Has any published Veteran’s story been left out?DISTRICT (Staff) –The Temiskaming Speaker is nearing completion of a book containing the stories we’ve told over the past two decades with area World War II veterans.The book will consist of previously published stories going back to the 1990s. Since
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter John MillsHAILEYBURY — John Mills of Haileybury, now 91, made every effort to get to the battlefields of World War
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY — Keith Adams of Haileybury has been working in the aviation field since World War II.Born in Guelph, Ontario, he attended high school in Toronto, but found the academic classes, such as French and Latin, did not appeal to him.After two
Navy seaman Gordon Lawrence’s war yearsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Gordon Lawrence is pictured attending a recent Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day celebration. (Supplied
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ninety-two-year-old Bill Andrews has lived in Canada for more than half his life, but his Cockney accent is still impressive.”I don’t mind telling you it was strange coming back to civilian life,”– Bill AndrewsBorn in London, England, on December
Harvey Reynolds Pratt recalls life as ship’s cookDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Harvey Reynolds Pratt grew up on a farm, but suspects he always harboured a desire to be a sailor.And in the final stretch of the Second World War, he did just that, serving as
Thank you WWII VetsDISTRICT (Staff) – As regular readers would know, these past few months The Temiskaming Speaker has asked the public for help in making us aware of surviving World War II veterans living in our area whose stories may not have been previously published in The
RCAF veteran Len Guppy’s war years 1939-1945Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter POWASSAN — In the summer of 1939, the furthest thing from Leonard (Len) Guppy’s mind was war.As a young man he was working with friends at Camp Whitebear on Lake Temagami making good money.At the
Desire to fly spurred RCAF enlistmentDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “I just wanted to fly.”A dream to be a pilot spurred a 19-year-old Gordon Carter to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in December of 1940.Lack of university studies ruled out
First Nation veteran’s war years a story of patriotismSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This is a
