Frank Borland
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Frank Borland (1925 - ) soldier and farmer born Bishop Falls, Newfoundland, Canada has been chosen to receive the Legion of Honour as noted in a letter from French President Jacques Chirac. The honour is been bestowed upon Borland for his saving the town of Dieppe from a planned Allied Command raid.
Borland, known by his nickname Jiggs, had joined the army at age 18 and fought with the Canadian Army as a scout. On learning that the German Army had left Dieppe before the planned air raid it was left to Jiggs and his unit to gather evidence and convince the Allied Command that the Germany Army had left the area and save the town and its people from destruction. When the assault was finally cancelled the planes were in the air and were 30 minutes away from arriving at their target.
Borland currently operates a Bread and Breakfast near Bishop Falls [1] and when interview by local news media had commented that he does not consider him a hero. Borland was quoted as saying
| “ | "There was no heroism in it, we were doing our job." | ” |
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