The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 279 MILLER, Joseph “Joe” WWII Joe was born in Viscount, SK in 1918 and attended school in Auckland, just north of Viscount. He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada, England, France, Italy, Holland and Belgium. He received service medals for Canada, France, England and Italy. After his discharge on November 15, 1945, he farmed in the Viscount area and did construction work. He married Denise Hamel and was a member of Viscount Legion Branch 271. Joe died on August 21, 1975. His two brothers, Martin and Tony, also served in World War II. MILLER, Martin V. WWII Martin was born in Viscount, SK in 1922 and took his education in Auckland, north of Viscount. He enlisted in the Army and served as a Lance Corporal with the Canadian Provost Corps in England. After the war, he farmed for a short while then went for a better job at the Prince Albert Penitentiary before transferring to a penitentiary in Agassiz, British Columbia. He moved to Chilliwack when he retired. Martin and his wife, Betty Bley, raised five children. His brothers, Joe and Tony, also enlisted in World War II. MILLS, Robert Bernard Nicholas “Bob” WWII Bob was born in Viscount, SK in 1913. He joined the Army on April 18, 1944, served in Canada as a Private with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps and was discharged on October 29, 1945. He was a grain buyer and a farmer in the Viscount area, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a charter member of Viscount Legion Branch 271, where he received the 60th Anniversary Medal in 1985 and the 50 Year Long Service Medal. Bob raised three children with his wife, Irene Lafrenière, and enjoyed curling. Upon his retirement, he first lived in Viscount then Saskatoon, and then finally in Vernon, BC where he passed away on December 10, 1999.
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