The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 129 FORSYTH, James Henderson “Jim” WWII Jim was born in 1919 on the family farm south of Kinistino, SK. In 1939, he joined a Commando Parachute Battalion in Helene, Montana. Unable to continue training after breaking his ankle, Jim joined the South Saskatchewan Unit, becoming a physical training instructor. His regiment was sent overseas and he was a front line soldier in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. He then led many reconnaissance missions where a select few soldiers were sent across enemy lines to gain tactical information. He also crawled on the ground at night removing identification tags from fallen soldiers without being hit by enemy snipers. Jim served in Canada, England, France, Holland and Germany, was wounded twice, the first time in Falaise, France and the second in Germany during the last days of the war. He returned home on a hospital ship, landing in Halifax, NS in August 1945. He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant. Jim was a member of RCL Kinistino Branch 129 for forty years and he died in 2002. FRANKO, Michael WWII Michael was born in Theodore, Saskatchewan in 1914. He joined the Army in April 1943 and served with the Irish Regiment of Canada of the Fifth Canadian Armoured Division in Continental Europe, United Kingdom and the Central Mediterranean. He was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star, the France and Germany Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was discharged in March 1946. Michael was a member of RCL Watson Branch 272 and he died in 2002. FRAPE, Howard V. WWII Howard was born in Fleming, SK in 1923. He was a motor mechanic, worked security division and had a very high security clearance. He joined the Army in Regina, SK on April 25, 1941 and was discharged late in October 1945. He served with the Sixth Hussars in England and Italy where he became sick and was sent to a convalescence hospital in England. He was sent home and spent a year in a convalescence hospital in Portage la Prairie, MB, where he suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In 1947, Howard married Merle and they had five children. He has lived in the Moosomin area his whole life and has been a member of RCL Moosomin Branch 81 for forty-six years.
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