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Mr. Lionel Pigeon is a Korean War veteran that served overseas as a machine gunner with the 1st Battalion of Le Royal 22e Régiment in 1952-1953.
Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.
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Lionel Pigeon
Photo of parachutists taken in Korea in 1953.
Lionel Pigeon
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Lionel Pigeon
Private Lionel Pigeon in Korea on a grenade delivery. Photo taken in 1953.
Lionel Pigeon
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Lionel Pigeon
Newspaper clip dated February 6, 1953 showing soldiers of Le Royal 22e Régiment in a lecture session on the Vickers machine gun. Private Pigeon is in the first row, second from left.
Lionel Pigeon
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Lionel Pigeon
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion of Le Royal 22e Régiment in Korea in 1952. Private Pigeon is on the right.
Lionel Pigeon
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The Memory Project
Mr. Lionel Pigeon, April 2012.
The Memory Project
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Lionel Pigeon
Korean War veterans and South Korean dignitaries during a ceremony in Montreal circa 1990-1991.
Lionel Pigeon
The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.
