KOREAN WAR (1950 - 1953) AND PEACEKEEPING (1954 -1955)
THE KOREAN WAR STARTED WHEN NORTH KOREA INVADED SOUTH KOREA ON JUNE 25, 1950, BY
CROSSING OVER THE 38TH PARALLEL WHICH WAS THE DEMARCATION LINE BETWEEN NORTH AND
SOUTH . THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CALLED FOR ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES TO RENDER
ASSISTANCE TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO OBSERVE THE WITHDRAWAL OF NORTH KOREAN FORCES
TO THE 38TH PARALLEL. THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY SENT THREE DESTROYERS TO THE WAR ZONE
ON JULY 30, 1950. THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE HAD A TRANSPORT SQUADRON AND 22 FIGHTER
PILOTS IN SUPPORT ON JULY 25, 1950. CANADA BEGAN RECRUITING AN ARMY SPECIAL FORCE
IN BRIGADE STRENGTH AUGUST 08, 1950. AN ADVANCED WATER PARTY OF 350 SOLDIERS ARRIVED
IN KOREA ON NOVEMBER 07, 1950. THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED WITH THE BRITISH 27TH
AND 29TH BRIGADES, UNTIL THE 2ND BATTALION PRINCESS PATRICIA CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY
ARRIVED DECEMBER 18, 1950. CANADA’S FIRST ACTION TOOK PLACE ON FEBRUARY 17, 1951.
AN ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED JULY 27, 1953. DURING THE THREE YEAR WAR IN KOREA 26,791
CANADIANS VOLUNTEERED. DURING THE CAMPAIGN 1567 SERVICEMEN WERE WOUNDED AND 516
WERE KILLED IN ACTION. THERE WERE 195 WHO SERVED FROM THE NORTH BAY AREA
AND 10 WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF THEIR WOUNDS AFTER THE WAR. A FURTHER
7000 SOLDIERS SERVED AS PEACEKEEPERS 1954--1955
PLEASE REMEMBER THEM
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y |
A’HEARN,
HUBERT +
ABUD,
JAMES
ALGUIRE,
GEORGE B. +
ALLARD,
PATRICK G. +
ATHERTON,
DOUGLAS
AUBE,
JOHN MARTIN- N/H
BAIN,
HARRY J. +
BAKER,
FREDRICK EDWARD
BALE,
“EDWIN” STEPHAN +
BATES,
ARTHUR
BATES,
GEORGE
BEAN,
JERRY
BEATON,
AUGUSTUS (GUS ) +
BEATTIE,
HOWARD WYNDHAM +
BEAUDRY,
JAMES GERALD
*
BEAULIEU,
OSCAR +
BELEC,
LAWRENCE
BELL,
JOHN C. +
BENSON,
ERNEST +
BERTRAND,
LEONARD I.
BICKERTON,
DONALD WILSON +
BIGNUCOLO,
CARLO ERNESTO
*
BLANCHFIELD,
RAYMOND V. +
BOYER,
JEAN PAUL +
BRAZEAU,
JEAN PAUL
BRIDEAU,
GEORGE +
BROOKS,
FRANK
BROOKS,
OLIVER J. +
BROOKS,
ROBERT O.
BUDGELL,
HARRY R. +
BURGESS,
WILLIAM H.
BUTKEVICH,
BENEDICT
*
CAMPBELL,
HERBERT PETER
*
CARR,
EARL F. +
CARTER,
THOMAS +
CATEL,
JOHN M. +
CHAMBERLAIN,
HAROLD +
CHEANEY,
VAL +
COLVILLE,
JAMES LESLIE +
COLYER,
HARRY +
CONNORS,
ARDEN
COSTELLO,
LELAND HUBERT “LEE” +
COTNAM,
CARL
COTTER,
JAMES
COUCHE,
RICHARD ARTHUR
COWAN,
JAMES A. +
CREE,
JAMES WILBERT +
CREPEAU,
JOHN
CUSSON,
EROLE
DANIHER,
STANLEY R.
DAOUST,
MARCEL +
DEAN,
WALTER JOSEPH
DEMERS,
GUY CHARLES +
DENAULT,
ROBERT
DICKSON,
HOWARD
DONAGHEY,
WILLIAM A.
DOYLE,
PATRICK J. +
DRIVER,
HARVEY +
DUFOE,
ALBERT GERALD
DUFOE,
FRANK O.
DUMOULIN,
A.H. (TIM ) +
DUNCAN,
JAMES +
ELSE,
JOHN EDWARD
EMERY,
RONALD EUGENE
*
EVANS,
DAVID
EVES,
WILMER CLAUDE (BILL) +
FADER,
RUSSELL A.
FESSETTE,
GORDON P. +
FRASER,
JAMES A. +
FREY,
CHARLES +
FULTON,
JOHN
FYLES,
BURT +
GALLIPEAU,
RALPH JR.
GAUVIN,
LEO
GOSSELIN,
LYLE +
GOSSELIN,
MAURICE +
GOULD,
EARL +
GRAHAM,
WILLIAM F. +
GRIFFIN,
DONALD J.
