Arthur Melanson
Arthur J. Melanson was born in Sackville, NB, on November 22, 1931. He passed away at the age of 86, in Cambridge, Ontario. Arthur was the beloved husband of Jennie, and father to Bruce, Gord, and Harold. He was also a proud Grandpa to Lindy, Bruce Jr., Gordy Jr., Jennifer, Jessica, Cody, Hailey, Joshua, and Amanda, along with 11 Great-grandchildren. He grew up in a large family with many siblings, including Norman, Raymond, Albert, Yvonne, Janet, Donald, Alan, Lorry, Alyre and Paula. Arthur was predeceased by his loving parents, Ernest and Leona.
Arthur proudly served his country during the Korean War and is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 121. He enlisted in the Canadian Army Special Forces on November 13, 1950. He proudly served until being honourably discharged in April, 1954. On March 8, 1951, Arthur completed 16 weeks of Infantry Recruit Basic Training at Valcartier, Quebec. He was later posted at bases in Fort Lewis, Washington, and Korea.
According to his family and friends, Arthur was an easy going man and enjoyed the simple things in life, like his guitar, building things, playing horseshoes and spending time with friends at his camper.
Korean War - Key Events
April 25, 1951
Vastly outnumbered UN forces check the Chinese advance on Seoul at the Battles of Kapyong and the Imjin River. Two Commonwealth battalions—the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment—rebuff an entire Chinese division at Kapyong, and 4,000 men of the British 29th Brigade stage a successful delaying action against nearly 30,000 troops of the Chinese 63rd Army at the Imjin River. Some 650 men of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment (the “Glorious Glosters”), engage in a Thermopylae-like stand against more than 10,000 Chinese infantry at Imjin. Although the overwhelming majority of the Glosters are killed or captured, their sacrifice allows UN forces to consolidate their lines around the South Korean capital.
These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica
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