The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 93 DINGWALL, Norman Stewart WWII Stewart was born on July 3, 1923 in Asquith, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in Saskatoon in October 1942 as AC2, trained as a wireless operator ground (WOG), and served in Regina, Lachine, Montreal, Comox, and Vancouver. While in the Queen Charlotte Islands, he tells of the men’s mischief at Sandspit’s small emergency landing strip where a wireless operator connected a remote speaker under an outdoor toilet seat in order to startle and upset visitors. Leading Aircraftman Dingwall left the service on July 5, 1946 in Vancouver. He married, had three daughters, and after obtaining degrees in arts and theology, became a clergyman in the United Church of Canada, serving a number of Saskatchewan charges until he retired in 1985. He was a member of Dubuc Legion Branch 277 (1954-59) and the Carlyle Legion Branch 248 (1959-1968). He has been chaplain at the Saskatoon Veterans Home (1971-1992), hospital chaplain to veterans and their spouses (1985-1990) and is a Life Member and chaplain of Nutana Legion Branch 362. DIXON, Harding Walker WWII Harding was born in 1922 in Carievale, SK. He joined the Army in October 1942 and left for Scotland and England in July 1943. From there, he went to Africa and then to Italy where he joined the Governor General’s Horse Guards of Toronto in the 5th Division. He trucked fuel to the tanks which meant driving the winding roads of Italy in the dark, often with only the moon for light. He contracted the Italian skin disease and spent five months in hospital. After the war ended, he joined the 8th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment from the Swift Current Regiment and worked his way home for Christmas. He spent another month in hospital with skin disease before being discharged. Harding received the Italy Star for completing the entire Italy Campaign from Sicily to Germany, as well as the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the 1939-45 Star, and the King George VI Medal. He was a member of Carievale Legion Branch 285 for fifty-four years and the Carnduff Legion Branch 216 for six years before he died in 2006. DOBIE, John Earl WWII John was born in Langham, Saskatchewan in 1916. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and took his training in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and in St. Thomas, Ontario. John was stationed in Moncton, New Brunswick and then Summerside, Prince Edward Island, serving as an airframe mechanic. Following World War II, he farmed in the Paddockwood area and he and his wife had three children and were foster parents to five more children. John was a member of Paddockwood Legion Branch 30 before he passed away in 2004.
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