Juchli Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta
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Other

Juchli Avenue was dedicated to André Juchli (1923-2006) by the Canada Lands Company on August 25, 2010, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Juchli enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in March 1943. He served as Chief Engineer aboard motor torpedo boats and motor gun boats of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy. He was involved in many deadly encounters with German E-boats in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay.

He was one of the most highly decorated non-commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Juchli took part in missions rescuing survivors from the English Channel as well as ferrying undercover agents between England and Europe. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for action against enemy forces in June 1944 while serving on MTB 246. He was awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Service Medal for bravery in action on September 30, 1944, having used exceptional skill and bravery to help save his vessel that was holed and under fire. Juchli was also Mentioned in Dispatches in April 1945 when his motor torpedo boat was hit by a German incendiary shell and his quick action saved both the ship and its crew.

Inscription

JUCHLI AV

[plaque]

THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

PETTY OFFICER MOTOR MECHANIC ANDRÉ JUCHLI,
DES AND BAR, RCNVR

André Juchli was born in Edmonton on September 7, 1923. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian
Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) in March 1943.
André served as Chief Engineer aboard motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor gun boats
(MGBs) of the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and was involved in many
deadly encounters with German E-boats in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Bay of
Biscay. He became one of the most highly decorated non commissioned officers in the RCN
during the Second World War.
He took part in missions rescuing survivors from the English Channel as well as ferrying
undercover agents between England and Europe. He was awarded a Distinguished Service
Medal for action against enemy forces in June 1944 while serving on MTB 246. he was then
awarded a Bar to his DSM for Bravery in Action on September 30, 1944, having used exceptional
skill and bravery to help save his vessel that was holed and under fire. He was also Mentioned
in Dispatches in April, 1945 when his MTB was hit by a German incendiary shell and his quick
action saved both the ship and its crew.
Upon his return to Edmonton, André was active in many local community groups and involved in
the formation of the Alberta Aviation Museum. André Juchli was a Canadian proud of his
wartime service and a distinguished naval veteran. He died in 2006, leaving his wife Hazel, a
former Wren, to continue the Juchli family connection with the Naval community.

PREMIER MAITRE ET MECANICIEN ANDRÉ JUCHLI,
DSM AVEC BARRETT, RVMRC

Né à Edmonton le 7 septembre 1923, André Juchli s`enrôle dans la Réserve de volontaires de la
Marine royale canadienne (RVMRC) en mars 1943.
Juchli est chef mécanicien sur des vedettes lance -torpilles et des canonières de la Royal Navy
et de la Marine Royale canadienne (MRC), et participe à de nombreux combats mortels contre
des sous-marins allemands dans la Manche, la mer du Nord et le golfe de Gascogne. C`est l`un
des sous-officiers les plus décorés de la MRC durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
Il participe à des missions de sauvetage de survivants dans la manche, en plus de transporter
des agents secrets entre l`Angleterre et l`Europe. On lui décerne la Médaille du service
distingué (D.S.M.) pour ses attaques contre l`ennemi en juin 1944, alors qu`il sert à bord de la
vedette MTB 246. On ajoute ensuite une barrette à sa médaille pour bravoure le 30 septembre
1944, lorsqu`il démontre des capacités et une bravoure exceptionnelles dans le but de sauver
son navire, qui est endommagé et sous le feu ennemi. Il est cité à l`ordre du jour pour son
travail admirable en avril 1945, lorsque son navire est touché par un obus incendiaire et que sa
réaction rapide lui permet de sauver son navire et son équipage.
À son retour à Edmonton, M. Juchli oeuvre auprès de nombreux organismes communautaires qui
souhaitent fonder le Musée de l`aviation d`Alberta. André Juchli est un Canadien fier de son
service en temps de guerre, et un ancien combattant naval éminent. Après son décès en 2006,
sa veuve Hazel, une ancienne militaire de la marine féminine (Wren), continue de représenter la
famille Juchli au sein de la communauté navale.

Canadian Naval Centennial 1910-2010
Centenaire de la marine Canadienne 1910-2010

Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée

Location
Juchli Avenue

Juchli Avenue
Edmonton
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 53.6020294
Long. -113.5107506

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