Many of the Manitobans who have seen
wartime Naval Service have received
special Honours
and Awards through courage
and meritorious service.
Click
here to view of list of these
Manitoban Heroes.
Winnipeg
has had a Naval Division for the last 75 years,
and has had a naval presence for even much
longer. There is an unexplained reason why
the people of the Canadian Prairies have generated
such an interest in the navy. During WWII,
a large number of prairie men and women joined
the navy. They flocked to recruiting divisions
in cities like Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon,
Edmonton and Calgary. During the war, recruiting
in Winnipeg was the greatest of anyplace inland,
and was only surpassed by recruiting on the
east and west coast.
This
is the story of the navy in Winnipeg. It is
filled with stories, personalities, news clippings
and photos. It is set up as a chronological
history, so you can start at the first page
and surf all the way to the end. And, like
anything else on this page, it is continuously
growing. As we further develop our history
we will put the story on this page.
