The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 373 STEEN, Robert C. “Chuck” WWII Chuck was born in St. James, Manitoba on December 7, 1924. He enlisted in July 1943 at the age of eighteen, fresh out of high school. He trained in Manitoba and was sent to England on the Aquitania in December 1943 as LAC in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He landed in Avranches, France with the No. 6 Bomber Group for the D-Day landing and went on to Belgium, Holland and Germany. Chuck spent his time supporting the Army as a truck driver/ambulance in the air evacuation unit. In Eindhoven, Holland, they were attacked by the Luftwaffe and received injuries while taking cover under a truck. Chuck passed away on January 18, 2016. STILWELL, George Alfred WWII George was born in 1924 in Indian Head, SK. He originally enlisted with the South Saskatchewan Regiment in October 1939 but he was discharged for being underage. He re-enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy on January 15, 1942 and served until August 3, 1945. He switched gears one more time and served from December 2, 1953 to January 8, 1973 in the Canadian Army Provost Corp as a NCO in charge of detachments. On his retirement from the military, he was employed at the University of Manitoba as the Deputy Chief of Police. George passed away in 1978. STILWELL, Gerald W. C. “Jerry” WWII Jerry was born in 1916 in Indian Head, SK. He enlisted with the Regina Rifles and en route to Italy his troop ship was torpedoed. He continued his military service with the Westminster Regiment and was wounded twice in Italy. After recuperating in an English military hospital, he returned to Regina. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Regina Branch 1 for 43 years. Gerald passed away in 1989.
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