Lest We Forget / 63 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command MONAGHAN, George E. WWII George was born in 1918. He joined up to serve his country in 1942. After the war, he went to work in Summerside where he met his wife Teresa (Johnston). They married in 1948 and moved to South Melville. They were blessed with eight children - six daughters and twin sons. George had a small farm and worked with the CN Marine for 24 years. In 1977, they sold their farm and moved to Cornwall. George missed the open space in the country but learned to make “his garage” his place to do many jobs that needed to be done. He was a long time active member of the Kingston Legion and there was nothing he liked better than a good old fashion dance at the Legion on Saturday night with his wife and good friends. George passed away on October 21, 2004. MITCHELL, Frederick George “Fred” WWII Fred was born in Moncton, NB on January 10, 1924, son of George Mitchell and Isabelle MacMillan, step-son of William Campbell. Fred joined the Navy in April 1943 at the age of nineteen and served overseas during World War II. He married Mildred Shirley “Toots” LeFurgey on June 14, 1947. Fred and Mildred lived in Moncton and moved to North Tryon in 1952, where they raised three children: George, Joanne and William. Fred spent most of his career behind the wheel of a vehicle, until he accepted a position with the Department of Highways as a scale operator at Borden, PEI. Fred passed away on October 25, 2003. MILLER, David Lloyd “Dave” WWII David was born in 1915, to the late Frank and Catherine Miller of Sydney, NS. He joined the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve as a Sub Lieutenant and was assigned to the Corvette Dauphin on escort duty in the Atlantic, guarding the mercantile from U-Boats. His next assignment was as Lieutenant on the Corvette Ville de Quebec which was on duty in the North African arena. While on duty in the Mediterranean Sea, the ship and her crew rammed and sank a German U-Boat. For his part in the encounter, Dave received the Distinguished Service Cross for “Vigilance, Skill and Sound Judgement as Anti Submarine Control Officer”. During the D-Day operations he became Commander of the Corvette Lunenburg, a commission which he held until his retirement in 1944. After the war, David worked with the Department of Veteran Affairs in Halifax and Sydney. He moved with his family to Summerside, PEI in 1951 and opened the first Canadian Tire Store in the area, retiring from the store in 1968. David passed away in Summerside in 2002 at the age of 87.
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