Service No: J91050
Rank: Pilot Officer
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Biography: Dave Pickering was born on May 18, 1922 at the family farm near Sexsmith.
When World War II broker out Dave along with his brother Charles, enlisted in the Air Force. Dave was killed on April 24, 1944 and buried in England. He was 22 years old.
Source: Wagon Trails Grown Over p 1150 (Name of Roll of Honour), Pioneers of the Peace p 327, Second World War II Service Files – War Dead, 1939 to 1947