441 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND SARGENT, John Archibald “Jack” Jack was the youngest of eight children. Financial circumstances resulted in Jack leaving school at Grade 7, searching for employment to assist his family. He enlisted in the Army and served with the C.I.C. Rifles in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom and Korea during World War II. Jack served with the Merchant Navy from 1941 to 1944 in a variety of duties, one being Stoker. In June of 1944, he joined the Canadian Army and was deployed to Britain and Europe. Honourably discharged in 1946, Jack returned to the Merchant Navy until 1948. Enlisting in the Canadian Special Force in August of 1950, he was deployed to Korea with the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment. Following the Battle of Chail-Li, C Company’s Private John Sargent was awarded the Military Medal for his actions as noted in the historical records: “a machine gunner who intervened skillfully again and against the encroaching enemy”. Short days later, Private Sargent was involved in the Song-gok Spur battle which is depicted in the film “28 Heroes”. Jack passed away on December 30, 1980 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound. He was a member of the Memorial Branch 6 in Owen Sound. SCAGNETTI, Paul E. Paul was born on June 14, 1955 in Toronto, ON. He was a Commanding Officer (CO) of the Algonquin Regiment in North Bay/Timmins for five years, a Commander of the 15 units of 33 Canadian Brigade Group in Ottawa, Eastern and Northern Ontario for three years, Reserve Force representative on The Strategic Review 2009 – 2010, mentor to the Freetown Garrison Commander in Sierra Leone on Po SCULPTURE, part of the British-led Internation Military Advisory & Training Team in Sierra Leone, Senior Mentor, Junior Officer and Staff Course. He was in Kabul, Afghanistan on Op ATHENA. He was awarded the US Meritorious Service Medal for his work in Afghanistan. He currently is an Aide-de-Camp to the Lt Governor of Ontario. SAXBY, William H. “Bill” Bill served Canada during World War I in the 21st Battalion from Peterborough/Kingston Area. He was at St. Eloi, France in April 1916, near the front line. The Allies crawled on hands and knees approaching their target in the dark. The Germans lit up the night sky and their soldiers were spotted and trapped. After Bill threw four grenades, one of theirs landed nearby and exploded. His right arm was smashed and shrapnel tore into his chest. He fell into a shell hole where another injured comrade, Turcott, lay. He crawled back to their lines and told others about Turcott and then collapsed himself. He spent time convalescing in Boulogne. After the war, during one of his routine hospital visits, he ran into Turcott who had quite a story to tell. He had been captured by the Nazis and spent four months in a German hospital, where his leg was amputated at the knee. He was exchanged through Holland for a German disabled prisoner. What these men and women went through for our freedom we cannot repay, and our veterans past and present deserve our thanks and gratitude.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==