"Pte. John George Halcrow of Sheguiandah, Manitoulin Island, Ont., saw action with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in WWII. He'd enlisted with the Sault-Sudbury Regiment in September, 1941, transferring to the RHLI prior to going overseas in June, 1942. Pte. Halcrow was wounded August 12, 1944 during the battle of the Falaise Gap, and was airlifted to hospital where he'd remained until late February, 1945.
Upon return to active duty, he was killed on March 8, 1945. Pte. Halcrow was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Halcrow of Sheguiandah. Manitoulin Island Aboriginal Veteran list and locator map
Burial location: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery - Netherlands. (Pte. John George Halcrow was added to Honour List - November, 2013) "
Information taken from ; http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~jeffrey1/tribute.htm
Upon return to active duty, he was killed on March 8, 1945. Pte. Halcrow was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Halcrow of Sheguiandah. Manitoulin Island Aboriginal Veteran list and locator map
Burial location: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery - Netherlands. (Pte. John George Halcrow was added to Honour List - November, 2013) "
Information taken from ; http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~jeffrey1/tribute.htm
Ola Mildred Rexroat, an Oglala Sioux from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, joined the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) directly out of high school. Her job was to tow targets for aerial gunnery students at Eagle Pass Army Air Base in Texas. Towing targets for student gunners was a fairly dangerous assignment, but "Rexy" was happy to be able to contribute to the war effort in a meaningful way. After the war ended, Ola joined the Air Force and served for almost ten years.
Information taken from; http://www.defense.gov/specials/nativeamerican01/women.html
Information taken from; http://www.defense.gov/specials/nativeamerican01/women.html
Pearl Ross, a member of the Arikara Tribe from the Fort Berthold Reservation, joined the Air Force in 1953, and trained as a medical specialist. Her first assignment was to the Air Force hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pearl was then assigned to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, where she worked in the 865th Medical Group at SAC HQ. During theVietnam era, she saw many men who had been wounded in the combat theater. Pearl volunteered for overseas duty, but was turned down because the Air Force was hesitant to send women to Vietnam.
Information taken from; http://www.defense.gov/specials/nativeamerican01/women.html
Information taken from; http://www.defense.gov/specials/nativeamerican01/women.html