THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ALBERTA-NWT COMMAND www.abnwtlegion.com 207 Odell, Neil Neil was raised on the family homestead near Caroline, Alberta. He enlisted in the Calgary Highlanders with his father and brother in March 1940 and was sent overseas in the spring of 1942. He was discharged in 1946 but rejoined the Army in 1950 and served in the Korean War. He was discharged in 1951. Neil passed away in October 1972. Odell, Nelson Clifford Nelson was born on June 1, 1888, in Oil Springs, Ontario. He began homesteading three miles west of Caroline on April 21, 1933. Nelson and his sons Nelson Jr. and Neil joined the Calgary Highlanders in March 1940. Nelson was sent overseas in May 1940. When the Army discovered Nelson’s age, he was assigned to a post in London. He and his two sons were discharged in 1946. Nelson passed away in January 1973. Odell, Nelson Jr. Nelson was born in Kincaid, Saskatchewan on April 21, 1918. His family homesteaded near Caroline, Alberta. He enlisted in the Calgary Highlanders in March 1940 with his father and brother and was sent overseas in the fall of 1943. He was discharged in 1946 but joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1948. Nelson passed away on March 5, 1965.
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