The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 247 McKINNY, James D. “Jim” KOREA Jim was born in Winnipegosis, MB on August 17, 1932. He enlisted in Winnipeg on February 1, 1951 and trained in artillery and radio at Camp Shilo. He then joined 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and went with the Regiment to Camp Wainwright to complete advance training before heading to Korea. After 13 months there, he returned to Canada, trained as a Paratrooper at Rivers, Manitoba then transferred to the airborne branch of artillery known as Para Battery. Sergeant McKinny did a survey course then applied for discharge, leaving the service in Winnipeg in February 1954. He studied at the Manitoba Technical Institute intending to become a legal land surveyor. Two years later, he joined an engineering consulting firm where he stayed for 20 years. He then established his own firm as project coordinator for heavy construction projects mostly in northern Saskatchewan. He joined the Korea Veterans Association and now is secretary-treasurer of the Saskatoon unit No. 46 and treasurer of the Prairie Regional Korea Veterans Association. Jim married and had four children. McLEOD, Donald H. “Don” WWII Don was born on October 29, 1923 in Saskatoon. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 23, 1942 and trained as a pilot after which he served with Royal Air Force Squadron 223 in Transport Command, carrying supplies and troops from the United Kingdom to Europe. Flying Officer McLeod left the service on November 7, 1945 then studied electrical engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He worked as an engineer in charge of construction for Manitoba Hydro, as a partner in an agricultural and engineering firm in Manitoba and as a consulting engineer in Saskatchewan. Don married Josephine Wegren from Allan, Saskatchewan who had served as a Corporal in the Women’s Division of the RCAF. They had a son and a daughter. McMASTER, Gordon Alexander WWII Gordon was born in Amazon, Saskatchewan on October 5, 1925. He later lived in Watrous and he and his friends joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in Saskatoon (HMCS Unicorn) in 1944. He then went to boot camp at HMCS Cornwallis in Nova Scotia then stationed on HMCS Glace Bay doing escort duty for the North Atlantic cargo ships. Gordon received the Atlantic Cross, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the Canada/Great Britain Combined Forces Medal and returned to civilian life in 1945. Gordon passed away on June 20, 2011 in Leask, Saskatchewan and was later buried at Denare Beach, Saskatchewan on July 30, 2011.
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