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  • Memory Project Archive

    Ruth Masters (Primary Source)

    Ruth Masters served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division during the Second World War. She was stationed at RCAF Station Uplands in Ottawa before being posted to Britain.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7628_original.jpg Ruth Masters (Primary Source)

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    Ruth Pauline Michener (Primary Source)

    Ruth Pauline Michener joined the Women’s Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. She served in clerk operations, plotting aircraft in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7335_original.jpg Ruth Pauline Michener (Primary Source)

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    Stella Katherine Barter (neé Zarowny) (Primary Source)

    Stella Barter (née Zarowny) served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division as a typist during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6247_original.jpg Stella Katherine Barter (neé Zarowny) (Primary Source)

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    Stella Pierce (née Denton) (Primary Source)

    Stella Pierce served as a meteorological assistant in the British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    Thomas Kwok Hung “Tommy” Wong (Primary Source)

    "We [Chinese-Canadians] did our share during the war and we did our share to fight for our rights which we got in 1947, we got our vote [in federal elections] now, so we were equal to harmonize with the fabric of our society." See below for Mr. Wong's entire testimony. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/ThomasKwokHungTommyWong/7380_original.jpg Thomas Kwok Hung “Tommy” Wong (Primary Source)

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    Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon (Primary Source)

    Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division during the Second World War. She was stationed in Ontario and Quebec, working as a photographer.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8197_original.jpg Valerie "Val" Crisp Langdon (Primary Source)

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    Vera Peel (Primary Source)

    Vera Peel served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/8444_600.jpg Vera Peel (Primary Source)

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    Vivian Phillips (Primary Source)

    Vivian Phillips was stationed in Newfoundland with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/13625_original.jpg Vivian Phillips (Primary Source)

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    Wallace Bruce Randall (Primary Source)

     Wallace Bruce Randall served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World. After having to bail out of his plane during a mission over Germany, he was taken as a prisoner of war. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    Walter Loucks (Primary Source)

    Walter Loucks was part of the first all Canadian air crew to fly in a Canadian built Avro Lancaster bomber. He recounts when he was forced to bail out of his bomber over England during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/14172_original.jpg Walter Loucks (Primary Source)

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    Interview with W.D. Gibson

    Interview with W.D. Gibson.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    Wendell Harper (Primary Source)

    Wendell Harper served as a wireless operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2141_original.jpg Wendell Harper (Primary Source)

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    Willard Milton "Will" Sawyer (Primary Source)

    Willard Sawyer served as a bomber and gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/7292_original.jpg Willard Milton "Will" Sawyer (Primary Source)

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    William A. Millard (Primary Source)

    "Those aircraft with 12, either 12,000 or 16,000 lb of bombs they were carrying; 2,154 gallons of high octane fuel. When they got hit, it was all over right now, you know. That's something, I guess, that you kept in the back of your mind." See below for Mr. Millard's entire testimony. Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/WilliamAMillard/13603_538.jpg William A. Millard (Primary Source)

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    William Austin Byrnes (Primary Source)

    William A. Byrnes served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/6421_original.jpg William Austin Byrnes (Primary Source)