Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 117 JACKSON, Claude WWII Claude, son of Haliburton and Lois (Mason) Jackson of South Branch, was born in 1917 and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Dragoons in 1941 and saw active duty in Italy and Germany. Claude married Catherine Mary McCabe of Glasgow, Scotland. They lived in Ontario where he was employed with Goodyear Ltd. In 1949, he contracted polio, which left him crippled. He passed away in 1965. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. JACKSON, Joseph Haliburton WWII Joseph, son of Haliburton and Lois (Mason) Jackson of South Branch, was born in 1915 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers training at various points in Canada and serving as Sapper at different locations in England. He married Isobel Margaret Ovens and settled in Ontario. He passed away in 1976. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. JERNEY, Joseph Francis “Frank” KOREA Frank was born in Lequille, Annapolis County, on May 19, 1931. He resided on the Wildcat Reserve in Queens County and served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 with the 17th Regiment, 7th Light Infantry Division and the Bayonet Division as a Combat Medic. He was awarded several medals: the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, the Korean War Rang, the Combat Medic Badge, the Sigmanree and the Presidential Unit Citation. Frank was a life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 9309 Dracut, Massachusetts. He was also a member of the National Aboriginal Veterans Association and A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion in Caledonia. Submitted by A. L. Patterson, Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion. JACKSON, Nelson Heustis WWII Nelson, son of Haliburton and Lois (Mason) Jackson of South Branch, was born in 1922 and served in the Canadian Army with the West Nova Scotia Regiment. He trained in Canada, England and Scotland and saw active duty in Italy, Sicily and North Africa. He was hospitalized several times during his service, suffering from explosion shock and malaria fever. He married Ivy Muriel Ralph and settled in Ontario. He passed away in 2004. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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