| Clifford Ernest Huard World War II Sgt. L 56826 |
| 1st Canadian Paratroop Battalion B Company Royal Canadian Engineers ~ Section Leader - Paratroops Born: St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, December 12, 1923 Enlisted: June 18, 1941 ~ 17 years old Killed in Action: June 8, 1944 Medals: 1939 - 45 Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, France/Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal Parents: Joe & Madge Huard Sisters: Bernice Coolidge, Ruby Coolidge, Hazel Erickson Brothers: Cecil Huard, Wilfred Huard Trained: Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Dundurn, Shilo; Parachute training in Fort Benning, Ga., U. S. A. Embarked to England: July 16, 1943 Landed in France: June 6, 1944 Buried: Ranville British Cemetery, Ranville, France ~ Plot 1, Row D, Grave 9, December 18, 1944 Ann Hanley (Teacher) writes: One of my cleverest students. His intelligence and remarkable memory would help him to success, in the army and anything after the war. There is a Huard Lake, named after him in the area around Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. |
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