349 www.on.legion.ca SUMARA, John Julian John was born in Oxford, Nova Scotia on April 3, 1920. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on January 22, 1940 with the Royal 22nd Regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces. He was deployed to the United Kingdom in June 1940 and served as a sapper with the Royal Canadian Engineers in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. John returned home to Canada in March 1945 and was discharged on May 25, 1945. He was a member of Royal Canadian Legion Waterdown Branch 551 and Smiths Falls Branch 95 for over fifty years in total. John passed away on June 21, 2010. TAGGART, Charles Irving Charles was born in Kamloops, British Columbia on October 15, 1914. His military career began as Sapper in the 1st Corp Field Survey Co. RCE, non-permanent Active Militia 1936-1938. Enlisting in the regular Canadian Army RCE in 1939, he went overseas in 1940. During World War II he was promoted to Captain with the Canadian Intelligence Corps whose activities involved critical aerial survey work identifying the launch sites of V2 rockets. First transferring in 1945 to Supplementary Reserve post war, he re-enrolled in 1947 with Canadian Army (Regular). Major Taggart’s Military assignments included Chief Instructor of Photo Interpretation, Air Photo Interpretation Korea 1952, and in 1958-1959 Special Employment with the Canadian Delegation International Supervisory Commission in Vietnam. At this time Canada sent military personnel specifically to forward intelligence to allies regarding conflict developing in Southeast Asia. From 1960, Taggart was Chief Interpreter and CO II of the Joint Photographic Intelligence Centre until his release from the army in 1964. With a depth of knowledge of photointerpretation, Charles was then appointed to Superintendent of the Satellite Data Lab, Canadian Meteorological services where in conjunction with the National Research Council Radio Engineering division, he became involved in the development of satellite data transmission of photo imagery – Canada’s first pictures from space. From 1964 until he retired in 1979, he was among those who pioneered the development and use of satellite imagery. Charles Taggart authored numerous articles including one published by Nature, Vol. 207, Number 499 July 1965. C.I. Taggart’s military involvement and experiences contributed significantly to Canadian research and development in war time and peace time activities. Chales passed away on November 7, 1997. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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