Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Omer Gagnon
In memory of:
Private Joseph Omer Gagnon
June 7, 1952
Korea
Military Service
SD-4937
22
Army
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
RCASC
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea .
Additional Information
December 19, 1929
St. Cantin, Quebec
February 2, 1951
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Ludger and Lina( née Martin) Gagnon. Brother of Antonio, Bertin, Laurent, Raoul, Léonide, Yvon, Albert, Leopold, Jeannine, Marcella, Roberta and Sylvia
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 25 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
20. 3. 1150
The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.
Digital Collection
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Memorial Plaque – This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario. -
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RCASC Cenotaph -
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Photo of Albert Gagnon – Albert Gagnon at the grave of his brother, Omer, killed in Korea at age 23, Pusan, Korea, 1952. Photo courtesty of the Memory Project / www.thememoryproject.com
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