137 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca MacDONALD, Dougald J. WWII Dougald was born in 1922 in Ninette, Manitoba. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and trained as a fighter pilot with # 20 E.F.T.S at Oshawa, Ontario. He was deployed overseas after graduating from flight training in February 1943 and served in England and Scotland with his squadron. Dougald was awarded several medals. He married Jean Laidlaw in 1946 and worked for the Midland Railway in Winnipeg until he passed away in 1958. His wife was left to raise four children. MacDONALD (KILPATRICK), Evelyn D. SPECIAL DUTY AREA Evelyn was born in 1923 in Saint Boniface, Manitoba. She joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II and served in Canada. She enlisted on June 13, 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and after basic training, enrolled in the first women’s wireless course. After training for six months, she was posted to Montreal along with two other women. Even though she was trained as a radio operator, the teletype was the most commonly used method of communication so she learned teletype and trained as a cipher clerk which was additional training leading to confidential duties. Sergeant MacDonald worked out of the Sun Life Building until general demobilization in October 1945. Evelyn said that this provided a great experience and little did she know at that time, that operating a teletype machine would be her means of earning a very good living until her retirement. MacKAY, Ian H. WWII Ian was born in 1920. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Northern Ireland, the Carolinas and New York City. He was a member of Fort William Legion Branch 6 for fifty years before he passed away in 1997. MacDONALD, Vernon Clair WWII Vernon was born in Portage la Prairie in 1918. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force. He spent the war years in Britain where he was involved in the development of radar, both operationally and as an instructor. He was commissioned in 1943. Vernon returned to Canada after the war with his British bride Margaret, a former W.A.A.F., and his young son. He spent six years in the Royal Canadian Air Force Reserve and overhauled the radar chains in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland during the Cold War. In the seventies, he commenced what would become the most important legacy of his career, his activity in international standards for telecommunications. He eventually became chairman of the International Telecommunications Union. After his retirement from the Civil Service, he continued as an information technology standards consultant. Vernon died in 1999 at the age of 80.
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