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One of Calgary's most decorated Second World War veterans dies at 101

Navy Capt. William (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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William (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy. "He started off in sea cadets in Winnipeg, and he was very, very keen to be able to join the war," Scott Hausberg, who knew Wilson well, told CBC Radio's The Homestretch Tuesday. Hausberg said as soon as Wilson turned 18 he was at the recruiting office, but after undergoing the necessary tests he was told he had failed his medical exam because he was underweight.

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From the storyWilliam (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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From the storyWilliam (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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From the storyWilliam (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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From the storyWilliam (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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From the story"He started off in sea cadets in Winnipeg, and he was very, very keen to be able to join the war," Scott Hausberg, who knew Wilson well, told CBC Radio's The Homestretch Tuesday.

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