149 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HALLEN, Edgar A. WWII Edgar, son of George and Annie Hallen, was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, on March 29, 1924. She enlisted with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in March 1944, training in Petawawa and Shilo and serving in Canada, England, France, Holland and Germany. He also was part of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons for two years prior to enlisting in the artillery in September 1943. In April, he made a Victory Bond jump at Minnedosa and went overseas in July 1944. Edgar was killed in action on May 7, 1945, at age 21 and is buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. Edgar was a member of the Neepawa Branch 23 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HENDERSEN, Arthur Alexander WWII Arthur was born on April 29, 1917, the third of six boys, and was raised on a farm just south of Franklin, MB. He enlisted in Winnipeg on March 31, 1941, and served as a private in the Army Service Corps in England, Italy and Western Europe. He was discharged on January 21, 1946, and then worked on a crew dismantling the Air Training Centre at the airport in Souris. While there, he joined the Souris Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion. Art met and married Dorothy Ada Mayo of Souris and raised three children in Brandon. He passed away in April 1982, at the age of 65. HENDERSON, Andrew D. WWII Andrew was born in Rockwood, Manitoba, on October 22, 1917. He joined the 401 Squadron 126 Airfield of the Air Force in February 1941, serving in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He first trained in Brandon, MB, then inYorkton, SK, and served as an Air Frame carpenter on propellers and leading edges of aircraft wings. Andrew was posted overseas first in England in the fall of 1943 then to Dunstolds Air Field and served with the 410 Squadron on the 126 Air Field. His squadron was to go to the Pacific but the war ended before being posted. He was discharged in August 1945 and met and married his wife in England in March 1944 and they were married for 63 years. Andrew passed away on August 24, 2007, and was a member of Stonewall Branch 52 and the Brant Argyle Branch 222 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 62 years.
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