GUSHUE,
BARRY, +
HAGEN,
THOMAS R. (DICK )
HAGGART,
LAWRENCE +
HAIGHT,
RAYMOND LINDLEY +
HAMPEL,
VERNON +
HICKS,
PHILIP
HOUSE,
GEORGE
HUMMEL,
ALLAN
HUMMEL,
HAROLD +
HUMMEL,
VERNON
JAMES,
WARREN
JOCKO,
ROY
JOHNSON,
C. H.
JOHNSON,
PETER
JOLY,
RUSSEL
JONES,
ELWOOD
JULIAN,
JOHN PAUL
KEITH,
RONALD J. +
KEMP,
JAMES
KEMP,
JOHN FRANKLIN
*
KILGOUR,
HARRY +
LABERGE,
ROLAND N. +
LALANDE,
FRANCIS
LALONDE,
LUCIEN A.+
LAMPARD,
ALBERT +
LANGILLE,
GEORGE K.
LAPIERRE,
LAWRENCE +
LAPORTE,
ALBERT +
LARIVIERE,
FRED +
LAVERGNE,
GUY +
LAVOIE,
ANDRE
LAW,
JAMES A. +
LEPAGE,
JAMES JOSEPH +
LESSARD,
JOSEPH M ARCEL LEO
*
LOVELL,
ARTHUR F. +
LOWRY,
ROBERT E. AIR MEDAL (US) +
MACCOY,
JAMES HARRY
MACDONALD,
EVERETT W.
*
MACDONALD,
H. RONALD
MACMILLAN,
W.R.
MACPHERSON,
GILBERT +
MACPHERSON,
MALCOLM S. +
MAGUIRE,
WILLIAM ARTHUR +
MAHER,
WILLIAM
MASKELL,
C.
MATHIEU,
RICHARD
MAXTED,
KENNETH REV. +
MCGILLIS,
WILLIAM G. +
MCGOWAN,
JOSEPH “SCOTTY” +
MCISAAC,
CYRIL
MCLEAN,
ROSS
MCLEOD,
GLEN +
MCNEIL,
ROLEIGH +
MEEKING,
LINTON +
MEIR,
MAURICE BASIL +
MERCIER,
JAMES +
MILLARD,
CHARLES GORDON
MILLER,
JOHN HENRY
MILLER,
WILLFORD
MISSIG,
ROBERT LOUIS +
MONETTE,
ALPHEDA
MONTAG,
FRANCIS +
MOORE,
DENNIS
MOORE,
EUCLID
MOORES,
LOUIS E. +
MORRISON,
RODERICK
MOSSIP,
WILLIAM
MURPHY,
LIONEL L.
NASH,
WALTER +
NICHOLSON,
EDMOND V.
O’CALLAGHAN,
MICHAEL D. +
ODORIZZI,
LLOYD P. +
ODORIZZI,
THOMAS PATRICK +
PAQUETTE,
GABRIEL
PAQUETTE,
ROLLAND
PARKS,
ROBERT +
PEARSON,
EDWARD K.
PENNELL,
DONALD
PERREAULT,
IVON +
PHILLIPS,
GERALD +
PICARD,
GUY J. +
PLOUFFE,
ALCIDE
POPE,
PETER
PRIDHAM,
FRANCIS +
PRUD’HOMME,
J. HENRI NARCISSE
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RAMSAY,
JOSEPH R.
READ,
JAMES K +
REED,
GERALD REXFORD AFM
REICHSTEIN,
ALBERT
RHEAULT,
ALBERT REMI +
RHEAUME,
OCTAVE T. +
RICH,
EDWARD F.
RIDDLER,
GARRY G. +
RISK,
JOHN +
ROBB,
HARVEY E. +
ROCHON,
JOSEPH PAUL +
ROZON,
ANTOINE
RUTTAN,
DONALD C. +
SAUMIER,
HARVEY +
SCRIVENS,
DONALD R. +
SCULLY,
KEVIN +
SEAMONT,
ROY H. +
SEDORE,
HERBERT GERALD
SHAW,
GILBERT E.
SIMPSON,
CHARLES---USA +
SMITH,
ARTHUR J.
SNOW,
RAYMOND +
ST. AMOUR,
WILLIAM
ST. GEORGE,
JEAN-CLAUDE +
ST. JACQUES,
PAUL
STACK,
PERCY R. +
STEVENS,
MANFORD +
THIBEAULT,
ALPHONSE
THOMAS,
CLIFFORD
THOMSON,
WARDEN +
THOROGOOD,
GORDON +
TREGARTHEN,
FRANK W.
VAN DER RASSEL,
JAN F.
VAN DUSEN,
RONALD
VEZEAU,
ERNEST J. +
VIERIN,
VICTOR---USA +
WELLER,
NORMAN +
WHITE,
EDWARD G. +
WIEGEL,
KENEALAND +
WILKINSON,
ARTHUR
WOODBURY,
THOMAS RICHARD
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YADE,
CHARLES +
ZONE H2 RCL
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