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Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C. Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.

The Royal 22nd Regiment (R22R), in French and officially (in both French and English usage) Royal 22e Régiment (R22R) and colloquially The Van Doos (an anglicized pronunciation of the French for twenty-two, vingt-deux), is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The mostly francophone regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army. The ceremonial home of the regiment is La Citadelle in Quebec City, where the regimental museum is housed. The regimental headquarters is located in Quebec City, with all three of its regular battalions stationed at various bases in the province of Quebec.

the Royal 22e Régiment, CASF, embarked for Great Britain on 9 December 1939. The regiment landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943 and in Italy on 3 September 1943 as part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division. On 16 March 1945, the regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps as part of OPERATION GOLDFLAKE to North-West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.

United Nations Operations – Korea

Three battalions of the Royal 22e Régiment served in the Republic of Korea as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st Commonwealth Division. The 2nd Battalion was the first to arrive in Korea, serving there from 4 May 1951 to 24 April 1952, followed by the 1st Battalion from 20 April 1952 to 21 April 1953 then the 3rd Battalion from 16 April 1953 to the Armistice on 27 July 1953).

Battle Honours
Landing in Sicily * Valguarnera * Adrano * Catenuova * Sicily, 1943 * Landing at Reggio * Potenza * The Sangro * Casa Berardi * Torre Mucchio * Cassino Ii * Gustav Line * Liri Valley * Hitler Line * Gothic Line * Borgo Santa Maria * Lamone Crossing * Rimini Line * San Martino–San Lorenzo * San Fortunato * Cesena * Italy, 1943–1945 * Apeldoorn * North-West Europe, 1945

Korea, 1951–1953
Pte Deschesnes Joseph Arthur Alélard Florent
Rank: Private
Service Number: SD4744
Born: Dec 18, 1931 Montreal, Québec
Discharged: Deceased

Served In: Korea
Service: CA (Canadian Army)
Battle Group: United Nations Command (UNC)
Regiment: Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Service Details :

United Nations Service Medal Korea
Canadian Korea Medal
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea

Service Notes:
Enlisted: January 3, 1951 Montreal, Québec
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Deceased: January 09, 1953 at Korea
Cemetery UNITED NATIONS Cemetery Busan, Korea
Marker: 21. 11. 1381
Obituary: Son of Adélard and Olivia (née Gougeon) Deschesne. Brother of Claude and Réjean.
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Pte Joseph Arthur Alélard Florent Deschesnes
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Medals and Commendations
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United Nations Service Medal Korea
Canadian Korea Medal
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea

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