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Tommy Prince

By Eric2014

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born an aboriginal in Oct, 15, 1915 living in Scanterbury, Manitoba, Canada. Henri & Arabella Prince were his parents. Eleven siblings. Great-great grandson of Indian Chief Pegius.
  • Period: to

    Tommy Prince

  • School

    School
    Attended Elkhorn Residential School up to grade 8. After school was a tree feller, then left for army.
    (Exact date unknown)

  • Branch

    Branch
    His branches in the World War II were devils brigade, PPCLI, Royal Canadian Engineer, 1ST Canadian Parachute Battallion.

  • War

    War
    Promoted to lance corporal in February 1941.
    (exact date unknowen)

  • Rank

    Rank
    His rank was Sergent.
    (exact date unknowen)

  • War's Fought

    War's Fought
    Korea. World War II, Monte la Difensa, Hill 720, Monte Majo and Monte Vischiataro, Rome.
    (exact date unknowen)

  • Awards

    Awards
    Was awarded the Silver Star (US), Military Medal, Korea Medal, Volunteer Service Meda, United Nations Korea medal. One of the 3 people to receive the Military Award. One of 59 Canadians to receive the Silver Star Award. Was awarded 9 medals in total - the most of any Canadian Aboriginal soldier

  • War

    War
    The war which started at 1940 and ended at June 15 1945.
    (exact country fighting unknowen)

  • Left The War

    Left The War
    Was honourly discharged.

  • After The War

    After The War
    Returned to home at Broken Head Reserve working at pulpwood camp. got woman attacked him with beer bottle on the neck 64 stitches. after the attack he left reserve and moved to winnipeg

  • Family

    Family
    He married Verna Sinclair. And had five children.
    (exact date unknowen)

  • After The War

    After The War
    He worked for the Lobby Ottawa to improve indian act got frusterated and left to be a cleaning buisness but had to stop because his friends crashed his truck and sold it for the money, than worked for lumper and concrete factories.
    (exact date unknowen)

  • Died

    Died
    25, Nov, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

  • Death Grave

    Death Grave
    In Winnipeg, Manitoba.

  • Question #4

    Question #4
    1. I think that Tommy Prince is deserving of bieng a war heron because he risked his life for freedom of the people not even alive so that they could have freedom. Also he fought bravely for Canada fighting in more than one war, helping/saving people who needed help even if it ment death. He left his family and friends to go to the war when he was a teenager, that is why I think Tommy Prince was a war hero.

  • Question #4 part 2

    Question #4 part 2
    1. The contributions that Tommy Prince made in the wars to Canada was joinging groups that needed help in the war even if it ment dying or almost dying to help Canada. He also fought with all his strength to help Canada have freedom for the future generations and for generations in his time. He joined squads that helped fight for other country's because he knew that that was the right thing to do.