James Riley Stone
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'''James Riley Stone''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|DSO2|MC|CD|size=100%}} (2 August 1908 – 24 November 2005){{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/james-stone-1065961273|website=Edmonton Journal|title=James Stone|date=26 November 2005}} was a Canadian soldier and military commander.{{Cite web |title=Big man, big heart ... 'Big Jim' Stone|last=Peate|first=Les|work=Esprit de Corps|date=1 January 2006 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Big+man,+big+heart+...+%22Big+Jim%22+Stone.-a0141802542 }} He served in WWII and the Korean War and was awarded the [[Military Cross]] and the |
'''James Riley Stone''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|DSO2|MC|CD|size=100%}} (2 August 1908 – 24 November 2005){{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/james-stone-1065961273|website=Edmonton Journal|title=James Stone|date=26 November 2005}} was a Canadian soldier and military commander.{{Cite web |title=Big man, big heart ... 'Big Jim' Stone|last=Peate|first=Les|work=Esprit de Corps|date=1 January 2006 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Big+man,+big+heart+...+%22Big+Jim%22+Stone.-a0141802542 }} He served in WWII and the Korean War and was awarded the [[Military Cross]] and the [[Distinguished Service Order]] with two bars. Stone was best known for leading the 2nd Battalion [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] in a famous last stand at the [[Battle of Kapyong]] in the Korean conflict. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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