LEST WE FORGET 177 MANSON, Kenneth Arthur WWII Kenneth was born on September 16, 1921, on the farm in Winton, Saskatchewan. He joined the RCAF in 1942, spending four months at training school in Saskatoon, then on to Toronto for basic training, and was posted to Saskatoon #4 SFTS in 1943 and was there until the European War was over in 1945. Ken was discharged from the service in December 1945 and returned home to farm and later moved to Birch Hills and continuing farming there. Kenneth passed away on August 1, 1990. MANSON, Paul Richmond WWII Paul was born on August 2, 1918; one of seven children born to Alex and Iva (Hounsell) Manson. He had a twin brother named George. He married Jean Wall and they had three children: Wayne, Darryl and Marjorie. Paul enlisted in the Army and was with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corp #11, CMGTC. He accidentally died on July 16, 1944, while stationed at Camp Borden, and is buried in the Winton Cemetery, north of Birch Hills, where he grew up and lived. MANSON, Merlin Joseph WWII Merlin was born on June 17, 1923, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He grew up south of Ponteix and attended school at Westerleigh School. He joined the Army in Winnipeg and he was trained at Portage la Prairie. He was shipped overseas in 1943 and fought in Italy on the “Road to Ortona.” He served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Canada, England and Italy. He died on June 4, 1944 and is buried at the Military Cemetery at Cassino, Italy. In his memory a Bay on Wildnest Lake in the Pelican Narrows area of Northern SK has been named Manson Bay.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==