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Canada's Last WWII Veteran Bill Wilson Dies at 101

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Bill Wilson, one of Canada's last surviving World War II veterans, has died at the age of 101. Wilson, known as 'Captain Bill', served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, participating in the D-Day landings and the Battle of the Atlantic. He was also instrumental in creating the Naval Museum of Alberta and The Military Museums in Calgary.

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