User:Michael Dorosh

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Michael Andrew Dorosh, CD
18 September 1969 -
In the Porcupine Hills of Alberta.
Place of birth	Calgary, Alberta
Years of service	1987-
Rank	Corporal
Unit	The Calgary Highlanders
Awards	Canadian Forces Decoration Alberta Centennial Medal
Other work	Calgary Health Region

Contents 1 Personal Info 2 Professional Accomplishments 2.1 Education 2.2 Military 2.3 Publications 2.4 Support to Motion Pictures 2.5 Wargaming 2.6 References for Others 3 Wikipedia pages started and/or significantly contributed to

[edit] Personal Info

• Member of The Calgary Highlanders
• Webmaster of
  • http://www.canadiansoldiers.com
  • http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com
  • http://www.deutschesoldaten.com
• Published three books on Canadian Army uniforms in the Second World War.
• Proud user of Das Keyboard

[edit] Professional Accomplishments

[edit] Education

• Graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Communications Studies from the University of Calgary

[edit] Military

• Taken on strength with The Calgary Highlanders in 1987, served continuously, qualifying as a corporal in the Musician trade; transferred to Resource Management Support Clerk trade.
• Decorated three times; with the Canadian Forces Decoration, the Alberta Centennial Medal^[1], and awarded the rank of Henchman in the Clan of the Gallant Canadians.

[edit] Publications

• Published Dressed to Kill, CANUCK: Clothing and Equipping the Canadian Soldier 1939-1945 Vol. I, and An Officer and a Gentleman; all three books deal with Canadian Army uniforms in the Second World War.
• Published works include a magazine article on Canadian Army uniforms in the Korean War for Military Modelling and a separate article on the same subject published in Military Trader.

[edit] Support to Motion Pictures

• Served on the training cadre for the military extras on the film Legends of the Fall; appears on screen in one scene and has one line of dialogue (uncredited).
• Credited in Partners in Motion's production of Men of Valour for loan of uniforms to the production

[edit] Wargaming

• Published an article on "The Canadians in Advanced Squad Leader", published in the ASL Annual.
• Had scenarios published in the Special Editions of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin and Combat Mission: Afrika Korps.
• Mentioned in the credits of Special Forces by Dan Verssen, for designing the initial VASSAL module
• Official beta-tester for Airborne Assault by Panther Games

[edit] References for Others

• Website "GD for CM" at http://members.shaw.ca/grossdeutschland/ is credited in the book SPEARHEAD: GROSSDEUTSCHLAND
• Book CANUCK is credited in the footnotes of DRAB SERGE AND KHAKI DRILL: The Foreign Service, Universal Service, Battle and Combat Dress Jackets of the Canadian Army, 1899-2003.
• Credited by name in Men at Arms 359: Canadian Forces in World War II for assistance to Ron Volstad with details of a colour plate
• Uncredited for assistance to Ron Volstad providing reference material for Dragon Model Company's 12" Commonwealth Infantryman action figure
• Credited by name in Century of Service: The History of the South Alberta Light Horse for minor assistance in researching obscure Calgary Highlanders references
• Book DRESSED TO KILL is credited in Bouchery's CANADIAN SOLDIER 1939-1945
• Book DRESSED TO KILL is credited in Tom Bennett's CANADIAN ARMY TRADE BADGES

Michael A. Dorosh, CD en This user is a native speaker of English. This user is a member of the Canadian military history task force of the Military history WikiProject. This user is a Wikipedian in Canada. This user is a Wikipedian in Alberta. This user comes from Calgary. BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree. BA This user has a second Bachelor of Arts degree. This user is a Calgary Highlander. vn This user page has been vandalized.

[edit] Wikipedia pages started and/or significantly contributed to

Military History

• Mewata Armouries
• The Calgary Highlanders
• Battledress
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
• cuff title
• 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
• C.P. Stacey
• Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland
• Großdeutschland Division
• No. 159 Squadron RAF

Films

• Passchendaele (film)
• Casting From the Earth To the Moon

Publishing

• Service Publications
• Clive M. Law

General History

• Crescent Heights High School

Calgary

• Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
• Military in Calgary
• Health Care in Calgary
• Marlborough Mall

Wargames

• Squad Leader
• Advanced Squad Leader
• Combat Mission
• Combat Mission: Shock Force
• Panzer Command
• Ranger (board game)
• Advanced Squad Leader
• Squad Leader
• Ambush!
• Sniper! (board game)
• Man to Man wargame
• area movement
• Tactical wargames
• geomorphic mapboard
• Muzzle Velocity (computer game)

Literature

• A Rumor of War
• Willy Schultz
• The Iron Corporal
• War comics

Miscellaneous

• negligent discharge
• Inverness Cape
• Ken Uston's Guide to Buying and Beating the Home Video Games

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