153 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca HUGHES, Wallace Nelson WWII Wallace was born in Atwood, Ontario, on June 16, 1924. He served in the Navy from 1943-45 and trained on the U.S. Hamilton, the M.V. Maureen, the S.S. Elm Bay and the S.S. Dominion Park in the Atlantic and the Pacific. He was honoured with a Confederation Medal, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 Star, Voluntary Service Medal, and Overseas Service Medal.Wallace married Jean Cooke on May 14, 1949, and farmed most of his life and was also a mail carrier at the Devlin Post Office from 1971-1996. He was a member of the municipal council for 28 years, a Burdavit Credit Union board member, and a member of the CoOperative Shipping Association and also was past president and a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion Emo Branch 99 and had received Senior of the Year for La Vallee Township in 2001. Wallace passed away on October 8, 2005, at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ontario. JEWELL, Wellington WWII Wellington was born in Emo, Ontario, on August 15, 1911. He joined the Highland Infantry of Canada, serving in Canada, England and Europe. He was wounded in Bologna, France, on September 14, 1944, and was discharged in April 1945, due to his injuries. Wellington received the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the War Medal 19391945. He passed away on July 5, 1948. JOYCE, Garnet C. R. WWII Garnet was born in Birtle, Manitoba, in 1919. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force Communications Division. Following his discharge, he was employed by Canadian Railways as a station agent and operator in Wapella, SK, and other prairie stops. He married Gertrude Davidson in 1944, and they had three children and six grandchildren. Garnet passed away from leukemia in 1957, at age 38.
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