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    Maurice Marcoux (Primary Source)

    "We would start at fourteen thousand feet, we would see our target and we would swoop down, one after the other."Maurice Marcoux was a pilot in the Air Force during the Second World War. 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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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/mpsb/Maurice-Marcoux/6586_original.jpg Maurice Marcoux (Primary Source)

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    Mavis Pauline Jeannette Butlin (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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    Max Reid

    Max Reid, a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship (DEMS) gunner during the Second World War, describes his service with the Royal Canadian Navy, including attacks on merchant ships, travelling by convoy through the Caribbean and to South Africa, the relationship between merchant seamen and DEMS gunners as well as those between officers and ratings. Max Reid has also published a book his experiences entitled, "DEMS at War! Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships and the battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945" and published by Commoner's Publishing Society Inc.

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    Michael Kucher (Primary Source)

    "If you were there and you saw all those ships! It was unbelievable! Everything that you can think of. Aircraft carriers. Destroyers. Everything." See below for Mr. Kucher'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/MichaelKucher/1840_538.jpg Michael Kucher (Primary Source)

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    Milton Shefman (Primary Source)

    "I was only about nineteen or so and, you know, when you're young, death is so distant to you." See below for Mr. Shefman'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/MiltonShefman/8622_538.jpg Milton Shefman (Primary Source)

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    Monty Lee (Primary Source)

    "I was the only Chinese in the service. The recruiting officer told me that, “You’re going to have lots of problem.” I ask him, “What kind of a problem?” He stated, “Mostly discrimination.“"Monty Lee 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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    Morris Pearlman (Primary Source)

    Morris Pearlman was a captain in the Royal Canadian Dental Corps during the Second World War. He served in various prisoner of war camps in Canada. Learn how Pearlman, a Jewish dental officer, set aside resentment and hostility as he treated German POWs. 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/Pearlman_DentalOfficer_Tweet.jpg Morris Pearlman (Primary Source)

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    Muriland Knott (Primary Source)

    "We were in a big convoy. No matter where you looked you saw ships." See below for Mr. Knott'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/MurilandKnott/8065_538.jpg Muriland Knott (Primary Source)

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    Murray Heselton (Primary Source)

    "It was quite traumatic, to change from being up in the air force flying every day to getting up in the morning, and from seeing everybody in a blue uniform, and all of a sudden, you’re into a civilian dress." See below for Mr. Heselton'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/MurrayHeselton/6664_538.jpg Murray Heselton (Primary Source)

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    Murray Hyman Kirsh (Primary Source)

    Murray Hyman Kirsh served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. After his grandparents were killed by Nazis in Europe, Kirsh felt it was his duty to enlist to serve in the war. From 1942 to 1944, Kirsh served on the home front as a military officer guarding Allied prisoners of war. Listen to his story of German POWs trying to escape during his watch. 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/Kirsh_Twitter.jpg Murray Hyman Kirsh (Primary Source)

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    Murray MacKenzie “Chief” Whetung (Primary Source)

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    https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/MurrayMacKenzieChiefWhetung/1185_original.jpg Murray MacKenzie “Chief” Whetung (Primary Source)

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    Nellie Rettenbacher (Primary Source)

    "And then all of a sudden I thought, “Oh, I don’t want to do this work around the kitchen or whatever.” So I asked if I could join the military police." See below for Mrs. Rettenbacher'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/NellieRettenbacher/1147_538.jpg Nellie Rettenbacher (Primary Source)

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    Norman Heide (Primary Source)

    Norman Heide recalls his experiences serving in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War, from Transatlantic crossings to the unusual and tragic discoveries one might make on the ocean during this turbulent era.

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    Norman K. Beanland (Primary Source)

    "A few minutes after, the firing stops. It went real quiet. Then you could smell the cordite from the bullets that were fired" See below for Mr. Beanland'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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    Norman Wrigglesworth (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/MemoryProject/NormanWrigglesworth/430_538.jpg Norman Wrigglesworth (Primary Source)