The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 83 CURTIS, Ken R. WWII Ken was born in 1921 in Crosby, North Dakota. He joined the Army in Feb. of 1941 and was placed with the Artillery. He went to England in May of 1943 and went into action in July of 1944 as Reinforcement to the South Saskatchewan Regiment as a Bren Gun Carrier Driver. He was wounded on Aug. 29, 1944 when he hit a land mine. After his recovery in England, he joined a regiment in Holland. When the war ended he volunteered for the Pacific Campaign. He returned to Canada in July of 1945 and was discharged on Dec. 22, 1945. Ken has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for 50 years. CYRENNE, Andre WWII Andre was born in Ponteix, SK. He reported for military training in Regina at the #12 Army Depot and was sent to Maple Creek for Basic Training. He joined Infantry and was assigned to the Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers where he could drive trucks and do mechanical work. The Regiment was eventually moved to Niagara Falls for Guard Duty and then onto Sussex, NB where they were guarding German Prisoners of War. Their job was working in the kitchen and they enjoyed visiting with the prisoners, they even learned some German words. Andre served until his discharge in 1945. CYRENNE, Marjoric “Cy” WWII Cy was born in 1919 in Ponteix, SK. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Quebec. He received his basic training in Quebec City and was transferred to the R.C.A.F. Airport in Dartmouth, NS. After served 19 months as a Pilot and Mechanical Engineer he was transferred back to Quebec and then onto Ontario and did various duties until the end of the war in 1945. He was discharged from the R.C.A.F. in June of 1946 after 4 ½ years of service. CYRENNE, George WWII George was born in Ponteix, SK. He joined the Army in 1944 in Montreal and was sent overseas 6 months later aboard the troop ship Lutania. After 2 months in England he was sent to the front lines in Holland, Belgium, and Germany until the end of the war. He returned to Canada in 1946. He didnʼt talk much about the war but he did say that the closest he ever came to being a casualty was a bullet hole in his helmet. He had a German ʼ45 Luger Revolver which he had brought back illegally from Germany. George passed away in June of 2000.
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