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Memory Project Archive

George Henry Dancer (Primary Source)

"So that meant there was eight of us and this was a three man dinghy. So we all got out there on the wing with the good float on it, to keep that other wing from getting down in the water." See below for Mr. Dancer'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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George Joseph - Isadore Ste. Marie (Primary Source)

"So he says in his log that there was no sense on wasting a torpedo killing more men when it’s the ship that I was after and not the men." See below for Mr. Ste. Marie'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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George Knowles (Primary Source)

George Knowles served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Read and listen to his veteran's 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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George Leslie Scherer (Primary Source)

"I fired my 1st shot the second night just after midnight. I got the fellow I shot at just in front of our wire. I won't forget the feeling as I pressed the trigger that night + I hadn't got over it when I wrote." See below for Mr. Scherer'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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George MacDonell (Primary Source)

"The story, however, is not about how the Canadians were defeated. It’s about how they fought and how they behaved against impossible odds." See below for Mr. MacDonell'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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George Myatte (Primary Source)

Corporal (retired) George Myatte served with The Royal Canadian Regiment. In the 1990s, he was among the first Canadian forces to enter the former Yugoslavia on active service. As part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), one of Corporal Myatte’s assignments was the protection of the Sarajevo airport. He currently lives in London, Ontario and is a member of The Memory Project Speakers Bureau, visiting local schools and community centres and sharing his stories of service.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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George Olley (Primary Source)

TranscriptMy name is George Olley and I'm from London. I joined up in London when I was seventeen and a half. I went through all the maneuvers, ending up to be an air gunner. One of the trips I was on in England, this is what I can vividly remember: sitting in my turret during a raid. A fellow bomber peeling off from our group, slowly spiraling down in flames, and I was looking for...
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Georges Belanger (Primary Source)

Georges Bélanger served in the Merchant Navy 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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Gerald Barrett (Primary Source)

Gerald Barrett served 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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Gerald Cowhey (Primary Source)

"You're twenty years old and you think of your own mortality and are you going to survive the next twenty-six trips. We did." See below for Mr. Cowhey'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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Gerald "Gerry" Huffman (Primary Source)

Gerald "Gerry" Huffman served in the Canadian army 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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Gerry Edward "Mac" Macdonald (Primary Source)

Gerry Edward "Mac" Macdonald served in the Canadian army during the Second World War. See below for his memories from D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.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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Gerry O'Pray

See below for Gerry O'Pray'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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Gerry Ratchford (Primary Source)

In 2011, The Memory Project interviewed Gerry Ratchford, who served with the Canadian army during the Korean War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Ratchford describes his experiences in Korea during the war, and his impressions of South Korea in 1953–54 compared to 1992, when he visited the country as a veteran. Gerry Ratchford was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, on 24 May 1928. He served in the Merchant Navy (1946–49) and Royal Canadian Navy (1949–50) before enlisting in the Canadian Army on 25 November 1952. Ratchford served in Korea in 1953–54 with 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada). He later participated in peacekeeping operations in Cyprus with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in 1970–71. After his release from the army, he became an instructor with the cadet corps affiliated with the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s), rising to the rank of major by his retirement in 1993. Ratchford also became a commissionaire at the Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, where he was still working part time as of June 2023. 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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Gilbert Kenny (Primary Source)

In 2010, the Memory Project interviewed Gilbert Kenny, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born in Sainte Rose, New Brunswick, on 2 December 1923, Kenny enlisted in the Merchant Navy at the age of 16. He served in the merchant navy from 1940 to 1945, starting with the rank of Second Cook and finishing his service as a Chief Petty Officer. In this testimony, Kenny recalls his efforts to volunteer for the war and his experience on merchant ships during the Battle of the Atlantic; during one crossing, Kenny’s ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo and he spent three days adrift in a lifeboat before being rescued. Kenny was awarded the Atlantic Star, Burma Star and the Ushakov Medal, the last for his participation in the Murmansk Run. Kenny died on 16 October 2017 in Saint John, New Brunswick. 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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