129 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca KILWORTH, Leonard W. WWII Leonard was born in Mayfeld, Manitoba in 1914. He enlisted in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and trained at Shilo, MB before going to England. He was taken prisoner at Dieppe and was a POW until the end of the war. He was a recipient of the 1939-45 Star. After his discharge, he farmed for a while and worked part time for the Canadian Pacific Railway and then for “Good Roads”. He was a long time member of the Langruth Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian Legion for thirty-three years. He passed away on February 1, 1976 at his home in Westbourne. KLAYH, Arnold B. WWII Arnold was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1923. He served as chief radio artificer on the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Frigate Magog and was patrolling the St Lawrence Seaway when a German U-Boat torpedoed them, killing 3 men and wounding 17 others. Another frigate, the Shawinigan, towed them into Quebec City where the heavily damaged frigate was stripped of guns, ammo, shells and fuel. He soon boarded the Waskesiu to patrol the English Channel, the London area, Ireland, Scotland, the Mediterranean, the Panama Canal, then moved on to San Diego and Esquimalt, BC. When Arnold was discharged, he remained in Winnipeg and has been a member of Branch #215 Henderson and Branch #257 Lantzville for close to forty years. KOSWAN (nee TATTRIE), Ida J. WWII Ida was born in the Woodyatt Township in Ontario in 1926 and joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, serving in Canada. She has been a member of the Dorchester Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion for two years. No additional information is available. KOHLENBERG, Paul WWII Paul was born in Melville, SK on November 17, 1922. He enlisted in the Army Infantry in 1942, transferred to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, took First Aid and Medic training in England in June 1944 and was a stretcher bearer medic after landing in Normandy. Fluent in German, Paul frequently translated for captured or surrendering Germans. He served at Caen, Fort Neuilly, Falaise Gap, the Battle of the Scheldt, Leopold Canal and Nijmegen. Paul married in September 1945 and a year later, his English bride and infant daughter joined him in Canada. Paul was with the Gladstone Legion from 1973 and died on November 2. Paul received the Order of Canada, the French Normandy Medal, the Netherlands “Thank You” medal and the Volunteer Star.
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