The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 251 McNAB, Gordon Alexander WWII Gordon was born on March 4, 1933 in Manitou, Manitoba. He joined the Canadian Militia on December 7, 1953 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and served as a gunner until his discharge on October 2, 1954. He re-enlisted on June 6, 1957 and served in Ogema, Saskatchewan until his discharge as a Private on October 1, 1958. Gordon served with the 48th Anti-Tank, South Saskatchewan Regiment. He has been a member of Oxbow Legion Branch 187 for 47 years. McPHERSON, Malcolm WWI Malcolm was born in 1878 in Scotland. He came to Canada in 1911 and to Quill Lake, Saskatchewan in 1913. He joined the Canadian Army during World War I and served in Canada and France with the 214th Battalion. Malcolm married, had 7 children, and lived in Westasta, Saskatchewan. He died in 1966 and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia. McRORIE, Eric Ryerson WWII Eric was born in 1915 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served with the 6th Bomber Group attached to 419 Squadron based in England. Eric flew 34 missions and recalls one when his crew was on a mine-laying mission to Kiel Bay in March of 1944. The engine of their Lancaster had caught fire and they were forced to land in the sea. They all escaped except for the engineer who was unconscious. Eric went back into the plane and was able to assist the injured crew member into the dinghy. For this courageous effort, Eric was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He has been a member of Avonlea Legion Branch 236.
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