| Rank | F/O. |
| Unit # | RCAF |
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Semark of Cedar Springs, Raleigh Twsp, Kent Co., ON. Mr. Semark was the agricultural superintenden of Erie Manor the home of Mrs. George T. McKeough. F/O Semark was born in England and as a boy attended the Cedar Springs public school. Just prior to going overseas he married a Windsor girl who was residing in that city for the duration of the war. He had a sister Miss Margaret Semak who was residing in Guelph in 1945.
While flying a Lancaster with the RAF on operations over Dusseldorf, Germany a Junkers JU88 attacked his aircraft at 7000 feet. Wounding the rear gunner it also shot off the tail plane, and put two of the four engines of the Lancaster out of commission, and destroyed the panes navigational gear.
F/O Semark made it back to the British coastline flying at only 2000 feet but he successfully brought the heavy bomber to an emergency landing field. Luck was on there side as they saw two more enemy aircraft, a single engine fighter and w twin engine one but F/O Semak evaded them.
CDN 31/01/45(P).
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