Private William Guy Tallman (right) served on the front lines of the Canadian Army’s Black Watch Royal Highlander Regiment from March 1943 to March 1946. Guy was wounded on July 19, 1944, during the Battle of Verrieres Ridge in France. He received five campaign medals for his wartime service. His hometown was Merrickville, Ontario.
Senior Airman Harold Wesley Tallman (left) served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He was the brother of William Guy Tallman, and his hometown was Merrickville, Ontario.
Lou Muloin joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1954 and retired in 1986 from Trenton Air Force Base.
My grandfather, Dean H. Dover, served in the RCAF during World War II as a Spitfire pilot and squadron leader (412 Spitfire Squadron Commander). He was a pilot instructor and staff officer with 442 Squadron in 1944, then Squadron Leader (412 Squadron) from August 1944 to January 1945. He flew more than 100 flights over […]
Michael J. Paupst was born on January 3, 1966. He attended Royal Roads Military College and graduated in Physics and Computer Science in British Columbia. He participated in various sports such as wrestling and volleyball, and won third place in track and field as a javelin thrower. After graduating, he trained as a pilot officer […]
Jim Strickland served on active duty in the infantry corps during the Second World War. He currently resides at the Perley Veterans Residence in Ottawa.
Irwin Isaac Levinson was my grandfather. He and his brothers served in the Second World War in various regiments. His brothers went overseas, and Irwin was stationed for most of the war in Farnham, Quebec. He had hoped to go overseas, but the war ended. He was proud to be a member of the Canadian […]
Captain Eddie Strauss, my uncle, was a tail gunner on a Lancaster bomber with the RCAF’s 426 Thunderbird Squadron during the Second World War. He was shot at many times, dropped bombs on German cities and leaflets on Nazi-occupied territory, and took part in D-Day. Uncle Eddie didn’t like to talk about the war, but […]
James Chancie “Jay” Sloat was born on September 25, 1924, on his family’s original homestead in the Buffalo Lakes region, northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta. His parents, Henry James Sloat and Irene Sloat (née: Connors) later moved Jay and his siblings to the Westmark area, where they had purchased two quarters on the banks of […]
My grandfather, Garnet Stewart, served with the Midland Regiment until its disbandment, when he joined the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa. He served from 1939 to 1945, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day. He was very proud to be Canadian and a veteran. He was very proud to be Canadian and a veteran.
