JOHN PEDERSON

Mr. John Pederson – Korean War veteran who today lives in Moose Jaw.

At the young age of 22, he signed on to join the military.  Mr. Pederson went to number 9 depot in Regina on March 3, 1951 and no sooner was his name put to paper, he was shipped to Camp Bordon. 

Mr. Pederson wanted to sign up as a Metis but was told no, he would only be accepted as a French Canadian.

He was a member of the 25 Field Dressing Station near North Korea where he served for one and a half years treating the wounded.  Among his patients was fellow Metis Sgt. Robert Prince of Winnipeg who he treated for leg injuries.

Upon returning to Canada, Mr. Pederson worked at the King George Military Hospital in Winnipeg.  He spent two months there at the height of the polio outbreak.

Finally, on February 10th, 1954, he was discharged from the military.

Then, he moved to Moose Jaw where he worked as a male nurse at the local hospital before joining the City of Moose Jaw as a general worker.  He spent 40 years working as a “Jack of All Trades” before retiring.