1942 - WW2 - Original Medal group and documents named to D26753 Sgt Clarence Aubrey Davies (1915-1987) - Original 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (CGG) member and veteran who trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA in 1942

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1942 - WW2 - Original Medal group and documents named to D26753 Sgt Clarence Aubrey Davies (1915-1987) - Original 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (CGG) member and veteran who trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA in 1942

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Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection *** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION *** 1942 - WW2 - Original Medal group and documents named to D-26753 Sgt Clarence Aubrey Davies (1915-1987) - Original 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (CGG) member and veteran who trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA in 1942. Cpl (Late Sgt) Davies was one of three documented CGG members as part of the Canadian Military Litigation in Washington, DC and was attached to No 9 Detachment CMSC (Canadian Military School of Coordination) from 17 May until August 1942. No. 9 Detachment of the Canadian Military School of Co‑ordination (CMSC) was part of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s training and coordination structure during World War II. The CMSC was responsible for training aircrew, ground crew, and support personnel in coordination, navigation, and operational procedures, often in collaboration with Allied air forces. CGG'S CONFIRMED WW2 USA LITIGATION CONTINGENT INCLUDED: Colonel Guy Vincent Gurney, OBE, MC - Washington DC 1945 Sergeant Edmund James Seeney - Washington DC 1942 Corporal (Late Sgt) Clarence Aubrey Davies - Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA 1942 ABOUT THE CGG SOLDIER: Sergeant Clarence Aubrey Davies (D26753) was born in Verdun (Montreal), Quebec on 29 October 1915 and enlisted as one of the original members of the 22nd CAR with CGG on 29 July 1940. He was quickly promoted to Corporal by early 1942 and was selected as a CGG member to attend special M-3 Tank Crew training at Fort Knox, Kentucky USA for 14 weeks between May and August 1942. He served in NWE and ended the war as a Sergeant with CGG. What is interesting is that he was sent on course in 1942 to Fort Knox Kentucky for M-3 Tank Crew training with the US 1st Armored Division. (There is little to no information on any CGG personnel outside of the 1st FSSF training in the US during WWII). After the war, He returned to Canada and naturalized as a US citizen but- eventually returned to his roots and lived in Toronto and Montreal until he passed away on 7 September 1987 and is buried in Cimetière Mont-Royal.

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Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

November 21, 2025

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Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

September 5, 2026