Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – December 20, 1941, Ottawa Citizen

Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Memorial – St Matthew's Anglican Church Ottawa

Record of Service – Queens University Remembers Donald John Sterling Sc’ 1943 http://db.library.queensu.ca/queens_remembers/Sterling,%20DJ/ Donald John Sterling Sc’ 43 R.C.A.F. P.O. J. Sterling B.Sc. ’21 (father) 292 Flora St. Ottawa, Ont. Enlisted in February 1941 Trained at Summerside P.E.I., graduated last December as a sergeant-pilot and subsequently obtained his officer's rank. Was instantly killed on July 7th 1942 when his plane took fire. Review Aug 1942 D.J. Sterling Memorial Scholarship established in honour of the first member of Science '43 to lose his life in the war. Review, June 1943

Photo of DONALD JOHN STERLING – Queens University Remembers Donald John Sterling Sc’ 1943 http://db.library.queensu.ca/queens_remembers/Sterling,%20DJ/ The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Sterling was a member of the class of 43, -but left Queen's and a brilliant scholarship record in his second year to join the RCAF in February, 1941. He received his wings and commission at Summerside, P.E.I. in December, 1941, and lost his life in a crash at the West Coast last July 7. He was born at Peterborough and received his elementary and secondary schooling in Winnipeg. He spent one year at Glebe Collegiate, where he won a General proficiency award. At the end of his first year at Queen's, Pilot Officer Sterling won a university scholarship valued at $75, and in his second year won the William Baker Memorial Scholarship in physics. His sister, Ruth Sterling, is in Arts '44 at Queen's.