65 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca CAMIRE, Joseph Ernest Alfred WWII L.A.C. Ernest Camire enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 12, 1941. He served in Works and Buildings as an engineer on trucks, caterpillars, tractors, etc. He did not have any active service and was not wounded. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and his discharge on December 28, 1945. CAMIRE, Joseph Filicien A. “Joe” WWII Joe enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on January 7, 1942 at No. 2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba, at the age of 23. He served overseas for five years. While overseas, Joe worked on the ground crew putting out fires on the large planes and helping to clear the rubble from airfields after bombing. This often took them close to the fighting. He was also promoted to A.C.Cp. (5) as shown in his service book. Joe completed the full period of qualifying service for the 1939-1945 Star on December 26, 1944. He received his discharge in 1945. Joe married Eva Champagne in 1956. They had one daughter, Linda. Joe’s last residence was in Abbotsford, British Columbia, where he passed away at the age of 59, in March 1978. Shown below is a picture of a German Fighter Plane which had crashed in England.
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