Military Service Recognition Book – Volume 15 / 37 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command GAUDET, John Joseph “Terrance” WWII Terrance was born in Alberton, the son of Joseph and Selena (DesRoches) Gaudet. He enlisted in the Army on March 11, 1943 and was discharged on March 6, 1946. He served as a Private in #62 CA in Canada, Central Mediterranean and Continental Europe. GATES, Lloyd Allison WWII Lloyd was born in Charlottetown on November 20, 1924. On November 5, 1943 he joined the RCAF in Moncton, NB with basic training in Lachine, Québec. He was posted to #8 SFTS Moncton, NB, #4RD, Scoudouc, NB and posted overseas on November 1943 to England, Ayr, Scotland where he trained as an R/T operator. He took part in Normandy Invasion with #439 Typhoon Squadron in June 1944. On January 1, 1945 he survived a massive German air attack (Bodenplatte) at Eindhoven where Allies lost 93 aircrafts in 23 minutes. On February 7, 1945 transferred to 416 Spitfire Squadron in Belgium, then to Goch, Germany and Diepholz, Germany. He moved to Reinsehlen, Germany, then to Uetersen, Germany for occupation duties for eleven months. He arrived back in Halifax on April 5, 1946 and honourably discharged on May 7, 1946. He received numerous Medals and Decorations. After the war, he spent twelve years in RCAF Reserves from 1952 to 1964 in Halifax, NS. Lloyd retired with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He returned to PEI in 1969. He is a Life Member of the Legion Branch 1 Charlottetown. GATES, Frederick Robert Leigh WWII Frederick was born in Charlottetown to Fred and Edith Gates in 1923 and lived in West Royalty where he attended school. In 1941 he joined the RCAF and went to Ryerson College in Toronto to update his mathematics. He went to Clinton, Ontario to be a Radar Technician and served with Cape Bald, NFLD, Shelburne, NS, Tignish, PEI and to England in March 1944. He was aboard a Dakota #KG653 with 20 RCAF and 3 RAF crew on their way to India when they were shot down on September 24, 1944 by a ME 109 at Neu Leiningen Germany and he is buried in Rheinburg Cemetery in Germany. Frederick received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar, the Defence of Britain Medal and the War Medal.
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