347 www.on.legion.ca STONE, Paul D. Paul was born on June 8, 1959, in Pembroke, Ontario and enrolled in the RCAF on September 9, 1979. After training as an Instrument-Electrical Technician, he was posted to CFB Ottawa, Ontario and in 1989 to 414 Squadron North Bay, Ontario. After transitioning to AVN TECH, he was moved to BAMEO CFB Edmonton, Alberta until 1992, then to 8 AMS, Trenton, Ontario until 2003, then on to 413 Squadron (Snowbirds) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as the senior maintenance supervisor until 2008. Then CWO Stone was appointed as the School CWO at CFSATE Camp Borden, Ontario overseeing over one thousand students. He was subsequently posted to 436 Squadron at Trenton, Ontario in 2011 as the Squadron Chief until he was released on May 11, 2011, and retired in 2012. Post retirement, Paul was employed by Locheed-Martin as a performance lead and finally retired from the aircraft maintenance industry in 2019. During his time in uniform, he participated in numerous deployments, notably OP ARTEMIS to support maritime security and counter-terrorism in the Middle East and East African waters; OP APOLLO against terrorism in Afghanistan and OP SCOTCH to airlift Canadian, foreign national, and UN personnel from Rwanda and to supply the UN mission there. His honours and awards include the CD2, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, Saskatchewan Order of Merit, SouthWest Asia Service Medal and the UN Security and Defence Policy Service Medal. In retirement, Paul plays music with three bands/orchestras in the Quinte West, Ontario area, resides in Trenton, Ontario, and is a five-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110. STROMSKI, Edward Edward was born on April 29, 1921, in Strzelno, Poland. He joined the Polish 2nd Corps of the British 8th Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 10th Polish Medium Artillery Regiment in Italy. Edward was eventually posted to the Signals Section of the 10th Regiment. At the end of the war, he returned to England with the Polish 2nd Corps. For his service during the Italian Campaign, Bombardier Stromski was awarded the Polish Army Active Service Medal, Italy Star, 1939-1945 Star, British War Medal 19391945, and the 2nd Corps Badge. He was discharged from the Army in early 1947 and then travelled to Canada on a work permit arriving in Halifax in June 1947. He eventually settled in St. Catharines, Ontario where he was employed by General Motors of Canada as a moulder in the Foundry Division until his retirement. Edward was a forty-year member of the Polish Veterans Branch 418 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Edward passed away on February 6, 1990. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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