Military Service Recognition Book

LEST WE FORGET 329 STOLTZ, Carl E. Carl was born in 1916 in Kenwood, Saskatchewan. He joined the Army and served with the No. 10 District Depot (CA). He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 241 until his passing in 1972. STRONSKI, John E. WWII John was born on November 4, 1924, in Kincaid, Saskatchewan. He joined the Navy in July 1942 at the age of seventeen. He served with HMCS in the North Atlantic on the Frigate Annan. He was a member of the depth crew when it sank the German sub U 1006. He was discharged in January 1946. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion Loreburn Elbow Branch 251. John passed away on May 12, 1994. STOLTZ, Eric William WWII Eric was born on September 26, 1920, in Big River, Saskatchewan after his parents immigrated to Canada from Sweden. The family eventually settled at Herb Lake, Manitoba. Eric joined the Army on February 16, 1943 and enlisted with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada in Winnipeg. He served in Canada, United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean Area, and Continental Europe. His medals and decorations include the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, the 1939-1945 Star, and the France and Germany Star. Upon demobilization, Eric was discharged in Winnipeg on December 4, 1945. After returning to Herb Lake, he married Betty Corman and they had one daughter. After his wife and daughter lost their lives tragically, he remarried. Most of the six children he raised with Mary Roberts still reside in Snow Lake, MB. Eric was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Snow Lake Branch 241 before he passed away on March 19, 1985. He is buried in the Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg.

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