Acting Company Sergeant- Major has served with, 6 Canadian Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers as Platoon Sergeant since before D Day, 6 June 1944, up to the end of hostilities. On D Day with the rank of Sergeant he landed on the coast of Normandy in charge of a party of twelve Sappers and eight infantrymen. His task was to clear mines and booby traps, remove road blocks and to make an engineer reconnaissance report. Despite all the difficulties encountered during that operation, Acting Company Sergeant- Major and his party completed their tasks after having penetrated ten miles into the enemy lines. Personally checking for mines and making the advance reconnaissances himself, he inspired his party to successfully complete their tasks and he then led his party back to the bridgehead without a casualty. Throughout the campaign through France, Belgium and Holland, Acting Company Sergeant- Major proved himself a skilled, gallant and inspiring leader. On every bridging operation his platoon was given, he through his skill, bravery and leadership, inspired his men to complete their tasks in record time. During Operation SWITCHBACK, on 31 October 1944, 9 Canadian Infantry Brigade established a small bridgehead over the canal at Retranchement, Belgium. It was urgently necessary to get flame throwers and heavy equipment across the canal to support the hard pressed bridgehead. Two platoons of, 6 Canadian Field Company were given the important task of constructing a bridge across the 120 foot water gap. Because of the difficulties this Triple Single Class 30 Bridge presented, the bridging operation was put under the command of Acting Company Sergeant- Major, who despite the intense small arms, mortar, shell and sniper fire, showing complete disregard for his own personal safety, inspired his men to complete construction of the bridge. However, before the approaches could be made passable to heavy equipment, the enemy fire became so deadly that the party suffered 17 casualties. Acting Company Sergeant- Major withdrew his men to safety, placed them under cover and then he alone returned to the bridge and in the face of heavy and direct fire from the enemy, made the approach passable for the heavy equipment to pass over and successfully strengthen and exploit the bridgehead. It was Acting Company Sergeant- Major's skill and determination to complete any given task, his utter disregard for his own personal safety, his care and consideration for the safety of the men under his command that inspired his men to successfully complete any given task. His gallantry and leadership was felt throughout and was an inspiration to the entire company.