The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 267 PENNY, Douglas Richard WWII Doug was born on December 22, 1923, near Abernethy, SK. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, and served as an air gunner primarily with the 432nd Squadron. He flew 36 missions, mostly in Halifax bombers and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.E.M) in October 1944 for shooting down a Junkers 88 and a ME 109. Doug was commissioned and returned to Canada in April 1945. He retired from active duty as a Flight Lieutenant. He married Ellen Jackson of Loreburn, SK, on October 8, 1949. He was active with the air crews and air gunners, serving as National President of the air gunners. Doug was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for more than 60 years before hassed away on February 9, 2007. PENNY, Robert “Allen” WWII Robert was born at Abernethy, SK, on November 30, 1918. He enlisted in Regina on November 20, 1940, and was posted all over Canada and the Aleutians. He joined the aircrew and had just received his wings when the war ended. He was released on November 15, 1945. He joined The Royal Canadian Legion in Abernethy in 1944, and has a 57-year pin. His last membership was with the Mt. Arrow Branch #49 in Parkville, BC. Robert passed away on July 7, 2001. PETIT, Alice WWII Alice was born in 1923. She joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corp in November 1943 and served in Canada. She was discharged in November 1945 and received the 1939-45 War Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. PERRY, Douglas Raymond WWII & SPECIAL DUTY AREA Douglas was born on a farm near Hawarden, SK, in 1925. He joined the Army at 17½, the youngest of four boys to join the RCAF. He was trained as a rear gunner. An invasion was taking place on the shores of France and a call was made for more paratroopers and he and other flyers volunteered. After a sixmonth course, they graduated in 1944 and most of them went overseas. Some of them were grounded because of a training accident and some of their buddies were killed. After the war with Germany, a lot of them volunteered to join against the war in Japan. In 1994, he went to Holland to the 50th anniversary of the Market Garden, which was one of the worst WWII battles ever involving 5000 aircraft and 2500 gliders loaded with 30,000 airborne troops.
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