501 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND SMITH, Frederick William “Fred” Fred was born on March 30, 1925 on the Rama Reserve, Rama, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Infantry Corp. 48th Highlanders on July 28, 1942. Fred served with the 2nd Queen’s Own Rifles in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Canada. He received five shrapnel wounds on August 25, 1944 when he fought near Amsterdam and he remained in hospital in England for six months and one piece of shrapnel remained in his left arm. Fred was awarded the 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Voluntary Service Medal and Clasp, and the 1939-45 War Medal. He was discharged in September 1944. After the war Fred joined the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Reserve and he became the last Aboriginal World War II Veteran at the Rama Reserve where he passed away on June 3, 2014. SMITH, James A. James was born in Grand Manan, New Brunswick on October 26, 1928. He joined the Army and served in Canada, Korea and Japan during the Korean War. He was a Drill Sergeant in Kingston and had his left shoulder blown off by a hand grenade while training people. He married Margaret E. Smith (Cale) on August 18, 1956. He lived on the base with his wife Margaret and his three children (Pamela, Laura and James). While stationed in Fredericton he taught Morse code. James worked at Hayes Dana in Thorold building chases and drive train. He lived in Niagara Falls when he left the Army. He was a member of Niagara Falls Legion Branch 51. He played darts for Ontario and was a champion and won a trip to England in 1982. James passed away on July 5, 1987. SMITH, Harold Bruce Harold was born in Petrolia, Ontario on July 6, 1931. He enlisted in the Army on June 12, 1951 and served in Korea during the Korean War. Harold was discharged on August 27, 1954. He worked at Ontario Hydro after he became a Mill Wright. He was a member of Wyoming Legion Branch 388. Harold passed away on December 14, 1989.
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