Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Saskatchewan soldier mistakenly buried with enemy makes final journey home - The StarPhoenix

The Canadian Press:Saskatchewan soldier mistakenly buried with enemy makes final journey home

Law enforcement and members of the Patriot Guard Riders escort the casket of Army Pfc. Lawrence Samuel Gordon through downtown Casper, Wyo. on Aug. 10, 2014. Gordon, who worked on a ranch outside Casper before enlisting to fight in World War II, was killed in action in France and buried as an unknown soldier. His remains were recently identified and returned to his hometown of Eastend, Saskatchewan

Photograph by: Associated Press , Casper Star-Tribune, Alan Rogers

EASTEND - A Saskatchewan-born soldier was laid to rest Wednesday in his home province, 70 years to the day after he was killed in northern France during the Second World War.
Lawrence S. Gordon fought with U.S. forces, but his remains couldn't be accounted for after his death.
His nephew, Lawrence R. Gordon, discovered in 2000 that the remains were not interred where they should have been and later learned they had mistakenly been buried with German war dead.
DNA tests conducted earlier this year helped identify the fallen soldier.
They also allowed for repatriation of the remains to Canada and their burial in the community of Eastend, about 390 kilometres southwest of Regina...Continue reading...

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