Biographies

• Article by Jacob Benoit
• Published on April 20th, 2021

Major, Léo

Leo Major was born on January 23, 1921 in the town of New Bedford in Massachusetts, United States of America. He joined the Chaudière Regiment, a French-Canadian unit. He saw action on D-Day on Juno Beach.
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in World War Two and in the Korean war as well.