Manley, Doris Cutsforth |
Born |
Aug. 18, 1924 |
Birthplace |
Lashburn, Saskatchewan |
Spouse |
Glen Manley |
Occupation |
After training as a nurse, she enlisted in the RCAF in 1943. She trained as a wireless officer in Montreal, then was posted at various bases in Ontario and Eastern Canada, relaying communications between the tower and crews performing bombing training. She also became a teletype operator relaying messages to pilots between Moncton, Halifax, and Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, during D-Day preparations. After the war, she worked at Southampton Hospital, Canada Post, and the Bruce County Health Unit. She is a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 155 in Southampton. |
Places |
Moved with her family to Southampton, Ontario, as a teen. |
Sources |
Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. "Military service recognition book, volume 5." Fenety Marketing, 2015. Print. |
