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
Young mechanic in Sicily and Italy invasionsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — It’s been 70 years since World War II, and for Jim Stephen, now 93 and living in Englehart, it is a dim memory.Mr. Stephen enlisted in 1942, and embarked on a journey that would take
Veteran remembers being “moved around like flies”Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Harvey Switzer was 23 years old when life suddenly
Cecil Blackwell: Navy Seaman during WW II and educatorSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This is a photo of Navy seaman Cecil Blackwell,
Seeking public’s assistanceSince the millennium, The Temiskaming Speaker has conducted interviews with World War II veterans. Most of these interviews were published in The Speaker’s annual Remembrance Day tabloids. These previously published articles will be put together for a book the paper plans to publish in late summer
Cooking through the warDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter GOWGANDA — Frances Bullock radiates energy and confident independence as she approaches her 91st birthday.Her home in Gowganda is reflective of decades of perfecting the art of providing for others.It’s a good sunny place, which is just right after
Seeking public’s assistanceSince the millennium, The Temiskaming Speaker has conducted interviews with World War II veterans. Most of these interviews were published in The Speaker’s annual Remembrance Day tabloids. These previously published articles will be put together for a book the paper plans to publish in late summer
