LEST WE FORGET 153 HANSON, Percy Lyle WWII Percy was born in 1927, the son of Hans Sigurd and Martha (Bergud) Hanson. He joined the cadets and later enlisted in the Army. He worked for a roofing contractor in Vancouver after the war, and married Marie Parret. They raised two sons and a daughter. The family was transferred to Penticton, where they lived until his passing in 1976. HANSON, Roy Frederich WWII Roy was born on January 3, 1920, to Hans and Martha (Bergud) Hanson in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Army in 1939 with the Signal Corps and trained in Regina and Kingston before going overseas with the 2nd Division Signals as a radio operator. He was attached to different units all over Europe until 1946, when he returned to Regina and received his discharge. Roy married Eileen in 1948 and raised two sons. In 1949, he rejoined the Army and returned to Kingston as an instructor. He was moved about every three years to different parts of Canada, and in 1965 went to Calgary and retired from the service after 26 years. He worked for the Amoco Petroleum Company. In 1977, he took sick and passed away in 1978. HANSON, Roland WWII Roland was born in 1915 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, son to Andrew and Nanny (Ingelson) Hanson, who emigrated from Sweden to the USA, and then later to Canada in 1911. The family moved to a farm in the New England district. Roland worked for various farmers and then enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force serving in Canada, England and Italy. After the war, he became a grain buyer for the Alberta Wheat Pool. He married Dorothy Pearson and they had a daughter, Betty. Roland passed away in 1983 at age 67.
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