serviceyears laterwork branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date rank article_title name
1917-1919 ; 1940-1945 returned to service during world war ii aviation after april 1945 victoria , british columbia , canada canada no. 46 squadron raf distinguished flying cross 19 december 1898 squadron leader roy mcconnell -lrb- aviator -rrb-
 roy kirkwood mcconnell
roy mcconnell -lrb- aviator -rrb-

squadron leader roy kirkwood mcconnell was a world war i flying ace from canada credited with seven aerial victories .
his award of the distinguished flying cross noted both aerial victories , as well as gallantry in hazardous ground attack missions .
he returned to his native canada in 1919 , and made his living in the business world until 1940 .
he then returned to military service , joining the royal canadian air force in a junior rank and rapidly rising to become a squadron leader .
after holding crucial posts in training aviators for the war effort , he was medically discharged in april 1945 .
