253 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca WHITE, Albert Victor WWII Albert enlisted in the Navy with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in Saskatoon in May 1943 and served as an Ordinary Seaman in Canada on HMCS Unicorn during World War II. He was married to Winnie. WHITE, Conrad M. Conrad was born on March 31, 1966 in Fort Peck Sioux Assiniboine Reservation, Brockton, Montana. His parents were Vivian White and Philip Chaske, of Sioux Valley band, Manitoba. Conrad, who was raised in both countries, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1987 in Columbia, South Carolina. As Advanced Individual Heavy Wheel Mechanic, he was stationed in Baumholder, Germany and worked many vehicles, including 5 tons, M105 Howitzers, and MLRS Multiple Rocket Launchers. Also a qualified medic, he was called to Kuwait in 1990 and served during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He celebrated his 24th birthday while in Kuwait, where oil fires turned day into night. Contrasting deadly silence, crickets from home on the Missouri River would have been welcomed. Family before him served in WWI, WWII and Korea. His mother’s steadfast faith in God was instilled in Conrad, including her words “How you see him leave is how He will come home.” Returning to Sioux Valley, working together in health care, he met his love Melvina Genaille, from Barrows, Manitoba. Together for life, no children, Sioux Valley remains their home. Conrad is a member of Legion 118, Woodworth, Kenton, MB. WHITE, Mervyn Vivian WWII Private Mervyn White was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on November 15, 1922. He enlisted in the Army in Regina on November 10, 1943 and served in England with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in England during World War II. He was discharged in Winnipeg on October 3, 1946 and received the Service Medal. Mervyn was married to his wife Jean.
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