Military Service Recognition Book

223 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WYATT, Donald C. WWII Donald was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1926 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy, serving in Canada, England and the High Seas. He passed away in 2009 and had been a member of the Fort Garry Branch #90 and Ontario Branch #211 for sixty years. YOUNG, Earle WWII Earle was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1919 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy, serving in Canada, England and the High Seas. He passed away in 1994 and had been a member of the Fort Garry Branch #90 of The Royal Canadian Legion for fifty-nine years. ZIMMERMAN, Alvin D. WWII Alvin was born in Kenora, Ontario in 1926. He joined the Canadian Infantry Corps and was attached to the Veterans’ Guard, serving in Canada. No additional information is available. ZABINSKY, Andrew H. WWII Andrew was born in Manitoba in 1932. He joined the Navy and was sent overseas as a gunner but he was assigned to the Medical Corps to work on the front lines. His duty was to pick up the dead bodies as well as the injured men so they could be sent home. Several men died in his arms because nothing could be done to save them and before he passed away on July 9, 1992, he had recurring nightmares about the war, as if it was all coming back to him. Andrew had been a member of the Elmwood Branch #9 of The Royal Canadian Legion for over forty years.

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