537 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WILLIS, William G. William was born on June 2, 1923 in Webbwood, Ontario. He joined the Royal Canadian Artillery on August 9, 1943. He was discharged on September 24, 1946. William was trained as a Heavy Equipment Operator/Mechanic and a Gunner. He served in Canada, United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He earned the Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the 1939-45 War Medal. On discharge he continued using his military training to work for lumber/pulp companies in Northern Ontario. He was killed in a car accident on November 1, 1978 near his hometown. WILSON, James Beatty “Jim” Jim was born in Bosanquet Township, County of Lambton, Ontario on January 18, 1919. He enlisted in the Elgin Regiment on February 7, 1941 and served in England and Continental Europe during World War II. He attained the rank of Sergeant while serving. James received his honourable discharge on March 8, 1946 and returned to the family farm. His medals include the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He married in 1949 and that union produced three sons who continue to operate the farm today. He took over the family farm in 1950. He lived there until his passing on November 14, 2006 at the age of 87. James was a sixty year member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of Forest Legion Branch 176. WILSON, David David was born in Ayr, Scotland in 1901. He joined the Royal Navy in 1917, and was witness to the scuttling of the Germany Navy at Scapa Flow in 1919. He came to Canada in the 1930’s, and tried to join the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939 at the outbreak of war, but was turned down. He joined the Royal Regiment of Canada as a private, but was transferred to the Navy after a time with the rank of Petty Officer. In 1942, while serving on corvette duty in the Caribbean with HMCS Oakville, David was involved in the ramming and sinking of German u-boat U-92. During the engagement, Oakville’s hull was breached, so David, as Chief Stoker, evacuated his men and then swam back into the darkened engine room to vent the boilers and prevent an explosion. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his part in the action. He was a Legion member. David died suddenly in 1949.
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