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  • Memory Project Archive

    Bob Ducharme (Primary Source)

    "It didn’t look very promising for any crops to have grown up in there in the future. Everything was torn apart, the houses, the farms, roads, bridges." See below for Mr. Ducharme'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/BobDucharme/9881_original.jpg Bob Ducharme (Primary Source)

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    Bob Ross (Primary Source)

    "Then I looked down, my leg was off. Holy mackerel. Shrapnel must have hit my leg. I says, “God, my leg is gone.”" See below for Mr. Ross'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/BobRoss/10028_538.jpg Bob Ross (Primary Source)

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    Bruce Little (Primary Source)

    "One night, I was awakened by a thunderous noise. I was laying in water. Had we been torpedoed? The ship was leaning far to the starboard, and a wall of water shot by our cabin door" See below for Mr. Little'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/BruceLittle/255_original.jpg Bruce Little (Primary Source)

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    Bruce McDonald (Primary Source)

    "Why don’t I take the PIAT and I’ll shoot it at the first house. And he said, it’ll give an awful roar and a surprise factor and then we go rushing down towards the place." See below for Mr. McDonald'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/BruceMcDonald/7538_538.jpg Bruce McDonald (Primary Source)

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    Carvil James Ritcey (Primary Source)

    "On July the 8th, we had our worst engagement." See below for Mr. Ritcey'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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    Cécile Grimard (Primary Source)

    The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.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/mpsb/Cecile-Grimard/5130_538.jpg Cécile Grimard (Primary Source)

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    Charles Bouchard (Primary Source)

    Charles Bouchard served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps from 1942 to 1946. In charge of transport vehicles during the Second World War, Bouchard was sent overseas to Italy and the Netherlands to fight in the trenches. Read and listen to Bouchard discuss the hardships he confronted during wartime as well as the postwar adjustments he later faced. 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/Bouchard_Transports_Tweet.jpg Charles Bouchard (Primary Source)

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    Charles James McNeil Willoughby (Primary Source)

    "You never hear a shell with your number on it. Those with the whine and the bang are marked for someone else." See below for Mr. Willoughby'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/CharlesJamesMcNeilWilloughby/15466_538.jpg Charles James McNeil Willoughby (Primary Source)

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    Charles Snider (Primary Source)

    "I'd been shelled the odd time, when they'd see vehicles moving. But we went in over what they call Camouflage Hill. And it was pretty well covered." See below for Mr. Snider'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/CharlesSnider/14720_538.jpg Charles Snider (Primary Source)

  • Memory Project Archive

    Charles Steinberg (Primary Source)

    "I had three bad months. That was Normandy, until we got out of Falaise. Once we got out of there, I had no problems. The Germans had two 88s [anti-tank gun] and when we tried to move, they blasted us." See below for Mr. Steinberg'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/CharlesSteinberg/9084_original.jpg Charles Steinberg (Primary Source)

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    Clair Oreal Hawn (Primary Source)

    "And there was a sign, if you went over there to deliver messages, there was a sign that [said] “No speed limit -rush like hell”." See below for Mr. Hawn'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/mpsb/vimy/ClairOrealHawn/6653_resize-1.jpg Clair Oreal Hawn (Primary Source)

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    Claude Petit (Primary Source)

    "And all of a sudden, I was in the army. And I didn’t know what to say. I told my grandma I was just going for the day, she said it was okay. And I come back and I had seven days leave." See below for Mr. Petit'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/ClaudePetit/9542_original.jpg Claude Petit (Primary Source)

  • Memory Project Archive

    Cleveland Abraham “Cleve” Jagoe (Primary Source)

    "In the medical corps, you were on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Now mind you, we didn’t work that all. You slept when you could. But, anyhow, that was it, this was your duty." See below for Mr. Jagoe'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/ClevelandAbraham“Cleve”Jagoe/8943_538.jpg Cleveland Abraham “Cleve” Jagoe (Primary Source)

  • Memory Project Archive

    Corinne Kernan Sévigny (Primary Source)

    At only 16 years old, Corinne Sévigny enlisted with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during the Second World War. Sévigny served as a driver and was one of millions of women who helped with the war effort either overseas or at home. Read and listen to Sévigny’s story in which she details the extraordinary accomplishments of her fellow women-at-arms. 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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  • Memory Project Archive

    Cy Farquharson (Primary Source)

    Cy Farquharson served in the 3rd 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/mpsb/Cy-Farquharson/13229_original.jpg Cy Farquharson (Primary Source)