The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 31 BEHRNS, Arnold G. WWII Arnold was born in 1919 in Abernethy SK. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942. He took a Mechanics Course and then served as a Flight Engineer in Canada and England until his discharge in October of 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Abernethy Branch #26. Arnold passed away in 1989. BEHRNS, Clara WWI Clara was born in Kent County, Morpouth, Ontario. She was a direct descendant of the famous American General Robert E. Lee. Upon graduation from nursing school in Grace Hospital in Detroit Michigan in 1915, she joined the Army and was stationed at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. Following the war she moved to Abernethy, SK where she met and married James Behrns. Clara passed away on January 13, 1982. BESSETTE, Bertie August Joseph WWII Bertie was born on July 16, 1919 in Wawota, SK. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 and went overseas in July of 1942. There he served in the Royal Air Force Squadron 15. He successfully completed 16 bombing missions as a rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber. On April 16, 1943, his plane was shot down over Manheim Germany. Bertie and his crew are buried in St. Erme Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France. BEILHARTZ, Harry John G. WWII Harry was born on October 29, 1919 in Prince Albert, SK. He joined the Army in 1940 and served for 1 year at Point Grey, Vancouver. He decided to join the RCAF, training at Dafoe and Mossbank as a Bomb Aimer but transferred to Malton, ON to become a navigator. In June of 1944 he transferred to 6 Group Bomber Command. His rank was F/O and flew with the 432 and 415 Squadrons doing 32 sorties. He was awarded the DFC, 1939-45 Star, France/Germany Star, The Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, 1939-45 War Medal and Operational Wings. Harry is a current member of the RCL Branch #111.
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