McTavish, Frank Alexander

Col. McTavish started my vojenskú štídum on vojenskom the collegium (R.Nl.C.) that visited in rokoch from 1927 to 1931.

After unončení University McGill sa becomes inžinierom (B. Eng.).
Before get into the zámoria sa becomes major in August 1940 along with 2. Canadian ženijným praporom.

In decembri 1942 is sent speť to Canada, to sa here, undergoes training, pričom nasledovného of the year in júly 1943 sa vracia speť to England and he is zverené velenie 5. polnej company RCE.

In 1944 he zverené velenie Canadian ženistov 3. Canadian divízie and for inváziu to France he certificate awarded DSO.

In 1946 sa vracia to Canada and works for ako D.IC.About. ? 6. vojenskáho district. And in 1947 in charge ženistom ?, in 1948 R.C.With. ? 111.11 in the Chilliwack.

In júly 1967 umiera in Vancouveri on cancer.



Major Frank Alexander McTavish, commander of the Canadian 5. polnej company was responsible for vyčistenie fraudulent prekážok.

Lands sa together from one of družstiev on Nan-Red (Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer). His vyloďovacie vessel uviazlo by the beach under fire from ručných weapons. Determined splniť my role uvezuje on the vessel, the rope from the bulldozer to him was possible ukotviť. Anchors sa pomocou one vehicle, which vychádza on the beach, avśak wire por. Stalker is ihneď zasiahnutý nepriatelskou fire and falls and the rope is prerušené.

Mjr. McTavish and his men nakoniec weren dostahijú pláźe and začínsjú čistenie prekážok, avśak this is almost impossible for a nepriatelekej fire and hĺbke water. In tom istom time 4 tanks that are about water and pokúšajú sa about vylodenie, su zasiahnuté, začínajú horieť.

Unit mjr. McTavisha suffer from lebo's uviaznutá between nepriatelskou fire on the beach and horiacimi tankami vo water. During this time jedonou možnosťou komunikácie between them and družstvami is personal contact. After dvovh failed pokusoch about nadviazanie komunikácie, personally sa vyškriabe on the low cliff, to dosiahol nasledovnú čatu and velitela beach (P.B.M. [Principal Beach Master]).

After konzultácii with velitelom pláźe, sa decides pre dôležitosť individual task týkajúcich sa čistania the beach and approximately 1645 metrov is vyčistených from prekážok and pitfalls.

5. Canadian polná company nakoniec meet your stanovenú role and cleans up the beach from the prekážok. Mjr. McTavishov záujem and oddanie úlohe boli kľúčovými faktormi pre it splnenenie. Ženijné pitfalls boli odstránené and zneškodnené under his - leadership.

http://en.ww2awards.com/person/44753
Fowler, T. Robert, Valour on Juno Beach: The Canadian Awards for Gallantry, D-Day, June 6, 1994

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