365 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND VIALETTE, Allen Francis Allen was born in Montréal, Québec on November 23, 1960. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces (Regular) on September 15, 1986. He trained as an Artilleryman and served with the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA). Allen was deployed in Germany and in Former Yugoslavia with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Forces, the United Nation Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and in Afghanistan with the International Security Assistance Force. After serving until November 23, 2015, Allen moved to Lancaster and became an active member with the Royal Canadian Legion Claude Nunney V.C. Memorial Branch 544. His medals include the General Campaign Star, Service Medal, Canadian Peacekeeping Medal, UN Forces in Cyprus, NATO Medal for former Yugoslavia, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee, and Canadian Decoration 2nd Clasp. VOLL, Kenneth Jonas “Ken” Ken was born on October 8, 1920, in Waterloo, Ontario to Emil and Emelina (Boegel) Voll along with seven siblings, Edgar, Oscar, Edward, Harvey, Henry, Raymond and Lorne. He attended St. Louis and St. Jerome Schools. He was at the top of his game in 1939, winning the Junior B title with the Waterloo Siskins. Prior to World War II, Ken worked at a Button Factory in Waterloo. He married Lorna Isabella Sutherland on May 16, 1942. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) a few days later and was posted with the Royal Canadian Regiment. After training, Ken and his unit arrived in England where they were geared up to go to North Africa, then to Italy. The fighting was very intense. Ken was wounded in the Battle of Ortona on December 24, 1943, and sent to a hospital in Algiers. After his discharge in May 1845, he was employed with Canada Customs, reunited with Lorna, and raised two daughters, Janice and Dianne. Ken enjoyed an early retirement. He was a life member of the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club and a 67year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kitchener Branch 50. Ken passed away on February 11, 2013, and rests in Parkview Cemetery in Waterloo. WADE, Reginald Herbert Reginald was born in Wigston, England on April 23, 1917. He attended Aurora Public and High School between 1924 and 1935. He worked at Collis Leather between 1936 and 1939 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) on November 8, 1940. On January 20, 1942, Reginald began Air Gunner training in Guelph and received his wings at Mountain View on February 19, 1943. Reginald was attached to 408 Squadron RCAF on January 10, 1944, and commissioned as a Pilot Officer on February 18, 1944. He was the Wireless Operator / Air Gunner on Lancaster LL720 conducting operation against aircraft assembly factories in Leipzig on February 20, 1944, when LL720 crashed close to Paal, Netherlands.
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