Private Joseph Alcide Duguay

Son of Guillaume (alias William John) Duguay and Emma Beaudin, of Pabos, Bonaventure, Quebec. Brother of soldier Roméo Duguay (1915–1985), who fought in Italy during World War II. He survived the war.

Enlisted in the Royal 22nd Regiment, he was assigned to Company C. He sailed for Great Britain on December 9, 1939, arriving in Greenock, Scotland, on the 18th. A very undisciplined soldier, on June 15, 1943, he set sail again to take part in the landing in Sicily, Operation Husky, on July 10, 1943, with Force M. On September 10, he set foot on Italian soil. On the 13th, he was hospitalized for fever and was frequently admitted to field hospitals. He may have died at the 14th Canadian General Hospital in Caserta from malaria and pneumonia. He had 1,700 days of service, including 1,670 overseas.