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ARBOUR, Abram
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- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1918
- Date of Death
- August 23, 1944
- Place of Burial
- Calvados, France
- Age at Time of Death
- 27
- Enlistment No.
- H-19489
- Rank
- Warrant Officer Class II
- Unit
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
- Notes
- Warrant Officer Abram Arbour of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was killed in action at Falaise. He was awarded the Military Cross, according to a Department of National Defence release (P.N. 51-45) of February 6, 1945. The citation accompanying the award read: "During the night of August 7, 1944, an infantry regiment attacked and captured the town of Fonteney-le-Marmion. On consolidation one of the companies was allotted the defence of the northern section of the town in the vicinity of battalion headquarters. During the early hours of the morning, August 8, the enemy shelled and mortared the town very heavily. The company commander was wounded and C.S.M. Arbour immediately took over command of the company and completed reorganization of the defence position. At approximately 8 a.m. an enemy counterattack in some strength moved against the company position. This attack was pinned down by small-arms fire, and C.S.M. Arbour personally formed and led a counterattack force to mop up the enemy. With utter disregard for personal danger and with absolute confidence he formed a composite force. Under covering fire from 11 and 12 platoons, they assaulted and killed or captured the enemy force which threatened his company position. C.S.M. Arbour, by his speed in handling a difficult situation, and his superb courage, was directly responsible for the battalion holding and consolidating the objective.” He enlisted with the Canadian Army on September 11, 1939, and went overseas on Aug. 24, 1940. He took part in the fighting at Caen and Dieppe.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Composite portrait, editorial staff of the Jewish Daily Eagle and Canadian Jewish Chronicle
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75338
- Collection
- Chaim Kruger Family Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 26.5cm
- Fonds No.
- 1435; 00009
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Collection
- Chaim Kruger Family Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 26.5cm
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Fonds No.
- 1435
- File No.
- 00009
- Storage Location
- Ctn. 001
- 9-4E
- Accession No.
- 14-037
- Name Access
- Kruger, Chaim, 1875-1933
- Wolofsky, Herschel.
- Keneder Adler
- Rabinovitch, Israel, 1894-1964.
- Sack, Benjamin Gutelius
- Gotlib, Noah Itzchak, 1903-1967.
- Segal, J. I. (Jacob Isaac), 1896-1954.
- Medres, Israel.
- Stilman, Abram.
- Bender, Charles.
- Ginzburg, Mordechai, 1894-1966
- Crestohl, Leon D.
- Cheifetz, Leon
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
GARSHOWITZ, Abram (Albert)
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy151
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- December 11, 1921
- Date of Death
- May 17, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- H-84377
- Rank
- Warrant Officer (Class II)
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Warrant Officer Garshowitz enlisted in the air force in 1940. After training at Brandon and Montreal, he received his wings at the No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario, on April 1942 and proceeded overseas. He participated in raids over France, Italy and Germany, and was one of the R.C.A.F. members especially chosen for the successful blasting of the Mohne Dam in Germany on May 17, 1943. Attached to RAF Squadron 617, which became known as The Dambuster Squadron, he was the wireless operator of Lancaster Bomber AJ-B. His aircraft crashed at Marbeck, Germany, after hitting a hydro pylon while flying at low altitude during “Operation Chastise” on route to the Mohne Dam. The aircraft in which Garshowitz served as wireless air gunner was reported shot down by anti-aircraft fire as it approached the target. His crew was buried in the local cemetery at Borken, and re-interred at Reichswald in 1948. A Star of David is found on his tombstone. Warrant Officer (Class II) Abram Garshowitz of Hamilton, Ontario, was reported missing and presumed dead following air operations over enemy territory, according to an official report. In a letter to Garshowitz's parents, the Hon. Vincent Massey, then-Canadian High Commissioner in London, paid tribute to Garshowitz's courage. Garshowitz enlisted in the air force in 1940. After training at Brandon and Montreal, he received his wings at the No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario, on April 1942 and proceeded overseas. He participated in raids over France, Italy and Germany.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
TITOF, Leon Abram (Abraham)
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy524
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- September 17, 1924
- Date of Death
- October 18, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Cemetery
- Hanover War Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 19
- Enlistment No.
- J-26842
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Pilot Officer Leon Titof of Flin Flon, Manitoba, was reported missing and presumed dead on October 18, 1943. Pilot Officer Titof enlisted in the air force in Winnipeg on November 1, 1942, received his commission on May 28, 1943, and went overseas on June 25, 1943.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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