39 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca ADAMSON, Margaret Eleanor KOREA Eleanor was born on July 16, 1935, to Mary Emily (Emma) Adamson in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She received her first two years of education at Eden, Salisbury, and Springhill. After her family moved to Neepawa in 1943, she attended school there. Eleanor enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1953 to join the war efforts in Korea. However, the war ended shortly after her enlistment. She went to Montreal by train and then on to St. John, Quebec for her basic training on course #110, which was a six-to-eight-week course on discipline, marching, and learning to take and follow orders. From there, she travelled on to Clinton, Ontario for a few weeks until her accounting course became available at Aylmer, Ontario. She was then posted to #5 Supply Depot in Moncton, NB, where she worked in the pay accounts section. In April 1955, she was transferred to a NATO base at 2(F) Wing, Grostenquin, France. These bases were established because of the Cold War and Communism. Eleanor travelled from Quebec City to Calais, France on the ship Scythia and from Calais to Paris, France for several nights. Two years later, in May 1957, she returned to Canada, arriving in Winnipeg for the next two-and-a-half years. Here, she met and married her husband, Garnold Scott. After six years and four months, her military career ended on November 17, 1959. In May 2006, Eleanor attended a 50th reunion in Grostenquin, France. She and her husband farmed until 1992 when they moved to Neepawa. She has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Neepawa Branch 23 for 71 years. BARONI, Raymond John WWII Raymond was born on December 6, 1922, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Michael and Marie Baroni of Glendale, California. He was the youngest of eight children. The family moved to Neepawa in 1928, where he received his education. He also attended St. Paul’s College in Winnipeg after completing high school in Neepawa. Raymond enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and trained as an Air Gunner in Trenton, Brandon and MacDonald. He graduated in May 1943 and was sent overseas in June. By December, he was reported missing. Sgt. Raymond Baronio died on December 16, 1943 and is commemorated in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery in Brandenburg, Germany. Baroni Lake (64 P/14) northeast of Nejanilini Lake was named after him in 1974. His mother visited East Germany in 2001.
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