Portrait of Leo Grudniski

History Biographical: LEO GRUDNISKI WAS RAISED IN REGINA, SK. HE VOLUNTEERED IN 1942 FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE NAVY, MOTIVATED BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO WAS A NAVAL GUNNERY OFFICER. TRAINED IN HMCS CORNWALLIS, N.S.; COMPLETED TRAINING IN 1943 IN QUEBEC CITY WHERE HE TOOK MARINE COMMANDOS. GRUDNISKI'S FIRST SEA DUTY WAS IN EARLY 1944; PART OF FLOTTILLA TO SEARCH OUT U-BOATS IN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE. HE WAS LATER POSTED TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TO ESCORT CONVOYS; WAS ON CORVETTE, FRIGATE, DESTROYER, AND MINE SWEEPER (WAS ON MINE-SWEEPER ON D-DAY). HE FINISHED SERVICE AS A SUB-LIEUTENANT, GUNNERY. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN LATE 1945, AND WENT TO UNIVERSITY IN MANITOBA WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE. HE CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1957 WITH CANADIAN WESTERN NATURAL GAS. HE OPERATED THE METEOROLOGICAL STATION FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN 1948-1950; OFFICER IN CHARGE OF A CANADIAN WEATHER SHIP WAS SENIOR METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER. GRUDNISKI WAS AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE CADET LEAGUE; WAS C/O, PROVINICAL PRESIDENT, AND NATIONAL CHAIR OF THE NAVY LEAGUE.