Born in Brandon, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba
He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Airforce in 1943 and proceeded overseas as an Air Gunner; he returned from England in the summer of 1945, was demobilized in September 1945 and attended University in Saskatoon. In May 1946 he returned to the RCAF as a Leading Aircraftsman and trained as a Radar Technician. In 1947 he re-mustered to Aircrew serving as a Radio Navigator for the duration of his military service. He retired in Duncan in 1979 after 36 years and then served in the Active Component of the Airforce Reserves for an additional 12 years.
His first flying assignment after the war was with 414 Photo Squadron assigned to photographing the Arctic for the creation of the first detailed maps of northern Canada. He served in Training Command, Transport Command and Air Defense Command. He was promoted to Chief of Staff of Airforce Operations upon the reformation of Airforce Command and his final assignment was in Colorado Springs as Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Duncan, BC.
Loyalist Ancestor: John Wiltse, 1748- 1801,Wiltsetown, Leads, Ontario.
