Follow this link to read the story reporting the award of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to American and Canadian veterans of the 1st Special Service Force.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/04/canadas-real-life-james-bo…
Many of our members know that one of the most distinguished soldiers in the 1st Special Service Force (aka ‘The Devil’s Brigade’) was Sgt. Tommy Prince. You may not know is that Sgt. Prince enlisted in the R.C.E in 1940 as a Sapper. He served in England with the 1st Canadian Corps Field Park Company before volunteering for the 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion, taking his parachute training at Ringway in England. He returned to Canada and was later selected the serve in the 1st Special Service Force, training first in Halena MN and then serving in the Italian Campaign until the unit was disbanded in December 1944 in the town of Melton on the Italian-French border.
Sgt Prince was one of three people to receive both the Military Medal and the Silver Star during the Second World War. He received his Military from King George VI at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. After the war, Sgt Prince ran a successful business in Winnipeg until rejoining the Army in 1951. He served with the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) at Kapyong in 1951, and on a second tour in 1952 with the 3rd Battalion at 'The Hook'.
There are a number of memorials that have been dedicated to Tommy Prince. Go to http://cmea-agmc.ca/sites/default/files/CME_Customs_Ch04_e_Annex%20A.pdf and scroll down to Entry 47 on page 4a-9.