225 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MacQUARRIE, John Joseph “Jack” Jack was born inWindsor, Ontario on December 25, 1925. After enlisting with the Royal Canadian Navy in Montreal in 1943, he completed Naval Training in Windsor. He was stationed at Halifax where he worked in the dockyard on ship maintenance, and then attended Navy Signals School receiving signals, radio, and radar training. While on leave prior to being sent to the Pacific, the war ended. Jack remained in the Navy, serving aboard an aircraft carrier during the Korean War. In 1960, Jack qualified as a Navy Diver, and became part of the Operational Diving Unit. He participated in experimental chamber dives at the Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine – towards the development of a decompression computer. He remembers “deep chamber dives and rapid ascents” to test the computer model. His unit was also responsible for salvaging aircraft and underwater bomb disposal. In 1966, he was clearing unexploded munitions dumped into the Halifax harbour after WWII, and was seriously injured, spending six months at Sunnybrook Hospital. Jack reached the rank of Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve, and his last assignment was as Commanding Officer of the Sea Cadet Corps before his release from service in 1972. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Uxbridge Branch 170. Jack passed away on January 10, 2021. MAHONEY, Gerald Evans Gerald was born on November 19, 1920, inWoods Harbour, Nova Scotia, toWilliam George and Laura (Goreham) along with two sisters, Kathleen Margaret and Lucille, and one brother, Maurice. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) onApril 18, 1941 with the Royal Canadian Artillery and after extensive training, was shipped overseas to the United Kingdom and was transferred to the West Nova Scotia Regiment. He fought in France and Germany and received five medals. He was shipped back to Canada and was discharged on November 16, 1945 in Dartmouth, NS. Gerald married Virginia A. (Koebel) and they raised two children, John and Mary Ann. He trained to be an electrician, moved to Ontario where he worked for Comstock changing hydro services to 60 cycle, then he worked for AMSCO in Brampton installing and repairing hospital equipment. He enjoyed fishing, camping, golf, and hunting. The family moved to Brampton in 1965, “the last seven winters in Florida.” He was a thirty-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530. Gerald passed away on April 21, 1992, and is laid to rest in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Ontario. His name is inscribed on Plaque #4 of the Legion Veterans Memorial Wall. His son, John, is a 46-year member. MADTER, Maximilian Durwood “Max” Max was born on September 25, 1912, in New Dundee, Ontario to Herbert L. and Orphia Madter, along with two siblings, Romola M. (Sharp) and Reyburn Madter. He responded to the World War II call for arms and enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on July 6, 1942 in Galt, Ontario. He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Artillery. It was during basic training that they found Max to have many physical/medical issues. The Military Medical Board decided to release Max as unfit for military service. He was discharged on December 29, 1943. Max joined The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532 in 1960 and had 22 years of continuous membership. Max passed away on January 19, 1982 and is laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg.
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