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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
June 1945
Lieut. A. IA. Kristjanson
Lieut. G. R. Kristjanson
LIEUT. ARTHUR M. KRISTJANSON—Born July 15, 1920 at Wynyard, Sask. Enlisted
in Canadian Artillery at Regina. Commissioned in 1944. Stationed at Camp Shilo.
LIEUT.—GUSTAF R. KRISTJANSON—Born Aug. 14, 1917 at Wynyard, Sask. En-
listed in R.C.N.V.R. in 1942 and is serving overseas.
SONS OF MR. & MRS. HAKON KRISTJANSON, WYNYARD, SASK.
F.O. ROBERT (BOB) EAGER—Born Aug.
23, 1922 at Winnipeg, Man. Enlisted
Oct. 1942 in R.C.A.F. Graduated as
navigator in Jan. 1944. Went overseas
Feb. 1944. Reported missing Jan. 1945
and later reported prisoner of war in
Germany. Was liberated and arrived
in England May 14. Is now on his way
■home. A brother, F.O. W. H. (Bill)
Eager who won the D.F.C. was killed in
action Dec. 16, 1943. Son of Mrs. Jo-
hanna (Finnson) Eager and the late
Harry Eager of Winnipeg.
sue GEORGE H. SHORTREED—Born
Sept. 5, 1923 at Edmonton, Alta. Enlist-
ed Dec. 1942 in R.C.N.V.R. Served on a
minesweeper and on convoy duty in
the North Atlantic. Now in St. John’s,
Nfld. Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. Geo. (Edda
Hannesson) Shortreed of Edmonton,
Alta.