LEST WE FORGET 309 PICKFORD, Doug WWII Doug joined the Canadian Army on April 15, 1945, in Regina, Saskatchewan. He had surgery three weeks later and was sent to Portage la Prairie. From there, Doug was sent to Simcoe, Ontario for basic training.While there, he took pneumonia and was hospitalized while the rest of the troops were shipped overseas. Doug was transferred to Regiment Police and spent the rest of the war in Simcoe. Doug was discharged on July 17, 1946, in Regina, Saskatchewan. PLOSZ, Ernest Theodore “Ernie” WWII Ernie was born in Cana, Saskatchewan in 1916. In September 1939, Ernie enlisted with the 18th Field Battery in Regina which became the 18th Anti-Tank Battery. In 1940, he went to Camp Shilo in Manitoba for training. After receiving notice of being shipped overseas on the following Monday, he phoned Rosina Mary Heath on Thursday to ask her to marry him. They were married on the Saturday. He shipped out to England on Monday. In 1942, he was promoted to Officer Cadet and sent back to Victoria, BC for training. In 1943, Ernie shipped overseas for the second time. On D-Day +1, he landed in Normandy. He was in Caen, Falaise, Antwerp, Nijmegen, and Holland. He returned to Canada in September 1945 to Regina and continued to serve with the rank of Captain. Eventually, Ernie became the City of Regina City Clerk, a position from which he retired. He and Rosina raised three children. After retiring they moved to Saskatchewan Beach where they lived until their passing. Rosina died in June 1998 and Ernie in January 1999. PIERRARD (ROHLEDER), Vilja E. WWII Vilja was born in Division of Hanover, Manitoba in 1924. She enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces on September 30, 1944, at the age of twenty. She joined the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Services, WRCNS. She took her training at the Galt, Ontario training camp. After completing her training, she was stationed in Ottawa and served in the offices of the Director of Naval Pay and Accounting. Her duties also included being a messenger to other naval offices in the city. She served for eighteen months and was demobilized on March 26, 1946, six months after World War II was officially declared over. She has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for a total of thirty years at Wilkie Branch 139 and Rocanville Branch 20.
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