As mentioned here, many in my family—including my father—and in my friends’ families fought in the war. Here’s an old friend’s father, Alex Polowin, reminiscing. I only knew Mr Polowin to be in the RCN. Like many brave young men of the time, he was underage, having lied his way into the service so that he could do his part. I had no idea he was so decorated. I didn’t know he played the harmonica, either, but his eldest son, Howard, was an excellent guitarist. His youngest son, Sheldon, is a very successful and sought-after economist.
