Tag: Korean War

• The Battle of Hill 355, October 1952, During the Korean War.

  

  Image: The painting “Incoming” by Edward Zuber depicting Canadian action at Hill 355 in October 1952. This painting shows soldiers of B Company, the Royal Canadian Regiment, reacting to a communist artillery attack on their section of the line on October 23, 1952. The 45-minute bombardment was one of the heaviest that Canadians endured in…

  January 7, 2026

  1950s

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• Lieutenant Omer Lévesque, DFC (U.S.), Air Medal (U.S.): Canadian Pilot Who Flew during World War II and the Korean War

  

  Image: Sergeant Pilot Omer Levesque is assisted into his parachute prior to flying a mission while assigned to No. 401 Squadron, RCAF, on July 7, 1941, during World War II. Omer “Trottle” Lévesque served as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the Second World War. He flew many sorties over France and…

  September 23, 2024

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  1940s, 1950s, Battle of Britain, Battle of France, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), Canadian Pilot, DFC, F-86 Sabre, History Daily, Korean War, Omer Levesque, Prisoner of War, RCAF, Stalag Luft III, Supermarine Spitfire V, USAAF, World War II