PENNFIELD PARISH MILITARY HISTORY
Updated November 20^th, 2009

Pennfield Parish Military Historical Society (Incorporated 28 November 2007 as a "not-for-profit" society)  is gathering and compiling a detailed history on the Pennfield Ridge Air Station; A-30 Canadian Infantry Centre, CA (Camp Utopia) and Pennfield Parish veterans. Research is being conducted by the former track director for "Pennfield Dragway" (1989-1996) who has over twenty years of research experience.

Pennfield Parish Military Historical Society is now hosting annual memorial services every September to remember those who served at Pennfield Ridge Air Station and Camp Utopia.  We took over hosting duties on 24 February 2009 to continue forward the work of the "Charlotte County War Memorial Committee (2005)". The committee members, J. David Stuart, Mark Pedersen, 250 RCAF (Saint John) Wing, A.F.A.C. and Charlotte Fundy Kin Club, erected a memorial stone 24 September 2006 to remember all those who served at Pennfield Ridge Air Station and A-30 C.I.T.C., CA (Camp Utopia). 

The chief focus of the annual "Pennfield Ridge War Memorial Service" is to honour and remember those killed at the two (2) former Charlotte County military bases.  Our "Roll of Honor", based on our own research, lists seventy-six (76) names from Pennfield Ridge Air Station (70 service personal and 6 civilians) and six (6) names from Camp Utopia. The majority of these were killed in various training accidents. 

~Veterans who served in Pennfield remembered at memorial service~

~Miramichi veteran honours soldiers who served at two bases~

Our archival holdings, which includes artifacts (Pennfield Ridge Air Station, A-30 C.I.T.C., CA (Camp Utopia), WWI and WWII) , microfilms, photographs, etc., is continuing to grow.  The majority of this material will eventually be published into a book on the former Pennfield Ridge Air Station and A-30 C.I.T.C., CA (Camp Utopia).

Anyone willing to share stories, photographs, etc. are asked to please contact me at:

pennfieldparish@yahoo.com

OR

Pennfield Parish Military Historical Society
c/o G. Christian Larsen
309 Mealey Road
Pennfield, NB
E5H 1T5
 (506) 754-2323/ (506) 456-3494
Specializing in research since September of 1989.

~In Memory of~
N. Blanchard Justason who received all of his advanced training at Camp Utopia (1945);

A. Malcolm McNevan, Veteran, friend and mentor, who was a bombing instructor at Pennfield Ridge Air Station (1943-1944).
&
J. David Stuart, Veteran,  friend, mentor, founding member of "Charlotte County War Memorial Committee (2005)" and N.C.O. in charge of The Orderly Room (office) at No.2 ANS and No.2 OTU at Pennfield Ridge Air Station (1941-1942).

~G. Christian Larsen is a member of~
Canadian Aviation Historical Society
Ventura Memorial Flight Association
2nd Tactical Air Force Medium Bombers Association, Canadian Wing
Council of  Archives New Brunswick

Supporters:

Air Station Veterans: L.H. (Tony) Ancrum, RAFVR; Hank Perry, RCAF; Cyrille (Cy) Poissant, RCAF; S.W. (Sam) Shapton, RCAF; C.R. (Roy) Swanston, RAFVR; Hal Harte, RCAF; Stanley (Stan) Collins, RAFVR; J. David (Dave) Stuart, RCAF; Robert H. (Bob) Fowler, OC, RCAF; Charles (Charlie) Simpson, RAFVR; Walter Henry, RCAF; William (Bill) Goodrum, RAFVR;  John W.B. McKenzie, RAAF; Jessie G. Nason, RCAF (WD); Richard Martin, RAFVR and RAF; Arthur M. Lipman, RCAF and John G. Charters, RCAF.

Air Station Training Causalities: Family of Sgt. Roy Joseph Barts; Family of Sgt. Robert Leonard Bouch; Family of W/O1 Herbert T.C. Burley; Family of Sgt. Hubert John Burnham; Family of P/O Carlyle George Christensen; Family of F/S William Gordon Davidson; Family of P/O Milton Whitehead Hansen; Family of Sgt. John Edward Hogan; Family of P/O Fintan Howard Lalor; Family of Robert Alexander Ledingham; Family of LAC Frederick McClanghan; Family of Sgt. Thomas Marshall Otto; Family of AC1 Frank Leslie Senciall and Family of P/O Bayden Bala Williams.

Pennfield Ridge Air Station Civilian Causalities: Family of John James McCarthy; Family of Allan John McCullough; Family of Michael Edwin Mullen; Family of Percy Allan Stewart and Family of George Edmund Waycott.

Camp Utopia Veterans: Vance Wilson; Cal Craig; Colin Fleiger and George Ellsworth.

Camp Utopia Training Causalities: Family of Cpl. John Clark McCarty.

T.C.A. Airlines: Donald Justason; Robert & Theresa Anderson; John & Bernadine MacLean and George Brien (contributor: TCA/Air Canada retirees "Netletter").

Additional supporters: Too numerous to mention but generous support has been provided by family members of Pennfield Ridge Air Station Veterans; Camp Utopia Veterans and various other people and/or organizations. 

~We can never forget, because you define who we are.~