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Greene then went on to be reassigned to No.30 Squadron as the Squadron Commander, and under his command led it through the 1939-1940 period of actions over the Songun Sea. He finished the war with 34 aerial victories. Post-war, he retired as a member of the Air Force Reserve, but was reactivated and promoted as a Wing Commander of No.3 Wing shortly before the Istrenyan Crisis. Greene then went on to earn the Arcerion Cross for his actions during the Istrenyan Crisis, and earning his final two aerial victories, bringing the total to 36 before retiring shortly after the end of the Istrenyan Crisis. | Greene then went on to be reassigned to No.30 Squadron as the Squadron Commander, and under his command led it through the 1939-1940 period of actions over the Songun Sea. He finished the war with 34 aerial victories. Post-war, he retired as a member of the Air Force Reserve, but was reactivated and promoted as a Wing Commander of No.3 Wing shortly before the Istrenyan Crisis. Greene then went on to earn the Arcerion Cross for his actions during the Istrenyan Crisis, and earning his final two aerial victories, bringing the total to 36 before retiring shortly after the end of the Istrenyan Crisis. | ||
[[File:Greene flight 1.jpg|thumb|Squadron Commander Cameron Doyle Greene, and his wingman Flight Lieutenant Eric Rothburne fly an interceptor patrol over the Songun Sea in 1939, during the Second Great War. ]] | |||
After the conclusion of the Istrenyan Civil War, Greene worked as a pilot for several airlines as a commercial airline pilot, eventually moving into an executive role by the 1980s. With the creation of Aeroco in 1989, he was brought on as a senior executive before he died of natural causes at 73. | After the conclusion of the Istrenyan Civil War, Greene worked as a pilot for several airlines as a commercial airline pilot, eventually moving into an executive role by the 1980s. With the creation of Aeroco in 1989, he was brought on as a senior executive before he died of natural causes at 73. | ||