357 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND TYMOSZEWICZ, Mikołaj, “Kola” Mikołaj was born in Moscow, Russia on June 21, 1917, to an Orthodox Polish family. He moved to Vilno, Poland with his family where he finished his education. When World War II broke out, he was serving with the 4th Warsaw Aviation Regiment. His Regiment escaped to Romania and then to France to further serve in the Polish Air Force (PAF). When France fell, the Regiment moved to England where they were assigned to the legendary 302nd Squadron of the PAF. Mikołaj served in Poland from January 8, 1938 to September 19, 1939, and then in France from November 19, 1939 to June 19, 1940. His service with the 302nd Squadron as a Fitter Airframes was from May 8, 1940 to his discharge on May 12, 1948. Sergeant Tymoszewicz was awarded the Polish Air Force Medal, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal 1939-1945 and Defence Medals. He immigrated to Canada in 1950, settling in St. Catharines, Ontario, where he worked as a Toolmaker for McKinnon Industries. He joined The Royal Canadian Legion Polish Veterans Branch 418 in 1958 where he became known as “Kola” and was a member for five years. He was president of Branch 418 from 1962 until his death on April 27, 1963. VALLEAU, John H. John was born on January 17, 1925 in Gananoque, Leeds, Ontario. He joined the Navy on September 27, 1943 and spent a consistent amount of his service on HMCS Uganda as a Torpedo Man on the high seas and the Pacific Ocean. He also served on HMCS York from September 27 to November 2, 1943 as well as on the Stadacona from May 27, 1944. After his discharge on November 15, 1945, he volunteered for “after the war” cleanup for a couple of years before returning to civilian life. Over the years, he received Canadian Service Volunteer Medal and Stars. Upon returning to his home, he was a member of the HMCS Uganda/Quebec Veterans’Association. John was a member of Major Walter Barnard, Delhi Legion Branch 125 before he passed away on November 16, 2005. UMPHERSON, W. Earl Earl was born on December 4, 1918 in Poland, Ontario. After a couple years of working at the family lumber mill in Poland, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on December 4, 1941. Earl was a pilot on Halifax bombers with 502 “Ulster Squadron” and he received the Croix de Guerre (France) for action in the Bay of Biscay on August 13, 1944. Excerpts from Coastal Command Operational Summaries cite numerous attacks during 1944-45 on German U-Boats and merchant vessels by F/O Umpherson. He was discharged in 1945. He returned to Canada after World War II with his bride, Jane Jenkins, a Navy WRNS who had served in the frontline port of Dover during the war years. Earl passed away on August 24, 2012.
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