99 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND DOROSHENKO, Frederick “Fred” Fred was born in Belarus on August 1, 1921 and immigrated with his family to London, Ontario in 1929. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on September 21, 1939 and joined the 2nd Battalion 7th Fld. Coy, Royal Canadian Engineers. After two years of continuous training in the UK, Fred participated in the Dieppe Raid onAugust 19, 1942, wounded twice and safely returned to the UK for hospitalization for one month before rejoining the Battalion. On July 6, 1944, the RCE’s returned to France, took part in the Battle of the Scheldt in October and November, the Liberation of the Netherlands in April and May 1945 and onwards into Germany. Fred was discharged on October 18, 1945 after spending his military career with the same Battalion and Field Company. Fred joined Branch 2 Roosevelt Legion in London in 1946, then transferring to Byron-Springbank Branch 533 in 1954. He was a three-time President of the Legion, Colour Party for nineteen years, registered volunteer at Parkwood Hospital, London War Graves Committee, Assist. Sgt. Major Warriors Day Parade for five years, recipient of Life Membership, Meritorious Service Medal and the Palm Leaf. Fred passed away on November 15, 2013 and is buried in the Veterans section at Woodland Cemetery, in London, Ontario. DOTZENROTH, Hugo H. Hugo was born in June 1920 in Montreal, QC to Norman John Dotzenroth and Phoebe Caroline (Krumpelt) Dotzenroth. Due to a job, the family moved to Woodstock, ON in 1925 where Hugo went to School. In 1935, Hugo’s father died suddenly and his mother packed up and moved to Kitchener, ON. Upon finishing school in Waterloo, Hugo joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and became a training pilot. On March 20th, 1943, he flew out of the air base just outside of Montreal with a student and crashed, killing both. Hugo was 22 at the time of his death. He is buried at the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery in Kitchener, ON. DOUCET, Joseph A. Joseph was born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick on September 3, 1912. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) and served with the Canadian Forestry Corps during World War II. Joseph worked as a labourer and resided in Paisley where he raised his family, a son named Ken, with his wife, Eileen (McArthur). He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Paisley Branch 295. Joseph died on December 1, 1987, and is buried in the Paisley Cemetery just right of the Cenotaph.
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