437 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND OBLINSKI, Nicolas Nicolas was born in Ottawa, Ontario on December 11, 1914. He enlisted in the Army on January 3, 1944 and served with the 1st CDN Veh Coy, RCOC in Canada, United Kingdom and Continental Europe during World War II. Nicolas was on Convoy Duty in England, Holland, France and Germany, driving to the front lines. As a Canadian Soldier, he was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp upon demobilization. He left his wife and home as a truck driver to join the war effort and was hired and promoted with the same company when the war was over. Nicolas was discharged on July 31, 1946. He was a member of Thorold Branch 17 for fourteen years. Nicolas passed away on March 4, 2000. O’CONNOR, John Edward “Ted” Ted was born in Sarnia, Ontario on November 13, 1922. He enlisted in the Army and served with the Canadian Airborne in Canada during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He has been a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62 in Sarnia where he continued to honour his brothers Barry who was missing in action in 1943 during World War II and Pat who was killed in action on May 30, 1951 in Korea. O’CONNOR, James Michael Barry Barry was born in Sarnia Ontario on January 21, 1920. He enlisted early in the war with the RCAF and served with Bomber Command, No. 6 Group, 419 Squadron in England. He was a Bomb Aimer flying on his 24th sortie with Halifax Bomber JB929 VR-J on a night-time mine laying operation in the Skagerrak Strait on April 28, 1943. The aircraft took off at 20:42 on April 28 for the “Gardening” operation (nickname for mine laying operations) from RAF Base Leeming in North Yorkshire. They did not return and were classed as Missing In Action. Barry was married to Helen Hood O’Connor. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England.
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