147 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND CONSTANT, Earl D. Earl was born in Glasgow, Scotland on September 16, 1917. He enlisted in the Air Force in July 1942 during World War II and served with the 354 Squadron RAF in Southeast Asia. Earl was based in India and Ceylon and was attached to RAF Coastal Command. He flew B24 liberators-pilot, hunting Japanese shipping in the Indian Ocean, Andamon Sea and Malay Peninsula. Earl was discharged in March 1946. He is a member of Hespeler Legion Branch 272 and has been for 69 years. CORREY, Frank James Frank Correy was born on August 22, 1924 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. His dream of defending Canada was indeed a long shot. Inspired by his family’s military involvement, Frank joined the Sault reserves at 13, hoping to follow in their footsteps. His father, John Correy survived capture by the Germans in WWI. His older brother Jack, a much decorated war veteran of the front lines, joined the Toronto Scottish Regiment for active service overseas and the Dieppe invasion. At 15, Frank Correy was too young to join his older brother Jack overseas. He enlisted in the Sault Ste. Marie – Sudbury Regiment on August 28, 1939, however he was returned to the Reserve Army (underage) on November 20, 1939. Frank did not let his discharge to the Reserve Army end his dream of serving with his bother Jack overseas. He continued his training at Niagara on the Lake, Nanaimo in 1942 and Vernon, BC in 1943 and 1944. He graduated from the officer’s school in Vernon, BC as Lieutenant, and was assigned to the West Coast Command in Ucluelet and Tofino. Following this posting, Frank served in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe until the end of the War in 1945. He was a member of Sault Ste. Marie Legion Branch 25 for 75 years. He was an avid hiker in the Sonoran desert of Arizona into his mid-80s, an excellent historian, and mentor to his family and grandchildren. Frank passed away on April 6, 2013 at the age of 88, having done his best for family and country in difficult times. COOPER, Douglas A. Douglas was born in Oakville, Ontario on February 11, 1929. He enlisted in the Navy on November 4, 1948 and served on HMCS Haida, HMCS Huron and HMCS Quebec in the High Seas and Korea during the Korean War. He was discharged on November 4, 1953. Douglas has been a member of Lions Head legion Branch 202 for forty years.
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