The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 213 GOBEIL, Léon D. WWII Léon was born in 1925 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Canada during World War II. Léon has been a member of Prince Albert Legion Branch 2. GORDON, Lawrence WWII Lawrence was born in Eastend, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army and served with the 32nd Armoured Division Reconnaissance Company in France where he was killed in action on August 13, 1944 while scouting ahead of his comrades in a vehicle that was hit by a German 88 shell. He was one of two men killed instantly and two others survived the hit, although one of these men later succumbed to his wounds. Lawrence’s body was assumed to be a German soldier as he was wearing articles of German clothing his crew had scavenged from dead German soldiers to keep cool. Lawrence was buried with unidentified German soldiers in the Mont d’Huisnes German Ossuary in France. His family convinced the German authorities in September 2013 that an examination be made of his assumed grave, resulting in a match in dental records. Lawrence’s nephew will be bringing his body home to be buried in Eastend. GOSKI, Lenard “Len” SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Len was born in Cedoux, Saskatchewan in 1942. He joined the RCAF on June 8, 1960 and had three children with Mary Costello whom he married in 1965. Len joined the Royal Canadian Regiment In August 1967, the Canadian Intelligence Corps in 1969, attended the Community School of Intelligence and Security and was at 1 CMBG in Calgary from 1970-73. From 197376, he served at 4 CMBG in Lahr, Germany then attended the Canadian Forces School of Intelligence and Security and the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College until 1979. Len was at the National Defense Headquarters from 1979-1982; on exchange duties in Washington, DC, 1982-85; Liaison Officer in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1986-1991; HQ 1 Canadian Division, 1991-92; Canadian Joint Task Force Headquarters in Somalia J-2, 1992-93. From 1993-96, he was at National Defense Headquarters as an Intelligence Strategic Analyst and then he retired in Ottawa, Ontario. Len also received his Paratrooper Wings and in 2013, he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration.
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