Spr Armand J. Caouette (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Armand J. Caouette (Ret’d) of Arborfield, SK on 6 May 2006 in his 95^th year.

Armand was born in Arborfield.  He enlisted in the Canadian Army in July 1941 and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers with the 1^st Field Company in Canada, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany.  On returning from Europe, he volunteered for the Pacific Force but the war ended and he was discharged in  November 1945.  Along with his campaign medals, Armand received the “Thank You Canada” Medal from the Netherlands government. He was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Arborfield Branch #211 and received his 60-year pin in 2005.

Armand is buried in St. Lucy’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Arborfield. ^{{dcMar2017gd}[zcc, zpi, zpp]}