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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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Ivan Killam (Primary Source)

Ivan Killam joined the army in 1944 and served in 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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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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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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Jack Martin (Primary Source)

Mr. Jack Martin served as a rifleman/mortarman in the Queens Own Rifles in Northwest Europe. He landed on Juno Beach as part of the assaulting wave on D-Day, and served with his regiment until the end of the 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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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)

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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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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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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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Jan Karol John Szklarz (Primary Source)

Jan Karol John Szklarz joined the Polish Army in 1940 and was taken prisoner by the German army. See his full 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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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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