Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
Dedicated to Val Rimer z"l and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Post No. 2, and created with the support of the Ghert Family Foundation
Mort Monson. JHSSA #2700.15
Morton (Mort) Monson
Last Name
Monson
First Name
Morton (Mort)
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWII
Date of Birth
09/13/1917
Date of Death
09/23/1996
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Spouse's Name
Vivian Travis
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
04/15/1937
Date of Discharge
1961
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
RCAF
Rank (Highest Known)
Flight Sergeant
Role
stenographer, then radio navigator
Regimental / Service Number
2166
Military Service - Countries
Newfoundland, Canada, 'Pacific'
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Erlton Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 49-50; Jewish War Veterans of Canada Post No. 2; obit Calgary Herald; RCAF article, undated
Other information
Enlisted in RCAF Permanent Force as a Clerk Stenographer; remustered to aircrew in 1943, graduated as radio Navigator; returned to administration in 1946