The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 215 LEBLANC, Oscar L. “Ozzie” KOREA Ozzie was born on June 3, 1932 in Moncton, New Brunswick. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 15, 1949 and served with 426 Squadron in Montreal, 137 Flight in Langar, England and at the Radar Base at Dana, Saskatchewan. From July 1950 to September 1953, he participated in the UN RCAF air lift from an American base in Tacoma, Washington to Japan and Korea. He transported men and equipment to Japan and brought wounded back to Hawaii and the U.S. From January 1954 to 1958, Ozzie was stationed in England and provided supplies to the four fighter wings in France and Germany. He also transported supplies out of Algeria to Italy during the Algerian War with France in 1955. He also served in Gaza in the Middle East. Ozzie left the service on September 30, 1955. Married with a son and three daughters, he took one year at the College of Commerce at the University of Saskatchewan and worked for the City of Saskatoon as an electronics technician. LEE, Kenneth Henry “Ken” WWII Ken was born in Macrorie, Saskatchewan in 1917. He joined the Canadian Army and served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, the South Saskatchewan Regiment, the 85th Battery, 24th Field Regiment and M.P.O. 1101 in Vernon, British Columbia. Ken was a member of Macrorie Legion Branch 239 before he passed away in 1998. LIX, Casper John WWII Casper was born in Romania in 1914. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and he went ashore at the Normandy beaches on June 8, 1944. Casper, a medic with #52 Mobile Hospital and 418 City of Edmonton Squadron, served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. From August to December 1945, he served as an interpreter with the Air Disarmament Unit then was discharged in February 1946. Casper has been a member of Weyburn Legion Branch 47 for more than 65 years.
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