b' WWI VETERAN ERNEST ONEFRY HOUGHTONWWII VETERAN JOHN RAY HOUGHTON O F\\O Ernest OnefryJohn Rae HoughtonFront row, fourth from the right, John Rae at flight training school in Oshawa in 1943.Debbie and Barb Houghton cherish the memoriesHoughton in 1943. in 1942.and training for airmen from every partousHump(HimalayanMountains)Special note:oftheCommonwealth.Canadawasin very extreme conditions. This crewIn1997aBurmesenativefounda ideally suited for this program becauseflew 15,681 missions, delivered 14,000watch deep in the jungle, which led to the our country was far from most activetroops and 27,460 tons of supplies torecovery of a missing WWII plane and its fightingandhadlotsofwide-openthefightinglinesandwoulddropcrew from the 435/436 Sqn. While review-space and good flying conditions. pieces of silver foil to fool the enemiesing our fathers flight log, we discovered Our father, John Rae Houghton,radar.Theairmenwereassignedahe and his crew had gone out several times enlisted in the BCATP plan and re- Burmese Gurkha unit to protect them. searching for that plane.ceived his wings from his father inIt has been our families mission toWith the life expectancy of a pilot meas-1943. John flew Tiger Moth, Harvard,honour and remember the sacrifice ofured in weeks, we were thankful that both Oxford, Vicar Wellington bomberall those who served and are still serv- our grandfather and father survived.and the Dakota DC3 (transport). ing to protect our beautiful country.Hisserviceincludedbomberin England, and transport unit 435/436When you go hometell them of us and say, in Burma where he flew over peril- for your tomorrow, we gave our today~~Kohima EpitaphIn Memory of Our Lest we forget Fallen HeroesRemembrance Day65 years in business, over 100 years experience & where our customers come first!ray hobbsgarageHOURS: 182 North Port Road Monday to Friday7:30am - 5:00pm Port PerryChristine & Oil changes - Brakes - TiresTerry VosTune-ups - Safety & Annual Inspections and More To AllTODD McCARTHYGas or Diesel Vehicles MPP - Durham & OPERATED BD YNEtoddmccarthympp.ca | 1-800-661-2433 1451 Reach St.,WORS905-985-0059 Port Perry YOURNEIGHBOUservice@rayhobbsgarage.com 905-985-7282 1893 Scugog Street, Port Perrywww.yourindependentgrocer.caFO 5554 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2022 F55OCCUUSSNNOOVVEEMMBBEERR22002222 Remembrance Day.indd 54 2022-10-24 12:37 PM Remembrance Day.indd 55 2022-10-24 12:37 PM'