Lest We Forget / 13 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command CANTELO, Louis Leeman WWII Louis was born on February 19, 1904 at Seven Mile Road, now Glenfanning. At the turn of the century, many young people left the island to work in the “Boston States”. At the age of eighteen, Louis moved and worked in a Boston woolen mill for a while before returning to PEI. He married Florence Gardiner in 1933. They had seven children - five boys and two girls. In 1941, Louis served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and attained the rank of Corporal before he was medically discharged one year later. He also worked for the province building roads and highways. Louis passed away on November 24, 2006. CANTELO, H. Eileen PEACETIME Eileen was born in PEI in 1937. She served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Canada during Peacetime. BULMAN, Elmer Leigh WWII Elmer was born in Rustico, PEI on August 24, 1917; he was the son of the late Ernest and Rebecca Bulman. Elmer was a World War II Veteran, serving overseas in Europe with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Following service, he pursued a career as a commercial pilot, flying with Maritime central Airways ad Eastern Provincial Airways for 23 years. After retiring from flying in 1978, Elmer continued to work as an accountant and bookkeeper, remaining active in his son’s business until 2007, at age ninety. Elmer was a Life Member of the RAF Escaping Society, the 201 RCAF Wing Charlottetown, PEI and the Riverview Veterans and Armed Forces Association. Elmer of Riverview, New Brunswick passed away on February 24, 2010 at the age of 92.
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