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Bertrand Langelier (Primary Source)

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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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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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Bryon Alexander Archibald

Mr. Bryon Archibald is a Korean War veteran who served overseas in 1953-1954 as a signalman and acting corporal with the Royal Canadian Army Corps of Signals.
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Charles Gordon Owen (Primary Source)

Gordon Owen served as pioneer officer with 3 Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in Korea. On May 3, 1953 during the last stages of the Battle of Hill 187, Owen was captured by the Chinese and subjected to approximately four months as prisoner of war. He was one of 32 total Canadian POWs during the Korean 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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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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Claude LaFrance (Primary Source)

Major-General Claude LaFrance joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in July 1947. Prior to his service in Korea, he instructed fighter pilots at RCAF Station Chatham (New Brunswick). In May 1952, he was seconded to a squadron of the US Air Force’s 39 Fighter-Interceptor Wing and flew the North American F-86 Sabre jet. On 5 August 1952, while leading a patrol of four, he shot down an enemy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet and chased the remaining aircraft back across the Yalu River. He was awarded the American Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.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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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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David Bowen (Primary Source)

Delivering dispatches between units was a dangerous and often thankless job. David Bowen navigated the difficult terrain and remained aware of the risks he took each day. During the Korean War he began sketching and producing watercolour images of daily life. Today he is an accomplished artist.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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David Campbell (Primary Source)

In 2011, The Memory Project interviewed David Campbell, a veteran of the Korean War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Campbell served with the Canadian navy for 20 years and fought on the west coast of Korea and on the Taedong River in the Korean War. Born in Shanghai, China, on 21 August 1928, Campbell was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, and enlisted in the navy in 1946 at age 17. In this testimony, Campbell describes some of his experiences fighting in Korea as a stoker. He recounts fighting alongside the Americans, as well as several humorous situations he recalls from service. He also describes his crew’s involvement in the evacuation of Inchon, a Korean port city. Campbell died on 15 December 2016 in Victoria. 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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Don Leier (Primary Source)

Don Leier served with 37th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) in Korea. He recalls the war of patrols, Korean people's extreme poverty, and lack of recognition Korean War veterans received when they returned home.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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Doug Cooper (Primary Source)

"So you know, we’d spend a whole day up at the front and get shelled the odd time and they’d tell you to get down or get into bunker or do something, get out of the road mainly because they wanted to fight, so you got out of their road." See below for Mr. Cooper'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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Doug Yuill (Primary Source)

Doug Yuill (Brigadier, ret’d) served in the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) during the Korean War. He explains in detail the tasks engineers carried out at the front, including the transfer of personnel and equipment across the Imjin River, swollen by monsoon season, and protecting bridges across the river from enemy rafts. He also provides an explanation of mine laying. Additionally, Yuill discusses trading with the American troops at the front for a variety of equipment and services.
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Douglas Warren (Primary Source)

"At Dieppe, with only 5,000 of our troops involved, we had almost 1,000 killed and 2,000 taken prisoner, many of them wounded, in just six hours battle. So, you can see the ferocity of the battle." See below for Mr. Warren'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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Florian Roy (Primary Source)

"I took a walk through many of the rows of tombstones at the Pusan cemetery to find some of my close friends who were there. I told myself that I would see that once in my lifetime." See below for Mr. Roy'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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