Name/Title
Decal: Member RCAF Ground Observers CorpsEntry/Object ID
2023.8.1.22Description
Horizontal rectangular paper with transfer decal. Image on decal includes the RCAF eagle it wings open and extending upward. The eagle is yellow with dark blue feather, face and feet detailing all outlined in dark blue. Centered above the eagle, between its open wings, is small red rectangle with bold yellow all caps text "member". The eagle's feet hold a red half circle, bottom down, outlined in yellow with bold yellow all caps text "RCAF" running horizontally across the red circle. A secondary dark blue half circle contains the red half circle and starts behind and halfway down the bird. The blue half circle is outlined in yellow and contains all caps text "ground observers corps" this text runs just below the red half circle along the interior circumference of the blue. The back of the rectangular paper contains blue printed text in the center of the paper that sits slightly unsquared.Context
Roy McCooeye (James Elroy McCooeye) was a resident of the former Goulbourn Township. Roy McCooeye's career was with the National Research Council and he was a volunteer firefighter. Since these positions took him all over he joined the RCAF Ground Observer Corps (GObC). The GObC was a civilian organization within the Royal Canadian Air Force formed in October 1950 to help identify intruder aircraft before the Pinetree Line radar network was fully operational. Members were required to report any sighting of an aircraft with four or more engines via Forces-supplied radios. The organization was disbanded in the late 1950s.Collection
Artefact Collection: PrimaryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DecalNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Width
9.5 cmDepth
6.7 cmDimension Notes
2023-08-23
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Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ground Observer Corps, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Elroy McCooeye
