An Owen Sound WWII veteran has passed away at the age of 102.
An obituary from Downs and Son Funeral Home says Dr. John Medcalf Rowe, passed away on February 13th, at Southbridge Long Term Care Home in Owen Sound.
It was three weeks before his 103rd birthday.
His obituary says he was born in Greenock Swamp in a log cabin in 1920.
He was educated in Kincardine and in 1939 he joined the Perth Regiment of Canada and in 1944, during the Second World War Rowe joined the First Special Service Force and finished in the First Parachute Battalion in 1945.
He received the Congressional Gold Medal of Honour from the United States in 2015 for his wartime service.
Rowe went on to work as an optometrist for over 50 years.
His obituary says “He loved jogging, canoeing, skiing, bike riding, swimming and going to the gym in his 60’s and beyond.”
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of 70 years, daughter Teresa and numerous nieces and nephews. According to his obituary, Rowe was predeceased by his brothers Kenneth (Maxine, Ellen) and Maurice and sister Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Webb (Bill).