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Soon after the arrival of
the 2nd A.C. Squadron, a recruiting office opened on the 2nd floor of the SMT
building on King St. Recruiting was for the city of Saint John, 117th C.A.C
(Coastal Artillery Cooperation) Squadron. The 117th C.A.C. was designated as an
auxiliary squadron. The C.O. was Wendel Rogers, the General Manager of SMT
Eastern Ltd. While serving with the Royal Air Force in WW1, Rogers was noted
for having shot down the first German Gotha as it was dropping bombs over
London.
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Late in 1939, some squadron changes were made. Most
of the men of the 2nd A.C. Squadron were transferred to Ottawa to help the
110th Squadron go overseas. The 117th C.A.C. Squadron was disbanded. Some of
the men were sent to the Manning Depot in Toronto and St. Thomas Ont., others
went to Millidgeville. What was left of the two squadrons (2nd A.C. and 117th
C.A.C.) became designated as the 118th C.A.C.
The reason for the change to the 118th C.A.C. was that Adalard Raymond was
the C.O. Raymond commanded the 118th, an auxiliary squadron from Montreal.
Raymond was transferred to Millidgeville along with officers, airmen, and an 18
piece drum and trumpet band.
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