Frank George Grant DSO DFC was born in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. On October 11, 1940, Grant enlisted in the RCAF at Calgary, Alberta.

After receiving air crew instruction at various training schools in Canada, he graduated as a pilot, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School at Camp Borden, Ontario, on April 28, 1941.

In May 1941 he joined 504 RAF Squadron and for a time fought in the Battle of Britain. In March 1942 he transferred to the Aleutian Islands to join 118 Squadron there, flying Kittyhawk aircraft. He became Officer Commanding in February 1943. When the Japanese withdrew from the Aleutians in September 1943, No. 118 Squadron was renumbered to No. 438, and sent overseas, Grant was with it.

On March 10, 1943, after converting to Typhoon aircraft, Grant led the squadron on its first mission from Hurn, Hampshire against targets near Cherbourg, France.

In June 1944, at a time when the destruction of enemy lines of communication was especially vital, he successfully attacked a bridge spanning the River Dives. A few days later, he led his squadron, No. 438, in an attack on Nazi Headquarters near Caen in Normandy. The building was demolished. For his skill and gallantry he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).

On D-Day, his pilots bombed concrete placements overlooking the beach. Time and again throughout the Normandy campaign, Grant led his Wing against enemy bridges and other targets. The pilots dived from 6,000 to 3,000 feet, frequently in the face of heavy flak and with the ever present danger of enemy fighters.

At the end of July, Grant was stricken with appendicitis and was pulled out of operations. In October, 1944, he was given command of No. 143 RCAF Wing based at Eindhoven, which he led until war’s end. He led his formation in all major actions associated with the "Battle of the Bulge", in the Ardennes sector. In support of airborne landings during the crossing of the Rhine River, he organized and led his Wing’s strikes against enemy flak positions that threatened the success of the operation. By his skill and daring many of those positions were silenced.

Finally, in the subsequent drive across Germany, he led many missions in support of Allied ground forces, contributing materially to their rapid advance. For his brilliant leadership and outstanding courage on all types of operations he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and became Canada’s most decorated Typhoon pilot.

The governments of France and the Netherlands decorated Grant with the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star and the Netherlands Flying Cross.

After the end of WW2, Grant went into business in Montreal. In September 1975, Wing Commander Grant passed away in Unionville, North of Toronto.