Métis Veteran Homer Adams (date of birth unknown - 1970) joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served with the Royal Regina Rifles in England and Germany. He was among those who landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France. He was awarded the Military Medal by King George VI of England.
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).
Métis Veteran Veteran Bertha Clarke-Jones (née Houle) (November 6, 1922 - October 21, 2014) joined the Royal Canadian Airforce in 1940 at the age of 18 and served as a drill instructor in various military bases throughout Canada.
Métis Veteran Donn Fowler (1925-April 22, 2022) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1940 at the age of 14 and served in infantry with the First Battalion of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders and later as an intelligence officer in the Royal Canadian Artillery. He was among those who landed in Juno Beach, Normandy, on June 12, 1944. Among his many awards and medals, France awarded him with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
Métis Veteran “Alice” Marie Victoria Samuel (nee Petit) (October 19, 1925 - September 1, 2022) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1943 at the age of 18 and served as an Orderly Room Clerk in Calgary, Alberta.
Métis Veteran Edward King (November 18, 1925 - Jan 5, 2001) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1943 at the age of 17 and served with the Regina Rifles, the Winnipeg Rifles and the Canadian Scottish Regiment in England and continental Europe. He was injured in battle twice, and received many medals for his service, including the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-45.
Métis Veteran Ronald Monkman (April 13, 1925 – January 28, 2018) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 17 and served first in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) and later in the Winnipeg Rifles. He served in Scotland, Holland, and Germany. While in Germany, he was assigned to the Regimental Police to guard German prisoners of war.
Métis Veteran Robert Bruce (February 11, 1922 - February 18, 2015) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1941 at the age of 19 and served in continental Europe. He was among the troops who landed at Normandy in France on D-Day. For his service, he was recognized with the Canadian Voluntary Service Medal, the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star and the Defence Medal.
Métis Veteran Hugh Victor Letendré (March 4, 1925 - June 5, 2006) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1944 at the age of 18 and served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Métis Veteran Solomon Goulet (December 4, 1923 - March 11, 2007) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1943 at the age of 19 and served with the Cameron Highlanders (Ottawa) in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Luxembourg. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war for eleven months.
Métis Veteran Samuel “Sam” Sinclair (November 22, 1926 - November 29, 2005) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 15 and served in the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division of the Calgary Highlanders in England, Belgium and Holland.
Métis Veteran Lloyd Poitras (December 15, 1919 - December 6, 2011) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1941 at the age of 21 and served with the Calgary Highlanders Infantry 2nd Division in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Métis Veteran Vital Morin (June 17, 1923 - November 13, 2000) joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1940 at the age of 17 and served in the Regina Rifle Regiment. He served in England, before landing on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day, 1944. In mid-February of the following year, Vital was captured by the Germans and spent the next three months at the Stalag 11B Prison Camp outside of Berlin before being liberated on May 6, 1945 at which time he was transported to a hospital in England to recover. He returned to Canada on July 1, 1945.
Métis Veteran Francis "Frank" Godon (August 19, 1924 - January 12, 2019) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 18 and served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and four days later, became a prisoner of war after being ambushed by the Germans. He was captive for 11 months before the POW camp was liberated by American Soldiers.
Métis Veteran Charles “Charlie” Fosseneuve (June 6, 1917 - September 12, 2008) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 25 and served as a gunner with the 13th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery in continental Europe and the United Kingdom from 1942-1946. He was awarded with the Canadian Volunteer Medal and Service Medal.
Métis Veteran Louis Roy (August 1920 - January 11, 2022) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 at the age of 22 and served in England, Africa, Sicily and Italy as a member of the Saskatoon Light Infantry.
Métis Veteran Norman Goodon (January 29, 1926 - November 12, 2019) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1945 at the age of 19. Germany surrended before he arrived to the front lines.
