The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 105 FORSYTHE, Waldon Middleton WWII Waldon was born on July 3, 1906 in Walkerton, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army and served with the “A” Squadron 14th Canadian Light Horse in England during the Second World War. After the war, he worked in Regina at the Department of National Defence. He was a member of Legion Branch 201 in Fleming, SK and Legion Branch 81 in Moosomin, SK. Waldon passed away in 1987. FOWLER, Norman “Heck” WWI Norman was born in Peterborough, Ontario on October 14, 1892. After moving to Saskatoon from Ontario when he was fifteen years old, Norman quickly made himself known, contributing to sport at both the amateur and professional levels for forty years. He played baseball, soccer and lacrosse, but it was his hockey career where he achieved most of his athletic success. A year after arriving in Saskatoon, in 1908, Norman had secured the goalie position on the Junior Saskatoon Rovers and Saskatoon Bankers. He also joined the Jays Civics and the Humboldt P.A. Mintos before 1915. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1918 to 1919. Following retirement, he returned to Saskatoon and coached the 1933 Saskatoon Quakers to an Allan Cup victory. With such success, Norman went on to coach the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and the Saskatoon Elites, and helped to organize Pee Wee hockey. One of the greatest hockey players, Gordie Howe is one of Norman’s graduates. FRANCESCONE, Benito “Ben” SPECIAL DUTY AREA Ben was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1936. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1953 at the age of seventeen. After basic training, he was transferred to Macdonald, Manitoba. His next base was Mount Hope in Hamilton, Ontario, then on to 3 (F) Wing in Germany. From Germany, he did a tour at Cold Lake, Alberta; Petawawa, Ontario; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and finished off 33 years of service in Trenton. Ben was a flight engineer and accumulated approximately ten thousand flight hours. He was awarded the CD2, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal and the Special Services Medal. Ben passed away in December 2016.
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