23 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND AKITT, Walter Brian Brian was born on April 5, 1952, in Markdale, Ontario. He graduated from Grey Highlands Secondary School (GHSS), enrolling in the Canadian Armed Forces in August 1970, graduating from Royal Roads and the Royal Military College (RMC) in 1974. His flying assignments were as a navigator and deployed as a Tactical Coordinator (TACCO) with HS 423 Squadron flying the CH 124 Sea King helicopter from on board HMC Ships PROTECTEUR, IROQUOIS, OTTAWA, MARGAREE, SKEENA and ATHABASKAN. He has served at the Operational and National Headquarters level with his final staff position being the Project Director (PD) for the Maritime Helicopter Project and for the Aurora Incremental Modernization Program. In 2002, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he served as the Commanding Officer - Task Force El Gorah and Chief of Liaison for the Multinational Force and Observers, in Sinai Egypt. Awarded the Order of Military Merit, his command appointments have included Commanding Officer HT 406 Sqn, Wing Commander 12 Wing/CFB Shearwater, NS and prior to his retirement from the Royal Canadian Air Force, as the Canadian National Military Representative to the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium. Brian lives in Ottawa and is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kanata Branch 638. ALKEMA, Brian Paul Brian was born on June 4, 1968, in Burlington, Ontario and grew up in Grimsby, ON. He graduated college with a diploma in Municipal Planning and Development. On October 2, 1991, he enlisted in the Army (Primary Reserve) and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. He went on to complete both the Infantry course and the Infantry Communications course and was promoted to Corporal in 1993. He left the service on October 6, 1994 to focus on his career. Brian lives in Beamsville with his lovely wife and four amazing children. ALCHIN, William R. William was born on May 5, 1923, in Oshawa, Ontario. He devoted his youth to the Navy and the Merchant Service. He was with the Oshawa Naval Cadets prior to World War II and served with the Elm Park out of Halifax, NS throughout the war, primarily in the North Atlantic. Following his discharge, he married Jean Hines. He worked in transportation for General Motors until his retirement. William passed away on January 31, 1994.
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