B162499
Royal Regiment Canadian Army
Private

Born: February 220d 1917, South Easthope Township, Perth Co.
Died: October 20th 2006, Stratford
Attended: Sebastopol Public
After School: farmed
Enlisted: June 220d 1944, Toronto
Trained: Camp Borden; England
Served: Holland, France, Belgium
Medals or Awards: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, 1939-45 George VI; Canadian Voluntary Service Medal with bar
Discharged: July 24th 1945

After the War: Kennedy Munitions Plant; Marsh Pumps; A.D. Smith; Moulder, metallurgist, welder making Fire trucks until retirement in 1984

Family: Parents - Edward and Pauline [Heinz] Vogt
Brothers - Harold, Edward
Sister - Margaret Cockerton
First Wife - Edith [Jones]
Second Wife - Helen [Coutch]
Sons - Marvin Coutch, Wilfred Coutch, Randy Vogt
Daughters - Shirley Weber, Carol Seebach, Kimberly Brehm

Comments: Carl worked in Kennedy munitions plant in Owen Sound as a crane operator, pouring hot metal to make 18 foot propellers for large ships; served in the artillery upon enlistment; wounded by a German sniper, being hit in the hand and knee and sent to England to Canadian #24 General Hospital for recovery, then shipped home; Member of Royal Canadian Legion for 59 years; served as a member of Tavistock Legion #518 and member of the colour party for many years.