257 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND JACOBS, Henry Terrance “Terry” Terry was born in Montreal, Quebec on September 10, 1942. He enlisted in the Army on March 20, 1957 with the 17th Duke ofYorks Royal Canadian Hussars and became a member of the Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) when the 17th amalgamated with the 6th Hussars in 1958. He was discharged on November 30, 1969 and was awarded the Centennial Medal, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Sovereign’s Medals for Volunteers. As a public servant in the Department of National Defence he had the opportunity to work at the unit, command and NDHQ levels. Terry is a 32-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kanata Branch 638. JANISSE, Gerard Benedic Gerard was born in Windsor, Ontario on January 29, 1919. He enlisted in the Army on July 14, 1942 Captain Janisse served four years of wartime service with the Canadian Army Armoured Corp, Intelligence Corp in Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe during World War II. He was discharged on February 8, 1946. He qualified for five decorations. After his release, he was a successful stockbroker. Gerard passed away on October 26, 2006 at age 87 in Naples, Florida. JAMIESON, John Andrew McCartney “Jack” Jack was born in 1923 in Thornton, ON. He enlisted in the RCAF in 1942. He received his wings as a Pilot and his commission at Calgary (SFTS). On competition of training in England, he was posted to operational squadron - #427 Lion - #6 Group RCAF Bomber Command at Leeming in Yorkshire. He flew the Halifax for the first few trips then converted to Lancasters. His first bombing raid was to Dortmund, Germany, October 6/7, 1944. His last trip was to Schwandorf, April 16/17, 1945. For a couple of months they flew trips on patrol over Europe – dumped ammunition into the North Sea and transported released Prisoners of War back to England. Jack returned to Canada in 1945 for a month’s leave presuming he was going to the Pacific Theatre but all ended when the atomic bombs were dropped. He was discharged in February 1946 and joined Currie-Hickock (Toronto) doing design, marketing and managing in the men’s wear industry for 24 years. He led the company into manufacturing auto safety belts and was the first Canadian to ride the rocket test sled used to test the effectiveness of auto safety belts. Jack and his wife Mary (Casas) moved to Sudbury in 1972 where he began his own sales agency for men’s wear. He retired in 1988. Jack died on November 9, 2007.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==