LEST WE FORGET 221 McCLENNAN, James Ernest “Jim” WWII Lance Corporal McClennan of Prince Albert served in the Army with the Queen’s Own Highlanders during World War II. He was killed in action in France on August 8, 1944, at the age of twenty. He is buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery near Reviers, France. Jim was the son of William R. and Eva A.G. McClennan, who went to the Coxby District north of Birch Hills in 1910. Jim attended Butler School. The McClennan Creek, which flows north of Pritchard Lake, is named after him. McCULLOCH, Gordon Edgar WWII Gordon was born in Kisbey, Saskatchewan on May 16, 1916 and moved with his family to Souris, Manitoba in 1934. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in January 1942 and served with the Aero Mechanics Division in St. Thomas, Ontario after attending Manning Depot in Edmonton. He also served in Brantford, Ontario and in Gimli and Souris from where he received his discharge in November 1945. Gordon married Muriel Christie in 1944, farmed in the Souris area and also worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Souris Branch 60 and he passed away on July 9, 1990, in Souris. McCRACKEN, Howard R. WWII Howard was born on April 21, 1919, in Medora, Manitoba. In 1931, he moved with the rest of his family to Lacadena, SK. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1945 with the Regina Rifles Regiment. On June 6, 1944, he landed in France on Juno Beach. He was wounded on October 12 in Holland. He was sent back to a hospital in England and after convalescence drove a truck until he returned back home in January 1946. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion Lacadena Branch. Howard passed away on May 10, 2006.
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