Corporal Leonard Gagnon

From November 22 to December 21, 1940, he served with the Fusiliers du Saint-Laurent – NPAM – service number 577689, then under the National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 – NRMA – from February 19 to April 9, 1942, with the Régiment de Maisonneuve under the same service number, still in Rimouski. On the 10th, he transferred to the regular forces with this regiment and was assigned service number E-19543. On August 25, 1943, he embarked for Great Britain and arrived on September 2. On May 3, 1944, he set sail again with Force M and left for Italy, where he landed on the 16th. On June 26, 1944, he was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment. He was wounded for the first time in combat by shrapnel to the face on October 24 and was not evacuated. On December 2, 1944, he was killed in action on the banks of the Lamone River near Russi, Italy. He was buried on the 4th and exhumed around July 3, 1945, to be reburied in Ravenna. He had served 968 days, includng 465 days overseas in addition to 80 days with the militia.