b' WWII VETERAN LORNE SHAW O nR emembranceD ay weIourThe Secret Keeper lives in Port Perryhonour those who served in thenmidst,rightherein PortPerry,thereisanarmy Great Wars and salute those whoveteran who had the specialized jobofdecodingcommuniqus.In 1996, he received ocial notice that serve today. B elow is a list ofafter 50 years of silence, he was al-lowed to reveal what his military job veterans from the Mississaugaswas. But other than saying general-ized things such as he determined of Scugog Island First Nationtroop movements, he is prohibited who went overseas as warriors for Canada.Lest we forgetfrom sharing any of the con dential details.ThatswhyLorneShawis that there was 100% voluntary enlistment of eligible per- known as The Secret Keeper.Atthetenderageof16,Lorne sons of Scugog First Nation in the Great Wars who foughtjoined the Reserve Army. In 1944, he joined the regular army when he was for freedom alongside of other brave Canadians.Chi- 18 years old. His basic training was in Brantford, Ontario.Miigwech (thank you) to all Veterans who sacrificed soLornewasstationedinthe AustralianoutbackinNorthern much for the freedoms we enjoy today. Australia.Hewasamemberof the#1CanadianSpecialWireless WW IVeterans Group.Helearnedhowtointer-pret and analyze Japanese military J. H. Marsden Joseph Elliott messages.Christopher Ashkewe Johnson PaudashMorsecodehas26characters and the Japanese code has 73 char-D. H. Marsden Daniel Elliott acters,Lorneexplained.Usinga specialtypewriter,thecharacters James Russell Isaac York werepunchedin,todecipherthe information. You had to be really careful to hitLorne Shaw in 1944 at camp in Pat Bay,More than 50 years later, Lornenally Isaac TaylorFranklin Edgar all of the right keys, Lorne noted. just outside of Victoria B.C. got the recognition he deserved. Ed Johnson This decoding apparatus was veryvery hot. Mosquito nets were neces- ingtocivilianlife?Absolutely, loud. Lorne said that he now has tosary because of the threat of malaria.Lorne enthused.wear hearing aids in both ears afterThey slept on roll up cots. I went back to doing what I did WWII-Veterans listening to the dots and dashes onThere was an element of dangerbefore I left, Lorne said. At 16, he the code for four hours at a time.there, Lorne revealed. The area Ihadlandedhis positionasarst Steven Ashquabe Ernie Edgar The earphones really magni edwas in was bombed 70 times. bookkeeper. He worked as a book-the sound, he recalled. GeneralDouglasMcArthurwaskeeper and accountant for large com-Burt Johnson (code talker) Henry Arthur Sillaby It was a special mission, LorneinchargeofthewarintheSouthpanies,primarilyGeneralElectric, described.IstillcanttalkmuchPaci c in 1945 when Lorne was serv- for 38 years of his career. He worked Lambert Marsden Arnold Goose about it. ing.Interestingly,hisbrotherwasin Toronto, Montreal and Barrie, and In 2001, he received a letter fromalso in the army, serving in Englandwas the Manager of Finance for sev-Thomas A. Porte General Baril, the Chief of Defenseand Europe.eral GE departments.Sta , who sent him a defence medal,My mother used to say that herAdept with numbers, 94-year-old a Paci c star, and a letter thankingtwo sons were in the army on op- Lorne still does taxes for himself and him for his dedicated service. positesidesoftheworld,Lornesome relatives in his large family.His camp in the Australian out- commented. While he was in Australia, Lorne backwasprettyprimitive,heFebruary of 1946 was memorablehad a pen palJoyce, a lovely lady said.Theylivedintentsandhadbecause Lorne came home to Dundas, makeshift shelters. The weather wasOntario. Was he happy about return- Please turn to page 2624 FO FOFOCUCSUS S NEOPVTEEMMBBEERR2200126025FOCCUUSS NSOEVPETMEMBEBRER 2 0220016'