Veteran Edmond Gagne

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Métis Veteran Edmond Gagne (July 25,1921 - ) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1941 at the age of 19 and served with the Edmonton Fusiliers and later the 'D' Company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He was among those who landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was wounded the following month and spent many months in an army hospital before being able to travel home. Among his other awards and medals, France awarded him with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).

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