LEST WE FORGET 193 GRAHAM, Norman Newton WWII Norman was born in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan on September 14, 1919. He served in France and in Germany with the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. He landed on D-Day at Juno Beach at about 7:30 AM. He went all the way into Germany and was there when the war ended. He spent over four years overseas. Norman passed away on August 14, 2008. GRATTON, Wallace “Wally” WWII Wallace Robert Gratton, known as Wally, was born on January 3, 1922, in Milden, Saskatchewan. His parents Silas Antoine and Bertha Jane (Hanford) Gratton farmed in the Bounty area for many years. Wally served with the Army Reserves at Joliette, Quebec. After the war, he returned to Bounty and farmed the family homestead. He married Myrtle Erma Read of Conquest on June 12, 1953. They had two children: Gary and Cal. Health issues forced Wally to sell the farm in 1966, and he and Myrtle moved to Melfort to be nearer to their sons. Wallace Robert Gratton passed away in Melfort on April 13, 2005. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Melfort, beside his wife Myrtle who passed away on February 22, 1977. GRANBERG, Henrik WWII & PEACETIME Henrik was born on October 2, 1920, in Umea, Sweden. He joined the Canadian Forces in the Armoured Corps in December 1941 and took his basic training in Calgary and Borden. He was transferred to the 8th New Brunswick Hussars in England in 1942 and went from England to Italy. On November 6, 1942, his ship was torpedoed, and the boat sank. The crew was rescued by an American ship called the “Monterey.” After the war, Henrik returned home to Polworth, SK. In 1952, he moved to Vancouver, where he rejoined the service. He received the 1935-1945 Star, Italy Service Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1935-1945, Special Service Medal-NATO, and the Canadian Forces’ Decoration. Henrik passed away on April 16, 2004.
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