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George James Zaleschuk

In memory of:

Sub-Lieutenant George James Zaleschuk

June 22, 1955
La Tuque, Quebec

Military Service


Service Number:

19901

Age:

37

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

423 All Weather Fighter Squadron

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration, 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp

Additional Information


Born:

April 14, 1918
Rostern, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

November 21, 1940
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of John and Anna (nee Kastinuik) Zaleschuk of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Husband of Mary Irene (nee Dodge) Zaleschuk and father of Elizabeth, Thomas and James Zaleschuk of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Brother of Flight Sergeant Demetro Zaleschuk who died on April 17, 1943, while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Brother of Alex, Nickalus, John, William, Robert, Allen, Mary, Helen, Patricia, Dorothea, Julia and Annie.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PRINCE ALBERT (SOUTH HILL) CEMETERY
Saskatchewan, Canada

Grave Reference:

South 1/2, Plot 1, Row 8-H

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Headstone in Prince Albert (South Hill) Cemetery
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of George James Zaleschuk
  • Photo of George James Zaleschuk– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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