LEST WE FORGET 129 FRISSELL, James Howard WWII James was born in Vonda, Saskatchewan in 1915. He served in the Canadian Army during World War II in Italy and England. He was honourably discharged with the rank of Private on April 2, 1946 in Calgary, Alberta. He received the Italy Star, the 1939-1945 Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11 in Vermilion. James passed away in 1977. GARAND, Robert “Bob” WWII Bob was born in Storthoaks, Saskatchewan in 1912. He enlisted in the Navy and served onboard HMCS LCI(L)-118 in Canada, on the High Seas and in England during World War II. The LCI(L)-118 had the distinction of leading the landing flotilla into Juno Beach, Normandy on the first wave of D-Day on June 6, 1944. The Landing Craft received hull damage from the mines and was stuck amidst the chaos at Juno Beach from 11am to 7pm. On the return across the channel, the pumps had to run at full power to keep the craft from sinking. There was little sleep that night. He was awarded the Mid Oak Leaf and the French Legion of Honour – Knight. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 19. Bob passed away in 2016. FRUMERIE, Louis Alvin WWI Louis was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on June 7, 1897. He and his father travelled to Conquest in 1912 where the father Charles Albanus Frumerie was a blacksmith. A year later his wife Olga (Krusell) and the rest of the Frumerie children joined Charles and Louis. Both Charles and Olga are buried in the Outlook Cemetery. Louis was living in Conquest as a farmer when he enlisted in Regina at the age of 20 on November 6, 1917. He left from Montreal and arrived in England on August 15, 1918. His service record indicates his overseas service was in England with the Canadian Railway Troops Division. Canadian railway units played a major role in the construction and maintenance of railways of all gauges for the British Army. Like so many other soldiers and civilians in 1918, he was hospitalized with influenza (Spanish Flu). His convalescence took place at a military hospital in Kirkdale, a suburb of Liverpool. Louis received his discharge papers in Regina on April 8, 1919. He indicated his intention to return to Conquest. He married Victoria Monroe in Saskatoon on October 31, 1924. Little additional information is available except that Louis lived in Oakland, California in the 1940s where he worked as a kitchen helper.
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