255 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WILLIAMSON, Norris H. WWII Norris was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, in 1926. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and Army, serving in Canada, England and Germany. Norris had numerous postings during his military career. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the 1939-1945 CD. Norris joined The Royal Canadian Legion Stonewall Branch 52 and became President of that Branch and then District Commander of District #5 and then President of the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command from 1997 to 1999. Norris had been involved with The Legion for thirty years before he passed away in July 2010. WILSON, Andrew Robert WWII Andrew joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 23, 1941 as a security guard. He was stationed at #7 Equipment Depot, Winnipeg. Later he transferred to #8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, on March 23, 1943. He remustered from security guard to postal clerk. Then he was posted overseas to #3 Personnel Reception Center, Bournemouth, England on July 12, 1943. He was repatriated to Lachine, Quebec on November 23, 1945. Almost a year later, he decided to join the service again on December 13, 1946. He was back in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a safety equipment technician. This trade included all safety devices such as, packing personnel, parachutes, drag chutes for installing in Voodoo aircraft, ejection seats, dinghies, walkaround oxygen bottles, oxygen masks - for flying personnel, liquid oxygen - for fast aircraft such as the Voodoo aircraft. He was sent to Aylmer, Ontario for a course on safety equipment on April 4, 1947, then was stationed in Trenton, Ontario on November 11, 1947. He was stationed in Mount Hope, Ontario on July 24, 1950, then went to 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, Ontario on December 11, 1950. He was moved to North Bay, Ontario on December 3, 1951 then was transferred to 445 Squadron in North Bay on April 1, 1953. He transferred from 445 Squadron to Station Uplands Ontario on October 5, 1956. Also, he was posted overseas to #4 Fighter Wing, Soellingen, Germany in the Black Forest on October 6, 1956. Then he was stationed in Bagotville, Quebec on October 15, 1959 and later transferred to 416 Squadron in Bagotville on January 30, 1962. He was stationed in Uplands, Ontario on January 31, 1962 and taken on strength station Chatham 416 Squadron on September 10, 1962. Andrew was discharged as a Corporal on October 6, 1969 with decorations as follows: Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945 and Canadian Forces’ Decoration and Clasp. He lived in Dublin, Ireland from 1970 to June 1974 when he lost his dear wife, Molly, on June 22, 1974. He then came back to Winnipeg in 1975.
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