Harry V. Allan, regional administrative officer with Vancouver air services,
retired in January after 38 years of
government service.
Mr. Allan joined the old
Department of Marine
in 1928 as a radio operator.
He served in the Maritimes and
at Fort Churchill
before moving to British Columbia to work in the West Coast
Marine radio service.
In 1938 he transferred to aviation radio and during World War
2 was involved in
developing many aeradio stations on the Prairies and in North
Western Canada.
Mr. Allan was appointed
district administrative
officer at Edmonton in 1948 and in 1955 was transferred to
Vancouver as
regional administrative officer.
At a dinner held in his honor Mr. Allan was
presented by Regional Director Dr. T. G. Howe with several gifts from his
coworkers. Mrs. Allan, too, was honored.