The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 265 KREHBIEL, Melford James “Mel” WWII & KOREAN WAR Mel was born on December 3, 1913 in Simpson, SK. He worked on his father’s farm in the Cherry Ridge District and underground for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company in Flin Flon, SK until September 1944, when he enlisted in the Canadian Infantry Corps (Rifles). He trained as a Mechanic Driver and served during the Second World War in Manitoba and Ontario until November 1945. He returned to Flin Flon until re-enlisting in August 1950 and served with the Special Force Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Korea in charge of a Transport Section from May 1951 to July 1952 and was discharged in January 1953. He again returned to Flin Flon and worked for HBM&S until retirement. He married Edna Sorenson and they had a daughter. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Flin Flon Branch 73 for thirty-five years before he passed away on April 11, 1990. KREHBIEL, Richard Merle “Rich” WWII Rich was born on June 17, 1916 in Lehigh, Kansas, USA. His family moved to Saskatchewan in 1923 and farmed in the Cherry Ridge District near White Fox. He enlisted in the Navy and trained as a Stationary Engineer in Vancouver, BC. He joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in July 1942 and served in Canada, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the Second World War as Stoker Petty Officer on the Corvette Ville de Quebec, K-242, and was wounded during Operation Torch. After VE Day, he made the first steam on the destroyer Micmac before discharging in September 1945. He returned to farming in Cherry Ridge, married Yvonne Smith and they had three children. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion White Fox Branch 244 until retiring in 1971 to manage a yacht club in Ladner, BC. Rich passed away on July 2, 1983. KREPTUL, Alex WWII Alex was born in Sheho, SK. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in July 1941, was attached to the Bomber Squadron 419 and served in England and Canada until his discharge on September 5, 1945 with the rank of Leading Aircraft Man. After the war, he did electrical work and then moved to Calgary, AB to start a business servicing appliances. He was married to Ann Dumanski. Alex passed away in December 1978.
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