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MEM MBERSHIP UPDATE Sam Shapton, Pilot-180 Squadron Sam writes to inform us of his recent move into a brand new Residential Care Home; his new address, phone number and email addresses are: Sam Shapton Promenade E-09 15955 - 27 th Avenue Surrey, BC V3S 3W3 Phone: 778-373-8532 sshapton@gmail.com All the best in your new digs, Sam! Sam with Governor Gen. Michaëlle Jean PENNFIELD RIDGE REMEMBERS Reports from Saint Croix Courier and Chris Larsen. St. George, NB – The fourth annual Memorial Service honouring those who served at Pennfield Ridge (#34 Operational Training Unit) and Camp Utopia was held Sunday, 27 September 2009. This year’s service was dedicated to the veterans we lost this year: O. Ross Down, James ‘Jim’ Kingston, Ernest J. ‘Ernie’ McGowan, William J. ‘Bill’ McWhirter, Lawrence Pineo Richardson, Charles ‘Charlie’ Simpson, John A.S. ‘Jack’ Reid, and Charles Rowland ‘Roy’ Swanston; and all other who put their lives on the line to keep our country free. Coveragee of the event by The Saint Croix Courier, Barb Rayner reporting: Veterans Who Served in Pennfield Remembered at Memorial Service St. George – The 76 service personnel killed while serving at the two former Charlotte County military bases during the Second World War were remembered at a special ceremony here Sunday afternoon. While the weather didn’t cooperate and the service was moved from the Pennfield Ridge war memorial to the St. George Legion hall because of rain, more than 150 people were in attendance at the event, hosted by the Pennfield Parish Military Historical Society. 22
Among those who attended this year was Hope Fuglem of Calgary, AB, whose 25-year-old brother, P/O Carlyle George Christensen, from Strathmore, AB, was one of four airmen killed during a training flight 18 Dec 1943 when their plane [Ventura FD697] hit the water level indicator atop the water tank in the rail yard at McAdam, NB. [Also killed were Sgts. R.J Barts, H.L. Anderson, and G.C. Cull. Hope was accompanied by her husband Milton (RCAF Pilot - 161 Squadron), a member of the Air Association, Southern Alberta Branch.] McAdam Mayor Frank Carroll also Hope (Christensen) and attended the service, along with several Milton Fuglem other people from the village. The mayor gave Fuglem photographs of the memorial that was erected in 2000 in the memory of the four young airmen. MBA Assoc. Member Pat Master of Ceremonies Major Bev Milne lays wreath honouring her father, Bill McWhirter (AG‐180) Harrison gave a brief history of the Pennfield Ridge air station and Camp Utopia following the memorial service where wreaths were laid. The Last Post and Reveille were played by Ian Lee and Billy Duncan played the lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’ on the bagpipes. F/L James Stewart DFC laid a wreath on behalf of the RAF. Althoughh Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson was unable to attend, a letter from him was read. Thompson thanked the society for collating the history, ensuring that it will not be lost and the veterans will always be honoured. Piper Billy Duncan and F/L James Stewart DFC Sheldon Lee, a former MLA and Transportation Minister, said he was just a boy when the military bases were in operation, but he can remember the soldiers marching past his home in Bonny River. In his closing remarks Major Harrison said it was important to support the Canadian troops now serving in Afghanistan. Those who have returned from Afghanistan would willingly go back because they believe they are part of a mission of great importance. All photos courtesy of Chris Larsen - Pennfield Parish Military Historical Society. More photos at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpennfi/penn8b1PPMHS_Service2009.htm 23
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