LEST WE FORGET 213 HANNING, Howard A. WWII Howard was born in in the Weyburn Plains District of Saskatchewan on December 7, 1923. He joined the Navy on February 18, 1943 and qualified as a torpedoman before being assigned to Commando Training (Special Forces) in late 1943. He arrived in the United Kingdom in early 1944 and was posted to HMS Dundonald for combined operations. The operation was code named Squid. He was then trained on landing craft. On D-Day, he served on the Canadian Landing Craft Infantry Large, LCI(L) #299. His landing craft struck a mine on its way into Juno Beach and was holed. It was on the beach for three days making repairs, thus the reason it was the most photographed Canadian Landing Craft. In September 1944, he was posted back to Canada to begin training for landings in the pacific. Howard was discharged from the Navy on October 9, 1945. After the war, he worked for a while on the Bar U ranch in Alberta before marrying and going to work for Searle Grain Company in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He finished his career in Stettler, Alberta with the P&H Grain Company. A long-time member of The Royal Canadian Legion, he passed away in Stettler on September 3, 1989. HANNOTTE, John WWII John Hannotte from the Forgan district was born in Prud’homme, Saskatchewan, to John Hubert and Anna Marie Hannotte who had immigrated to Canada from Brussels, Belgium. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on May 16, 1941. After basic training, he was sent overseas to join the South Saskatchewan Regiment. After his discharge from the Army in January 1946 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, he married Mary Rose Oster from North Battleford. He managed the Antlers Hotel in Mildred, Saskatchewan until 1953 when they fought a farm near Forgan, Saskatchewan. HANNING, John H. WWII John was born in the Weyburn Plains District of Saskatchewan on February 2, 1917. He enlisted in the Air Force on June 23, 1942. Upon completion of his training as an Air Frame Mechanic, he was posted to Scoudouc, New Brunswick. On October 7, 1944, he was posted to Goose Bay, Labrador. As Labrador was part of the United Kingdom, he was considered as serving overseas. John passed away there on November 10, 1944. There was an investigation into his death as there was a concern it was due to a 5th columnist action. It was never proven. He is buried in Goose Bay.
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