[Smithy]

Hi Alex,

He had tried to join the RCAF under his own name but for reasons unknown was turned down. He returned to Canada a few weeks later and applied under the name "James Jay Crowley" probably with some dubious documentation that made him claim Canadian citizenship. He started using his own name due to becoming engaged to a WAAF (Doreen Cohen who he married on 9th May 1942). He had his name changed back to John Guilbert DuFour and his US citizenship recognised on the 9th April 1942. The ORB lists the last sortie for Crowley as the 28th April and it caused some problems with Crowley listed as missing in some Eagle records right up until 1974!

Tim