Ingwald Robert (Bob) Scramstad was born in Starbuck, MB in 1915. Bob served in WWII as a member of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. While working in Belgium he and other allied forces helped liberate a small village. The village presented them the title of honorary citizens. After the war Bob returned to Selkirk where he worked at the Manitoba Rolling Mills for 38 years.
Early Life
Ingwald Robert (Bob) Scramstad was born in Starbuck, MB on October 15, 1915. He married Dorothy Bussell in April of 1942 at the Rectory of St. Charles Church in Winnipeg on April 18th, 1942. The couple settled in Selkirk where they later raised their six children; Leonard, Cathy, Alan, Cliff, Elaine, and Gordon.
Military Career
Bob served in WWII as a member of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He worked in France and The Netherlands, but the majority of his time was spent in Belgium. While there, he and other allied forces helped liberate a small village. In gratitude, the village presented them the title of honorary citizens. Bob’s brother, and fellow Dufferin Gang member, Otto Scramstad also served overseas.
Post Military Career
Bob returned to Selkirk where he worked at the Manitoba Rolling Mills for 38 years and raised his family with his wife, Dorothy.
Branch 42 of the Royal Canadian Legion honoured him with a life membership in return for his many years of service.
Bob Scramstad passed away on September 29, 1999.
Bob I. R. Scramstad Collection
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Ingwald Robert (Bob) Scramstad, 1939-1945, Scramstad Family
Sources
Gord Scramstad – Phone interview, 2021.
Alan Scramstad – Phone interview, 2021.
Winnipeg Free Press, 1942, 1999
Winnipeg Tribune, 1942
