LEST WE FORGET 301 RUDY, John H. “Jack” WWII John joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on July 25, 1941 and was posted to RAF Ricall Yorks, England, and then posted to C.U. Royal Canadian Air Force Dalton and Wimbleton Yorks from September 1943 to June 1945. He was then posted to #420 and #425 Squadrons Yorkshire and Debert, Nova Scotia, from June to September 1945, being discharged on September 11 of that year. He served from 1954 to 1956 as Flying Officer Primary Reserve (Air Cadets). He married and raised a family. John passed away on May 11, 1996. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-1945. RUSK, James Elmer WWII James was born in Minitonas, Manitoba, in 1921. He enlisted in the Army in August 1942 and took his basic training in Maple Creek. His first posting was in Halifax and then to Victoria in the Spring of 1943 with the 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment RCA and served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe until the Spring of 1946, when he received his honourable discharge and returned home. Jim was a member of the Gainsborough Branch 170 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 50 years until he passed away in 1995. RUSHTON, Walter Horace WWI Horace was born in Worcester, England, in 1898. He enlisted on May 17, 1917 with 76th Battery CFA and served with the 43rd Battery, 8th Brigade, RCA and was discharged on April 9, 1919. Horace and his family moved to Alameda, Saskatchewan, in 1938 and worked with the Alameda Dispatch and joined The Royal Canadian Legion Alameda Branch 267 in 1945 and then moved to Kenora, Ontario, and worked with the local newspaper. He passed away in August 1953.
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