133 www.on.legion.ca DOUGLASS, George Allan George was born on November 10, 1922, in Owen Sound, Ontario. He was the son of Major Linton Ewart Douglass, who had served with the 147th Grey Battalion in Canada and England, and the 58th Battalion CEF in France. The family moved to Toronto in the mid-1930s. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, Linton advised his children, William Ewart and George Allan, to avoid the Army given his experiences, and opt for the Air Force. George enrolled in the RCAF (Regular Force) in 1942 and trained at No. 1 ITS on Avenue Road, Toronto ON, then Trois Riviere QC, MacDonald MB and Lethbridge AB before proceeding to Dumfries, Scotland to complete his operational training as a Bombardier. The war ended in Europe in May 1945 before his first mission. He immediately volunteered for service in the Far East, but the Japanese surrendered on August 8, 1945, as George was crossing the Atlantic. He was released from the Air Force on arrival in Canada in September 1945. George married Margaret Bowles, working at the TTC and Ontario Hydro as a design draughtsman. In 1946, they were residing in Rexdale. They had two children, Patrick and Leslie Anne. George passed away on January 26, 1997. DRONICK, William Archibald “Bill” Bill was born in Insinger, Saskatchewan on June 10, 1918, to Rose and George Dronick. He joined the Air Force (Regular Force) in 1942 and was sent to the training centre in Galt, Ontario (10,000 men trained at this facility) to learn how to repair aircraft that had been shot. He then was stationed in Prince Rupert, BC and served with Flight 372, No. 4 Squadron, REA 7, 1 Depot Toronto. When he left the Air Force in 1945, he returned to Galt and married Margaret Finnie and had two children, Marilyn and Thomas. Bill was known by all that knew him by the nickname of Buzz. Bill had a small construction company and went on to build three homes for his family. Bill was active in sports and played hockey, umpired baseball, bowled, curled and loved to fish. Later in life, he owned a fishing lodge. Bill passed away on January 21, 2007. DROUILLARD, Leonard Remi Leonard was born in Windsor, Ontario on July 25, 1950. He enlisted in the Army (Reserve Force) on June 1, 1965 with the Windsor Regiment. He was released on June 30, 1970. Leonard is a 45-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wallaceburg Branch 18 and has been residing in Chatham/Kent since 2007. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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