Private Paul-Émile Dionne

Baptized Joseph Paul Émile Dionne. Son of Wilfrid Dionne and Marguerite Bérubé, Brother of Bertrand.

Enlisted at Cove Field Barracks on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, Quebec, he was first sent to Japan, then to South Korea, where he joined the 2nd Battalion on October 10, 1951.

"Late in the afternoon of November 23, 1951, Company D of the 1st Battalion of the R22eR came under attack from at least two Chinese companies. Supported by artillery, armored vehicles, and mortars (the mortar platoon fired more than 5,100 shells in sixteen hours), the battalion resisted valiantly. During the night, an American unit launched an assault and recaptured the western slope of Hill 355, thereby easing the pressure the Chinese were exerting on the Canadians. The attacks continued throughout the night and late into the morning of the 24th," Canada and the Korean War by the History and Heritage Branch of the Department of National Defense, Art Global, 2002, pages 91-92. A member of the 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action on November 24, 1951, on Hill 355 (Korea) during a clash with the Chinese, who were also targeting Hill 227.

His name was inscribed on the cenotaph of the Korean War Memorial in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Peel, Ontario, erected in 1997 to commemorate the 516 Canadians killed in action between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953, as well as on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. An identical monument can be found at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan (South Korea).

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.