Bruce Anderson St.

Louis was born on May

21, 1922 in Quebec, Canada. He began his military career in June of 1939 as a volunteer in the Shanghai Corps Light Automatic Company. With Canada joining the war efforts his family returned to Vancouver, British Columbia where he enlisted in the R.C.A.F to become a pilot. He trained in Vancouver, Toronto, Trenton, P.E.I and Jarvis, Ontario. Bruce was listed for commission as a Flying Officer and went overseas on October 19, 1942. He was a member of 405 Squadron who flew Halifax and Lancaster Bombers. His squadron was also part of the Pathfinder Force, a specialized force that located and marked targets with flares, increasing the accuracy of bombing at night. Bruce flew a number of successful bombing operations over various cities including Berlin, Nuremberg, Turin, Mannheim and Hanover. On the evening of September 27, 1943, Bruce and his six member crew failed to return from a night raid over Hanover, Germany. In July of 1944 he was officially presumed dead. Bruces name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial in Surrey, England. He received the following medals which were returned along with his personal effects: The 1939-1945 Star, The Air Crew Europe Star, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, The 1939-1945 War Medal and The Defence Medal. Bruce Anderson St. Louis is the Great Grandfather of Karmen and Nathan Krug.