Ralph Mayville enlisted with the Essex Scottish Regiment in 1940 before joining the Royal Canadian Regiment. Four years later, he became a member of the "Devil's Brigade" an elite Canadian -American special forces military group that were highly trained in hand-to-hand combat and mountain warfare. He fought in Europe and in 2015 he and other Canadian members were each awarded the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest American military honors bestowed on a non-U.S. citizen.
Ralph Mayville enlisted with the Essex Scottish Regiment in 1940 before joining the Royal Canadian Regiment. Four years later, he became a member of the "Devil's Brigade" an elite Canadian -American special forces military group that were highly trained in hand-to-hand combat and mountain warfare. He fought in Europe and in 2015 he and other Canadian members were each awarded the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest American military honors bestowed on a non-U.S. citizen.
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