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  • Andrew Mynarski
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  • Andrew Charles (Andy) Mynarski VC (14 October 1916 – 13 June 1944) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Mynarski was 27 years old and flew with 419 "Moose" Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War when he gave his life attempting to help rescue a trapped crew member. His Victoria Cross was awarded in 1946 as the last such award to a Canadian airman in the Second World War.
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serviceyears
  • 1940
  • 1941
Birth Date
  • 1916
Branch
death place
  • Cambrai, France
Name
  • Andrew Charles Mynarski
Caption
  • "Andy" Mynarski c.1943
Birth Place
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba
Awards
death date
  • 1944
Rank
Allegiance
  • 23
Battles
abstract
  • Andrew Charles (Andy) Mynarski VC (14 October 1916 – 13 June 1944) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Mynarski was 27 years old and flew with 419 "Moose" Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War when he gave his life attempting to help rescue a trapped crew member. His Victoria Cross was awarded in 1946 as the last such award to a Canadian airman in the Second World War.