303 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MacMILLAN, Grant A. Grant was born on June 17, 1926 in Lochiel, ON. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on September 24, 1946. He progressed through recruit and basic training with relative ease – the cadet system had trained him well. While with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he achieved the rank of Aircraftman 1st Class by the time he was discharged on October 28, 1947. Later, Grant became involved with the local air cadets in Cobourg, ON. In civilian life, he managed a branch of Household Finance and a London Life office before opening his own life insurance and estate planning office. He was married to Joyce for almost 60 years and they raised six children. Grant has been a member of Fred Gies Legion Branch 50. MACRO, Cyril Cyril was born in England on April 29, 1926. He served in the Home Guard in England during World War II. He immigrated to Canada in 1959 and joined the 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada. He retired at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer and received the Centennial Medal and the Canadian Forces’ Decoration. Cyril was a Life Member of Harry Brown V.C. Legion Branch 497 for 29 years before he passed away on February 2, 2012. MacNEIL, Douglas E. Douglas was born on August 15, 1950 in Toronto, ON. He began his career in the Sea Cadets and joined the Queen’s Own Rifles Student Militia in April 1967. He later joined the QOR as a Reservist and attained the rank of Sergeant. One of his highlights with the QOR was to serve with the NATO Brigade in Germany in 1969, while being attached with the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR). He is an active member of the Queen’s Own Rifles Association. He was discharged in December 1973. Doug has been very active with the Mount Dennis Legion Branch 31 since 2001 and has been branch President since 2007.
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