233 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WIKLUND, Karl D. WWII Karl was born in Snowflake, Manitoba in 1924. He joined the Army in 1943 and served with the 5th Division and the 18th Field Company Engineers. With his group, Karl was sent to Aldershot, England for part of 1944 then Naples, Italy, then northward to the Po River. After landing in France, he took the road back to Florence and shipped out 2 to 3 miles from Pisa. They then crossed the Mediterranean, landed outside Marseilles, France, then crossed France and caught up with the troops in Antwerp, Belgium, moved through Holland and constructed the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. They were part of the first occupational forces in Germany, entering at Oldenburg in the North. After 9 months in the occupational forces, Karl headed home in 1946 on the luxury liner Île de France (which was later sunk in a movie). Karl was a member of Manitou Legion Branch 21 for nineteen years. WIKLUND, Roy A. WWII Roy was born in Snowflake, Manitoba in 1923. He joined the Army and served during WWII as part of an engineers and electricians group in England, Normandy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. On April 4, 1944, he crossed to England on the ‘Pasteur’ then went in on D-Day and marched through France. He was in charge of communications at 2 Corp. Headquarters. Roy was wounded near the end of the war, and after recovering, was posted to Fifth Division Headquarters. Roy then volunteered to assemble Crown Assets in Holland before returning home on the Queen Elizabeth in January 1946. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for five years. WILCOX, Thomas Henry WWII Thomas was born in Brandon, Manitoba in 1921. He joined the Army and served in England during World War II. Thomas passed away in 1990 and was a member of Kenora Legion Branch 12 for over fifteen years. WILBEE, Roy C. WWII Roy was born in Ethel, Ontario in 1926. He joined the Army and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment in England. Roy always said he was one of the lucky ones. When he finished his training in Ontario, he sailed for England but by the time his training over there was completed, the war was over. He returned on the first boat home, never having fought. Roy was a member of Boissevain Legion Branch 10 for fifty-five years and he died in 2009.
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