Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 43 BURKE, James Benedict “Jimmy” WWII Jimmy was born on March 31, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He was the son of Lawrence and Alice (Nearing) Burke. He was a private in the army. James served in Canada and Aldershot, N.S. He was married to Frances MacDonald. She died in 1972, and he later married Violet Ashe. He was a past president of Branch # 055 of The Royal Canadian Legion, Port Morien. Jimmy passed away on May 12, 1993 at the age of 73. Submitted by the Port Morien Branch # 055 of The Royal Canadian Legion BUTTS, Ronald Freeman “Ronnie” WWII Ronnie was born in Port Morien, Nova Scotia on June 13, 1923, the son of Joseph and Marion (Fraze) Butts. He served as a private in the North Nova Scotia Highlanders from January 26, 1943 until May 11, 1946, in Italy, France, and England. Among his medals were the France and Germany Star, the Italy Star, the Holland Medal, and the Normandy Medal. He landed on the beach in Normandy on D-Day, and was wounded a few days later. He was discharged in 1946 because of medical reasons. Ronnie passed away on June 5, 2004. Submitted by the Port Morien Branch # 055 of The Royal Canadian Legion BYRNE, Frederick KOREA Frederick was born in 1929 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He enlisted May 16, 1949 in the Merchant Marines, Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Air Force serving in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and two tours of duty in Korea. Fred was one of the few people to be awarded the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal and also received the Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal. He served on May destroyers and frigates during wartime and peacetime. Fred discharged November 27, 1967. He was a member of the Hants Co. Legion # 009 for more than 7 years before he passed away in 2011. Submitted by the Hants Co. Branch # 009 of The Royal Canadian Legion
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