The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 235 LENIUK, John WWII John was born in Carmel, SK on December 15, 1915 to Roman and Maggie Leniuk, pioneers from Ukraine who came to homestead in the Brithdir district of Saskatchewan. John was working in a northern Saskatchewan sawmill when he enlisted. His siblings, Peter, Donald and Marie, also enlisted in the Army, while his sister, Pearl, was with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John served overseas as a Private with the Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), 1st Infantry Division, Support Battalion of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. A geo-memorial was named in his honour: Leniuk Lake, east of Charlebois Lake, Sask. (74P7) 59o 28’ 104o 39’. John was killed in action on July 24, 1943 and is buried in the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, in Enna, Sicily, Italy. LEONEW, Joseph “Joe” WWII Joe was born in Plunkett, SK in 1917 and attended Badger school, just north of there. He volunteered for service in the Army in 1941 and served during World War II. After his discharge in 1945, he farmed in the Guernsey district until 1967 when a house was bought in Humboldt, SK. Joe then worked as a park superintendent and caretaker of Humboldt Town Hall until his death in December 1983. Joe and his wife, Helen Huculak, raised five children. LeROY, Albert Patrick WWII Albert was born in Viscount, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army and served as a Trooper in Italy with the British Columbia Dragoons of the 9th Armoured Regiment. He was killed in action in Italy on September 5, 1944. Albert is commemorated on the Cassino War Memorial, Frosinone Province, in Italy, for soldiers from the Italian Campaign with no known grave. A geo-memorial has been named in his honour: Leroy Lake, west of Snare Lake, Saskatchewan, at (74J5) 58o 24’ 107o 52’.
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