LEST WE FORGET 301 SCOTT, William John WWII Bill was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan on November 18, 1922. He was a member of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Little Black Devils) part of the June 6, 1944 at Juno Beach. He was one of the 11 men out of 33 that made the beach. Most of the 11 were wounded. Bill had told his son, Russell W. E. Scott, the following: Bill was part of the first wave that went into France (Juno Beach). If it had not been for a Canadian indigenous soldier, he would have drowned. Bill was wounded three times: one bullet went through a lung, another went through his leg front to back without breaking a bone and left a wound deep enough you could put a finger in, and the third went into his hip and stayed there until he was home from the war. After the war, and somewhat recovered, Bill was taking the horse and caboose into town when the horse reared ahead and he bumped his hip on the caboose, opening the wound so much that he was able to remove the bullet. The bullet was placed on a chain and was proudly worn to the November 11 services. The family still has the bullet and bloody clothes that Bill came home in. He was transported home on the Queen Mary. Years later, Bill and his wife Isabell and son Russell had Christmas Diner on the Queen Mary and toured the ship. His father was John Alexander Scott in the Willowdale/Pathlow District. Bill passed away on May 16, 1995. He received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and War Medal 1939-1945. SCUTCHINGS, Arthur WWII Arthur was born in 1910 in Alliston, Ontario. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on December 13, 1941. He was designated as a Leading Aircraftsman and took his basic training in MacLeod, Alberta. He suffered a broken wrist when overseas which he received a small pension. He was honourably discharged on October 10, 1945. He received the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Aircrew Europe Star, the Defence Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Foam Lake Branch 16. Arthur passed away in 1992.
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