The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 287 RUSK, David Graydon WWII David was born in 1923 on his grandparents farm. He joined the Army in 1941 and went overseas in 1942, spending two-and-a-half years in England and one year in France, Holland, and Germany with the Montreal Black Watch Regiment. He was wounded in Germany in April 1945, and was discharged from the Army in 1946. In December 1949, he married Mary Brickson from Cookson and raised three boys: Raymond, Brian and Garry. He loved the farm and his family. David passed away from cancer in 1990, and Mary passed away in 2004. RUSK, Joseph Alexander “Alex” WWI Alex was born in Ravena, ON, on October 23, 1890. He was stationed in Moose Jaw, SK, with the 229th Battalion in 1916, where he met Adeline and got married on May 27 of that year. He was transferred to Camp Hughes, where the soldiers were living in tents. Because of the rain, Alex got very sick and was sent home for one month to recover, but when he returned to camp, he was discharged as he still had not recovered. Alex and his wife homesteaded at Belle Plain, SK, and raised seven boys and one girl. Alex passed away in 1964, while Adeline passed away in Kamloops, BC, in 1989. RUSSELL, Harry Gordon WWII Russell was born in Brooksby, SK, on August 3, 1919. He enlisted with the Air Force on October 4, 1941, and then later transferred to the Army Service Corp as a qualified driver mechanic Class III in the UK and Northwest Europe. After his discharge on February 5, 1946, he returned home and got married and took over the family farm. Harry passed away on December 18, 2002. RUSK, Joseph “Joe” WWII Joe was born in Moose Jaw, SK, on August 17, 1919. He joined the Army in April 1941, serving with the 110th Battery, 15 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He returned to Canada in November 1945, and received his discharge on January 7, 1946. In June of 1964, Joe married Kay Hreneyk, a registered nurse in Samburn, SK. In December 1966, they went to Los Angeles and settled in San Diego, California. Joe and Kay later returned to British Columbia and in 1980 bought land and built a home in Stump Lake, SK. Both Joe and Kay were active in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He passed away on January 4, 2003. Kay still resides in Lacombe, AB.
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