LEST WE FORGET 391 ZELENSKI, William WWII William was born in Prince Albert in 1917. He enlisted in the Army in Calgary in November 1939. In July, he sailed to Aldershot, England, and was promoted to Bombardier, assigned to the 2nd Div. - 20th Anti-Tank Battery. In 1942, he took part in the raid on Dieppe. In July 1944, he was involved in the invasion of Normandy, and in Holland on October 26, he ran into German tanks, and his right leg had been blown off below the knee. He spent ten days in a tent hospital, before going back to Canada. Bill married Jean Ellchuck on February 3, 1945, and they raised a family of one boy and two girls. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for 54 years, before he passed away in 1998. He received the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, 1939-1945 Star, and the France and Germany Star. ZENTNER, William John WWII William was born in Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1918. He joined the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry RCIC. He was killed overseas on February 8, 1945, and is buried at Ravena War Cemetery in Piangipane, Italy. He has a geo memorial in northern Saskatchewan: Zentner Lake. He received the Defence Medal, the Cross of Valour with purple ribbon (Purple Cross). ZENTNER, Albert H. WWII Albert was born in Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1917. He joined the 70th Field Battery on June 19, 1941, serving in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. He was discharged on January 26, 1946. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the War Medal 1939-1945, the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, and the Defence Medal. Albert passed away on August 12, 1981, in Russell, Manitoba.
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