The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 107 FRANCESCONE, Nicholas “Nick” WWII Nick was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1924. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 during the Second World War. He was stationed at Royal Canadian Air Force Clinton in Ontario at wars end. Nick was awarded the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. Nick passed away in 2015 in the United States. FRANCESCONE, Orvell SPECIAL DUTY AREA Orvell was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1940. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at the age of seventeen and after basic training and trades training transferred to Greenwood, Nova Scotia to 404 Squadron. In 1961, he was transferred to 4 (F) Wing Germany. Other tours were to Moose Jaw, SK; Trenton, ON and St Louis, Missouri as part of the maintenance transition team when Canada purchased the CF18. A tour in NDHQ Ottawa ended 33 years of military service. He was awarded the CD2, Queen’s Jubilee, Queens Golden and the Special Services Medal (SSM). FRANCESCONE, Patrick Anthony “Tony” WWII Tony was born in June 1926 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1943, he was living in Trail, British Columbia and with a good friend they decided to join the Navy during the Second World War. After doing seaman’s training from Esquimalt, Tony was too young to join the Royal Canadian Navy therefore he assigned to the Merchant Navy Ship S.S. Richmond Park. This ship was an armed vessel and among other regular duties he was assigned to port side machine gun. Tony made several trips through the Panama Canal and served in both the Pacific and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He was in England when the war ended in Europe. He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945. He now lives in Battleford.
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