285 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND JOSEPH, Leo Paul Leo was born on January 3, 1934 in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick. In 1952, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment. He took Basic and Advanced training in Camp Wainwright, Alberta, and at Camp Petawawa, Ontario. As the war in Korea continued to rage, the Battalion left Camp Petawawa in February 1953, embarked from Seattle, Washington on the ship General CC Ballou, and sailed immediately for Korea. On July 27, 1953, the Cease Fire came into effect. After the Cease Fire, the Battalion became Peacekeepers. On its return from Korea, the Battalion was disbanded, and Leo went on to the First Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment. His Regiment went to Germany for a two-year posting during the Cold War. When Leo returned to Canada, he became an Infantry Section Commander. He took his release after twelve years of Service to his country. Leo became a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in 1972. He held the office of Branch 501’s President for two terms and Veterans’ Service Officer for Zone A-6. Leo passed away on August 4, 2014. JURCHUK, Peter Joseph Peter was born in Kitchener, Ontario on January 21, 1920 to Gregory and Hedwig Jurchuk. He had five siblings: John, Helen, Anna, Stan, and Fred. He attended elementary school at St. John’s. In 1942, Peter joined the Army and received training in Canada then England and became a Bren Gun Operator, which served him well in France, Holland, and Germany. Peter filled in as a driver for Officers on many occasions. He was discharged in 1945 returning to Canada and married Mary “Tina” (Leontine) raising six children: Terrance, Joanne, Richard, Susan, Paul, and Mary. He was a member of Knights of Columbus 1530 and The Royal Canadian Legion in Waterloo. Peter worked at Uniroyal for 45 years and then took his retirement so he could enjoy fishing, gardening, playing cards with friends and his aquarium. Peter passed away on October 10, 2008 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Kitchener and his name has been inscribed on Place #8 of the Waterloo Legion Veterans Memorial Wall. JUDGE, Neil Wellington Neil was born on April 2, 1934 in Bellville, Ontario. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a Midshipman on March 30, 1955. He trained at HMCS Cornwallis and at sea on the cruiser HMCS Quebec. In 1956, he was posted to the United States Navy in Pensacola, Florida and Kingsville, Texas for Navy Flight training. On completion of flight training, he was posted to Anti-Submarine Squadron VS 880 at HMCS Shearwater Naval Air Station. He served as a Pilot on board HMCS Bonaventure, Canada’s aircraft carrier patrolling the North Atlantic. In 1962, he was posted on exchange to the United States Navy Anti-Submarine Squadron VS 36 at Norfolk, Virginia as a Pilot onboard the American Aircraft carrier USS Randolph. During that time, he participated in the Cuban crisis blockade. Following that, Neil spent the remainder of his career back in Nova Scotia ending his career at National Defence Headquarter in Ottawa, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was discharged on November 17, 1987.
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