Volume 6 - Legion BC/Yukon Command Website

British ColumBia / Yukon CommandBaisley, Patrick Shawn (Pat)Pat was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958. He served in the Air Forcewith 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in Edmonton, Alberta; 443Helicopter Squadron at the Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Halifax,Nova Scotia; 443 Helicopter Squadron Detachment at Pat Bay, BC; the 3Canadian Forces Flying Training School in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba;and Wing Operations, 12 Wing, Shearwater, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pat wasSector South Air Liaison Officer with the United Nations Protection Forcein the former Yugoslavia and Deputy Commanding Officer, 423 MaritimeHelicopter Squadron, 12 Wing, Shearwater, Nova Scotia. He was awardedthe Commander Air Command Commendation in 1995, the SikorskyRescue Award in 1985 and 1994, and a White House Communication Awardin 1995.Baker, George HaddonGeorge was born in Fort Steele, British Columbia in 1912. During WorldWar Two, he served in the Army in the 3 rd Division, Patrol Company, RoyalCanadian Army Service Corps in the United Kingdom and ContinentalEurope. George was a member of Legion Branch #74 in Kaslo, BC for 45years. He died in 1993.Balmforth, James F.James was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1934. He served in the Navy between1951 and 1975 when he retired as a Warrant Officer. James was stationed onHMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Restigouche, HMCS Kootenay, and HMCSTerra Nova with Fleet Diving Units on the East and West Coasts of Canadaand in Korea. James has been a member of Legion Branch #288 inWestbank, BC for seven years.www.legionbcyukon.ca61