Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 107 ACKER, Elthan St. Clair WWII Elthan was born in Kingston, Nova Scotia in 1924. He was the son of the late Perley and Effie (Freeman) Acker. Elthan served in the Canadian Army as a Bren gun carrier driver during World War II in France, Germany and Italy. He received the France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and NATO Medal. Elthan retired as a Branch Manager with Irving Oil in Kingston. Elthan passed away on July 25, 2013. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kingston Branch 98. Submitted by Pugwash Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion ANDERSON, George Arthur PEACETIME George was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1931. He joined the Air Force with the Air Defence Command. He served in Canada within Halifax and Chatham in Peacetime. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp as well as the Defence Medal. Submitted by Pugwash Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion ANDERSON, Jordan AFGHANISTAN Jordan was born in Iqaluit, Nunavut in 1982. He grew up in Pelly Bay, Tuktoyaktuk where he attended elementary school, and Invuit in the Northwest Territories. Jordan completed high school in Wilcox, SK, where he was an avid rugby and football player. Corporal Jordan Anderson was a member of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton, Alberta. He was only 25 years old when he and six other soldiers died when their armoured vehicle struck a massive roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan on July 4, 2007. He loved parachuting and was close to earning a political science degree and wanted to pursue a master’s degree in strategic studies. Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command, The Royal Canadian Legion
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