The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 159 FOLEY, Ross KOREA Ross was born in Ontario. He joined the 2nd RCHA (General) Winnipeg on August 22, 1950 and served six years in Korea before he was wounded and sent to the American hospital in Kuri, Japan. After a few months, he returned to the Deer Lodge hospital in Winnipeg for about a year. Upon being released from the hospital, he went to Shilo, Manitoba, to the school of artillery and was discharged in June 1956. He married Beatrice and they raised nine children. He worked on the railway for nine years before settling in Langenburg to work at the potash mine. He received the United Nations Medal, the Korean Star, and the Korean Service Medal (pin). FOLKERSEN, John Brock WWII John was born at Rosthern, Saskatchewan, on May 18, 1925. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 and flew 17 bombing missions over Germany in a Halifax heavy bomber from January to March 1945. On their last mission on March 31, 1945, during a massive raid over Germany, they encountered unexpected intervention by Luftwaffe ME 262 fighter jets and were shot down. All seven crew members were able to parachute safely and survived the remaining weeks of the war in a POW camp. They were thought to be killed in action. It was a happy reunion when he was liberated back to England; he was met by his brother, Norman, who was also posted there at the time. The Cradle Crew, as they were nicknamed because of their young ages, remained great friends and had many happy reunions in the following years. Brock passed away on February 17, 1997. FOLKERSEN, Victor Roy WWII Victor was born in Ceylon, Saskatchewan, on March 16, 1916. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 15, 1941 and served in Canada and the United Kingdom as a Flight Officer. On September 5, 1943, while flying over Trecastle, Brecon, Wales, his plane crashed during a violent storm. Victor is buried in the Hereford Cemetery, Herefordshire, United Kingdom. FOLKERSEN, Norman Arnott WWII Norman was born in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 1, 1941. He graduated as a pilot in July 1942 and was posted to 120 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Flying boats) at Coal Harbour, British Columbia, participating in coastal defence operations and was subsequently posted to England in August 1944 and served at #3 Personnel Reception Centre in Bournemouth until the end of the war. Norman was discharged in 1945 and passed away in 2007.
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