LEST WE FORGET 61 BELL, Lorne Cecil WWII Lorne was born in 1925 in Carlyle, Saskatchewan. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Wireless Air Gunner in 1943 and served until his discharge in 1945. Lorne passed away in 1989. BENJAMIN, Byron Beryl WWII Byron was born in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, in 1919. He joined the Army and served in Belgium, France and Germany. He passed away in 2007. BELLEGARDE, Vincent Joseph WWII Vincent was born in Peepeekesis First Nation on September 8, 1912. He joined the Regina Rifles Regiment in 1939 and served in Canada, England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was in the first wave at Juno Beach. He received medals for gallantry in action, was mentioned in Dispatches, received the Oak Leaf Citation, and was awarded the King’s Certificate. After the war, he farmed for thirteen years and he and his wife, Cora, raised six children. He worked with the Indian and Northern Affairs in the Provincial Government in Vocational Training and as a Commissionaire at various sites in Regina. Vincent passed away on July 29, 1991.
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