The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 281 RETZER, Walter Paul WWII Walter was born in Bulyea, SK, in 1923. He enlisted in the RCAF in 1942, at age 19. He trained in Canada until May of 1943, when he was sent to England. He continued training there as a navigator and his first operational sortie was on April 4, 1944, with the 400 Squadron. By September 1944, he was a navigator with the 418 Squadron, which flew the Mosquito aircraft. He flew 12 intruder sorties and 3 bombing missions with 418 Squadron. An intruder mission was when the aircraft went out at night alone into enemy airspace to look for enemy aircraft to shoot down. Walter was killed on January 13, 1945, along with three other airmen when their plane crashed in England. Walter is buried at Chester (Blacon) Cemetery in Chester, UK. RIPPLINGER, Stephen WWII Stephen was born in Kendal, SK, on March 10, 1924. He enlisted with the Ordnance Corps and served in Montreal for two years. He also had advanced and command training in Debert, Nova Scotia. ROBERTSON, W. C. “Robbie” WWII, KOREA SPECIAL AREA DUTY & KOREA Robbie was born in Saskatoon in 1923. His Army career spanned more than five decades, and he accumulated 20 medals: Military Cross, Officer of the Order of Military Merit, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal 19391945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945, Korea Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, Canadian Peace Keeping Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea), United Nations Emergency Medal (ME), Queens Jubilee Medal, Queens Golden Jubilee Medal, Efficiency Medal, Canadian Forces Decoration and 3 Clasps, United States Air Medal, Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct, and the Presidential United Citation (USAF). ROBERTSON, Hugh Patrick Lumsden WWI Hugh was born in Lumsden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on March 4, 1885. He enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces on October 26, 1914, in Saskatoon, SK, serving in Canada, Britain and France. He was killed in action on June 6, 1916, while serving in France with the 28th Battalion. He received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
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