Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
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Stanley Winfield. Germany. 1945. from JHSSA #1222
Stanley Winfield
Last Name
Winfield
First Name
Stanley
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: born
Date of Birth
08/16/1923
Date of Death
08/14/2011
Place of Birth
Calgary, Alberta
Place of Death
Vancouver, British Columbia
Parent's Name
John Joseph (J.J.) and Sophia (Sereth)
Spouse's Name
Odile
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
1941
Date of Discharge
1946
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
RCAF
Rank (Highest Known)
Sergeant
Military Service - Countries
Newfoundland, England, "North-West Europe"
Casualty
No
Information Source
Memories on the March pp. 78, 118 ; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files; B'nai Brith Honor Roll 1946, p. 20 Memories on the March (as "Weinfield"); obit Vancouver Sun, August 2011
Other information
among the first to arrive at Bergen-Belsen after its liberation; aided in the "disarmament of the Luftwaffe"