Letter to Lt Col. Tom Trevor, CO No.1 Cdo, from Dwight Eisenhower, 15 Apr '43
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Pete Honey, Bill Aspey, Les Wheelan, Harry Heaton, and others, No.2 Cdo. 5 tp., Dumfries 1941.
[Photo from the collection of Major 'Bill' Copland DSO, of No.2 Cdo., courtesy of his son Peter Copland].
Bill Aspey, is on the right, at the back. Immediately in front of him in the white vest is Pete Honey who was a POW after the St Nazaire raid - Operation Chariot, and was later awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry on the raid. In front of Pete Honey is Les Wheelan also in white top. Les was also a POW after the St Nazaire raid. Nearest the camera, and without a shirt, is Harry Heaton (who was later promoted Sgt.) Bill Aspey and Harry Heaton served with 5 troop throughout the war.
