Alan David Fell was born 17th May 1930 Hackney, London, UK. Alan attended the Tottenham Polytechnic, London, U.K. between March 1944 – March 1947. He then did a five-year apprenticeship agreement, from March 1947 – May 1951, one day and four evenings per week at the Polytechnic. After which Alan served two years with the …
Captain James W. Browne commissioned in the Canadian Army Reserve as a 2ndLieutenant with the 49thField Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, as a Logistics Officer in 2006. In 2010 he initiated a component transfer to the Cadet Instructor Cadre (Air) and assumed the role of the 155 Borden Gray GC Squadron, Pipe Band Officer. He was …
Bob spent 6 years in the Sault Ste. Marie Air 155 Cadet Squadron where he received his parachuting, gliding and flying wings. He then joined the 26 Maintenance Company Oct 1st1981 as a Vehicle Technician. Bob attended all training and weekends and participated in the summer Exercises (Milcons) from 1983 until 1987. Bob reached the rank of …
World War II – Wireless Electrical Mechanic James was born March 16, 1924 at Scarboro Bluffs, Ontario. He joined the RCAF in 1942, trained as a Wireless Electrical Mechanic and released from service at the end of the war, 1945. In 1947 he attended the Ontario Agricultural College and graduated in 1951 with a degree in …
Born on December 5th 1964, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Attended the Catholic French schools, Ecole Ste. Ignace and Notre Dame des Ecoles. Attended Lakeway Collegiate and Vocational School and graduated in June 1982. Enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in Sudbury, Ontario on August 18th 1983 as an Infantry Soldier. Reported for Recruit and …
The RCAF career of Vernon Harnden In 1947 after I graduated from Technical School I enlisted in the airforce into the avionics branch. After graduation I was transferred to a 414 Dakota Squadron that was helping to map Canada. At that time vast areas of Canada had not been mapped. We operated out of Ottawa …
Peter Petäinen is the General Manager of the International Bridge Administration (IBA) at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. As General Manager of the IBA, Peter operates the bridge under the binational governance of the Sault Ste Marie Bridge Authority Board of Directors, comprised of 4 Michigan members and 4 Canadian members, administering the Authority’s …
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Captain Lawson first began his military career as a British Army Cadet with Shearwater Detachment, “C” Company, 1st Battalion of the Queen’s Regiment in England. Upon his return to Canada in 1985, Captain Lawson developed an avid interest in Aviation and began to turn his focus on a career in …
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Capt Mullins was a member of 155 Borden Gray GC Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, where he achieved the rank of Flight Sergeant. Capt Mullins attended White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School completing grade 13, then received an Electronic Engineering Technology Diploma from DeVry Institute of Technology. Several …
Lieutenant-Colonel Healey was born in Sault Ste Marie, ON in 1946. His post secondary education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Superior State University, an Ontario Teaching Certificate from North Bay Teachers’ College, Certification in Personnel Management (CHRP) from the Personnel Association of Ontario and training in Emergency Preparedness from the Emergency Preparedness …
432 Algoma Wing 