Decoration with two Bars. He is the fourth ranking RCAF ace. Postwar career He was released from the RCAF in September 1945, but rejoined the RCAF in January 1946. Laubman first served with No. 6 Communications Flight, NWAC. He was a founding member of the Blue Devils aerobatic team and flew with the team from 1949 to 1951. He then commanded No. 416 Squadron from January 1951 to March 1952. He went on to command No. 3 Wing at Zweibrücken from July 1963 to August 1966. In April 1967 he was promoted to Air Commodore and he took up command of No. 1 Air Division in July 1969, remaining in the post until April 1970. He was then made Commander of Canadian Forces Europe in April 1970 to August 1971 before becoming Chief of Personnel, CFHQ in May 1972 until his retirement. Upon his retirement he held the rank of Lieutenant General. In 1979, he opened a Canadian Tire store in Red Deer, Alberta, and was very active in community affairs. In 2007, he was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence for distinguished service as a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force and as a central Alberta business and community leader. He died in June 2018 at the age of 96. Two CF-18 Hornet fighters from the RCAF base at Cold Lake, Alberta, performed a flyby at the celebration of life for him and his wife in Red Deer. References Air Force Association of Canada entry Retrieved 2 April 2014 The Alberta Order of Excellence Retrieved 2 April 2014 Milberry, Larry, ed. Sixty Years—The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984. Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. . External links Don Laubman at acesofww2.com 1921 births 2018 deaths Canadian military personnel from Alberta Canadian generals Canadian World War II flying aces Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) World War II prisoners of war held by Germany