Léo Major
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Private Léo Major was a soldier from Montreal in the Regiment de la Chaudiere in World War II. One of only three Canadian soldiers in the British Commonwealth and the only Canadian who won the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice in separate wars.
From D-day to the Korean War
He lost an eye within a few days of hitting the beach at Normandy and refused to be evacuated. He later captured 93 German soldiers during the Battle of the Scheldt in southern Holland. For this event he had been chosen to receive a DCM. He declined the invitation to be decorated because according to him the General Montgomery (who was giving the invitation) was an incompetent.
Later in this war, Leo Major single handely liberated the city of Zwolle, Netherlands. At the end of the war this gave him one Distinguished Conduct Medal.
He also did the Korean war where he won another Distinguished Conduct Medal. This time his experience give him the opportunity to choose his men, and from this custom team he resisted against an ennemy superior in number for many days.
See also
A story of Leo and his acclaimed work in two wars
References
- Tony Atherton. "Divergent portraits of war." The Ottawa Citizen, May 07, 2005.
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