LEST WE FORGET 197 KOSKI, Severi W. WWII Severi was born in 1921 in New Finland, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served as a rifleman with the Regina Rifle Regiment in Canada, England, and France. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he was wounded in action on the beaches of Normandy, France. Severi then spent the next two years recovering in the Deer Lodge Hospital in Winnipeg. He was discharged in February 1945. Severi was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Dauphin and Ste. Rose. He died in 1993. LALOR, George Thomas WWII George was born in Welwyn, Saskatchewan on March 17, 1920. He was the oldest of four sons and one daughter born to Patrick and Myrtle Lalor of Pine Falls, Manitoba. In the spring of 1940, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an air gunner and for the next three years, served in many theatres of war from Canada through Europe to the Far East. George also flew for Britain’s Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force until June 1943, when after a mission with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was invalided back to Canada, where life for him became an interminable round of hospitals. This ended in 1949 when times were happy and productive. George has written many books, received many awards, and is widely known for his works. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Pine Falls Branch 64 before he passed away on July 25, 2008. KRENN, John F. WWII John was born in Wishart, Saskatchewan in 1920 and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1946. John was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Elmwood Branch 9 before he passed away in 1993.
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