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.