259 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND PLOURDE, Annie Annie was born on October 26, 1966 in Kapuskasing, Ontario. She joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on February 1, 1989 and served in Canada as a Warrant Officer until her discharge on September 2, 2010. She was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration. Annie resides in Moonbeam, Ontario and has been a member of Kapuskasing Legion Branch 85 for four years. POHL, Hans “Jimmy” Jimmy was born on October 9, 1923 in Bodenbach, Czechoslovakia in a German region called Sudetenland. This was one of the first areas invaded by the Germans, forcing his family of five to flee their homeland. The Canadian Government provided asylum for refugees in northern Saskatchewan where farming communities emerged. When war broke out in 1939, Hans joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in October 1941 and became a tail air gunner with 16 Squadron. While in northern England, he met the love of his life, Josephine Middlebrook, who later immigrated to Canada where they married and had two daughters. After his discharge in August 1946, Jimmy tried his hand at farming but realized he missed military life so he re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was posted overseas and assisted in opening the peacekeeping base in Zweibrüchen (3 Wing). Later postings included Watson Lake, Lachine, Edmonton, Fort Churchill, Ottawa and Baden Solingen (4 Wing), finally retiring in 1968. Jimmy passed away on December 16, 1987. PLOURDE, Denis J. Denis was born on February 25, 1965 in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on June 6, 1985 and served with 1st Wing Tactical Aviation in Canada, Haiti, Bosnia and Afghanistan as a Master Warrant Officer until her discharge on April 27, 2011. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration, the Bosnia Medal, the Order of St. John, the 125th Medal, the HESTIA-1 (Haiti), the NATO – Fy, the CPSM, the General Service Southwest Asia Star and the CDS Commendation, Special Service Medal. Denis resides in Moonbeam, Ontario and has been a member of Kapuskasing Legion Branch 85 for four years.
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