Military Service Recognition Book 512 ONTARIO COMMAND SWINDLEHURST, James Victor “Vic” Vic was born in Erin Township, Ontario on June 15, 1918. He was a member of the Lorne Scots reserve and enlisted in the permanent Canadian Army on June 6, 1942. He served first with the Queen’s York Rangers and then the South Saskatchewan Regiment overseas. In Canada, he was assigned to patrol and protect important installations such as the Ontario Hydro plants at Chippewa and the Welland Canal. In 1943, Vic was posted overseas to England where he remained until the summer of 1944. With the South Saskatchewan Regiment, he landed in France on D-Day+30. Vic was a mechanic but as the war carried on, with shortages of infantry, he was placed into the front lines. Vic served through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany during World War II. One of his favorite assignments came after the German surrender, when he was on a convoy to bring relief to Czechoslovakia. Vic and his brother, Ray who had served in Italy, returned to Canada on the liner Queen Elizabeth with over 12,000 other servicemen on November 19, 1945. He received his discharge on January 10, 1946. Vic passed away on August 30, 2013. TAPLIN, Albert L. Albert was born in Draper Township, Muskoka on August 12, 1917. He enlisted in the Air Force on May 20, 1941 and was discharged on October 22, 1945 at the rank of Sapper. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during World War II, the PPCLI during the Korean War and the RCAF in Canada. During his service with the PPCLI he had the rank of Staff Sergeant. Albert served in Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and Central Mediterranean. He was awarded the Defence Medal, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Korea Medal and the United Nations Service Medal. Albert passed away on September 5, 2004. TALLON, Clarence V. Clarence was born in Webbwood, Ontario on August 23, 1923. He enlisted in the Army on November 26, 1942. He was in CAC during World War II and trained to be a Tank Driver, then trained to be a Tank Mechanic. He spent most of his time at Camp Borden, Ontario. He was discharged on April 16, 1946 and went on to work in logging camps for six years, then worked as a mechanic until his retirement in 1981. Clarence has been a member of Massey Legion Branch 432 for 27 years.
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