Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II

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Joel Prasow, 1943. RCAF Identification Card.

Joel (Jack) Prasow

Last Name
Prasow
First Name
Joel (Jack)
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII
Date of Birth
03/20/1914
Date of Death
06/29/1983
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Place of Death
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Parent's Name
James and Esther (Simkin)
Spouse's Name
Dorothy Alma (Robertson)
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
September 1939
Age at Enlistment
25
Place of Enlistment
Calgary, Alberta
Place of Residence at time of Enlistment
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Occupation at time of Enlistment
student
Date of Discharge
July 1945
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
RCAF
Rank (Highest Known)
Flight Sergeant
Unit
No. 6 BR Squadron
Role
equipment assistant
Regimental / Service Number
R4598
Military Service - Countries
Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan)
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat AB
Information Source
Jewish Post April 30, 1942; Library and Archives Canada; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Medicine Hat file; Book of Remembrance; gravestone