Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Death Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Circumstances of death registers – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Evaluation – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of Glenn Herbert Isralson – Ode to Flight Sergeant Glenn Herbert IsRalson. Written by his Sister-LuVerne Docking Nee, IsRalson. Glenn was a young man of few words, but what he did say was always worth listening to. In the service, they called him, The Prince, and he was liked by everyone. All his life he talked about flying, but his parents did not have the money to spend on flying lessons, so he wasn't certain how he was going to learn to fly. His first goal, however, was to get an education. His family lived on a farm l5 miles West of Hanley, Saskatchewan, thus he rode horse-back from the farm into Hanley, every Sunday, stayed with a family in town all week, and then rode home again on Saturday. His board and room were paid by produce from the farm. After Grade 12, his parents strongly suggested that he should become a Teacher, so off Glenn went to Saskatoon and enrolled in the Normal School for Teachers. It was while he was there that war broke out. Glen yearned to enlist in the RCAF and fulfill his dream of flying, but his Dad would not sign the consent papers, and Glenn was not yet of age to enlist on his own. He completed his course and graduated as a teacher, but he was meant to be a flyer, not a teacher. Finally, with much reluctance, his Dad consented to his wish. Glenn took his basic training in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. I remember how airsick he would get when he was first learning to fly, but he never complained and got his wings. Then he was sent to another training command to fly Bombers. He was flying a Spitfire when he crashed and was killed. He always said he felt close to heaven when he was flying.

Grave Marker

Photo of Glen Isralson – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Newspaper Clipping – From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Memorial – Cross of Sacrifice at Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 26 December 2015 by Tom Tulloch.