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    Ivan Harvey Feldberg (Primary Source)

    Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing. Ivan Feldberg served in the Canadian Army (PPCLI) during the Second World War. Listen and read his testimony below. 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/3123_original.jpg Ivan Harvey Feldberg (Primary Source)
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    J. L. Roger Gagnon (Primary Source)

    "The English transcript is not available. Please consult the French transcript." 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/J.L.RogerGagnon/15065_538.jpg J. L. Roger Gagnon (Primary Source)
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    J. Neilson

    Interview with J. Neilson who joined the Naval Reserves in 1954.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/14908_600.jpg J. Neilson
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    Jack Clements (Primary Source)

    "The emotions, I remember, great highs and lows because you were either terrified or you were bored out of your skull." See below for Mr. Clements' 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/JackClements/844_538.jpg Jack Clements (Primary Source)
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    Jacques Cinq-Mars (Primary Source)

    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/Jacques-Cinq-Mars/3343_original.jpg Jacques Cinq-Mars (Primary Source)
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    Jacques Renaudin (Primary Source)

    Interview with Jacques Renaudin.

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    James Andrew Winn (Primary Source)

    In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed James Andrew Winn, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. From 1943 to 1945, Winn served with the Canadian army in the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Pioneer Platoon “C” Company. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on 18 November 1924, Winn enlisted in the Canadian army at the age of 18. He served as a sniper and, briefly, on heavy mortar duty, spending some time in the trenches in France. In this testimony, Winn discusses his landing on Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He also describes the gunshot injuries he sustained on a mission to capture the airport at Carpiquet, as well as the surrender of German forces. Winn died on 29 November 2015 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. 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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    James Arthur “Mike” Forester (Primary Source)

    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/James-Arthur-Mike-Forester/2824_original.jpg James Arthur “Mike” Forester (Primary Source)
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    James Duncan “Jim” Ritchie (Primary Source)

    "We never had any problem with them. We’d go to their barber shops and get our hair cut. We were invited to their homes for meals." See below for Mr. Ritchie'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/JamesRitchie/592_538.jpg James Duncan “Jim” Ritchie (Primary Source)
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    James Eagle (Primary Source)

    "The next thing I know I hear a creaking noise – “Hey, we’re moving here you know?” So I go up on deck, hurrying up. I looked where we were coming from. There’s a little dark spot over there, which is Seattle. There’s water all around me. I said, “What the hell did you get yourself into now?”" See below for Mr. Eagle'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/JamesEagle/14305_original.jpg James Eagle (Primary Source)
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    James Lafrenière (Primary Source)

    "Your accommodation was what you could find. You sleep in the back of a truck, you sleep under a truck, you sleep in a truck you sleep in a hole in the ground, you sleep in an old house, wherever you could find a place to lay down." See below for Mr. Lafrenière'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/JamesLafreniere/13497_538.jpg James Lafrenière (Primary Source)
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    Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)

    "Panmunjom remains and it’s the same contract. Go sign a contract every three or six months, make an agreement that will ensure the peace." See below for Mr. Blais' 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/JeanLouisBlais/9486_538.jpg Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)
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    Jeanne Bouchard (Primary Source)

    "I found a family in the army, which continues still. Family, my family is the army. It is the CWAC." 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/JeanneBouchard/5074_538.jpg Jeanne Bouchard (Primary Source)
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    Joan Mary Rogers (Primary Source)

    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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    John Archibald Britten (Primary Source)

    In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed John Archibald Britten, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born on 25 March 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Britten enlisted in 1939 as a private in the Royal Canadian Engineers. Britten served until 1945 and participated in campaigns in Sicily and Italy. In this testimony, Britten describes landing in Italy alongside the Americans, and their subsequent pursuit of the Germans. He also describes how he was shot at by a sniper in Ortona, a coastal Italian town, as well as the horrifying injuries inflicted by German anti-personnel mines. As a military engineer, Britten was responsible for locating and deactivating the mines. Britten died in Halifax on 30 October 2012. 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://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9 John Archibald Britten (Primary Source)