LEST WE FORGET 297 OCHRYMOWICH, Theodore “Ted” WWII Ted was born in Warsaw, Poland on September 1, 1924. His parents were Michal and Karolina who emigrated to Canada in 1929. Michal worked for the Canadian National Railway in Ardath, Saskatchewan. When Ted left school at the age of seventeen, he was fluent in both English and Ukrainian. Claiming to be nineteen, only two months after leaving school, he enlisted in the army. He trained in Calgary and Camp Borden before leaving for England in June 1942 where he became part of the 9th Armoured Regiment. A letter from Ted’s father alerted the army that his son was underage, so Ted was assigned less hazardous duties until he reached the age of eighteen and embarked on active duty in the Mediterranean Theatre of War. His regiment engaged in a fierce battle near the Melfa River. On May 25, 1944, at the age of nineteen, Ted Ochrymowich was killed in action. He is buried at the Cassino Military Cemetery, Italy with almost 4,000 other military personnel. OKEMASIS, Joseph WWII Joseph was born in Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, in 1924. He enlisted with the 1st Division Support Battalion, Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG) on October 14, 1941, serving in Canada, Britain, Central Mediterranean and Italy. He received the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-1945. Joseph was killed in action in Italy on December 7, 1943, and is buried in Plot 2, Row F, Grave 3 of the Moro Rover Cemetery, Ortona, Italy. ODEGAARD, Walter Theodore WWII Walter was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1921. He joined the 7th AntiTank Royal Canadian Artillery, serving in England, Sicily, Africa, Italy, Belgium and Holland. He found serving in the Italian Campaign very difficult, but did not speak of his experiences. Walter passed away in 1983.
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