(reprinted from the 14 May 1980 issue of The Voxair, Winnipeg, Manitoba)
WINNIPEG—Chief Warrant Officer Clemens Bernhardt, 55, center, of CFB Winnipeg, Man., the last serving member of the regular force entitled to wear the World War II bomb aimer badge, is honored at his retirement dinner at the base by LCOL J E Laye (left), Base Technical Services Officer, and MAJ A V Milani (right). CO of 401 Technical Services Detachment. CWO Bernhardt joined the RCAF in 1943 and served in many areas of Canada while earning his bomb aimer’s wings.
Demobilized in 1944, he rejoined the RCAF in 1947 as an instrument electrical technician, serving in Canada and Scotland until his retirement this month.
CWO Bernhardt came to CFB Winnipeg in 1973 and plans to stay here now that he is retired.
He is married with four daughters all living in the Winnipeg area. (BASE PHOTO)
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Clemens passed away 9 June 2009.
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-151248/BERNHARDT_CLEMENS