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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Feature story on Ninety-five-year-old veteran Emil August Gillies who served in the second world war in the air force in the 644 Squadron who recently received the Legion of Hoonour award (similar to a Knighthood) from the French Republic for his service to them during the war. Photo of Gillies holding a photo of RAF Tarrant Rushton a Royal Air Force station near the village of Tarrant Rushton east of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England from 1943 to 1947. It was used for glider operations during World War II. Gillies and his crew pulled up gliders at this sight. September 20, 2016