79 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca GOHN, Myrtle R. WWII Myrtle was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on April 27, 1914. In 1941, she was cooking at the White Pine Inn in Fort Frances using a wood stove to cook for 40 or 50 sawmill and pulp mill employees. She had to cut the meat from the carcass and bake her own bread. Putting up lunches for these workers earned her the princely sum of $30. per month. In March 1942, she enlisted with the Women’s Division of the RCAF in Winnipeg. After completing a chef’s course in Guelph, Ontario, she was posted to a Bombing and Gunnery station at Paulson, Manitoba where she was assigned to the Officers Mess. She also served at the flying school in Dauphin, Manitoba, the No. 6 Wireless School in Winnipeg and at the Winnipeg Airport. On July 23, she married Lloyd M. Wheatley after his return from serving with RCAF overseas. Myrtle was discharged from the RCAF on October 3, 1945 and passed away in 2004. GOLD, David S. WWII David was born in 1918 in Swan River, Manitoba and moved with his family to Pine Falls in July 1926 where his father was involved in the construction of the paper mill. David first enlisted with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Winnipeg but later transferred to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, Rifleman Gold was killed in action at the age of 26 on June 8 in the “Kurt Meyer” infamy. He is commemorated at the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. David was one of five sons who served in the Armed Services during World War II. Gold Island in Stevens Lake was named after him in 1989. GOWER, Orval E. WWII Orval was born in 1926 in Mowbray, Manitoba. He joined the Army and served in Canada with the 2nd Pacific Infantry Training Battalion during World War II. GOLD, Ernest W. WWII Ernest was born in Pine Falls, Manitoba in 1924. He joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles during World War II and served in Canada, England and Europe as a Rifleman. He was killed in action on February 16, 1945 at the age of 21 and is commemorated at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. He was survived by his wife of four months, Mary Gold (nee Waldron) of Shropshire, England and their unborn son. After the war, she and her son moved to Pine Falls to live with her in-laws. She later married Rifleman Gold’s older brother, George. Gold Point in Stevens Lake was named after Ernest W. Gold in 1989.
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