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Memory Project Archive
James Stickles (Primary Source)
James Stickles joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained as an aero-electrician. He landed in France on D+19 (19 days after D-day, 6 June 1944) and was stationed at an airfield outside of Caen, France. He was then transferred to No. 6 Photographic Squadron, 39 Reconnaissance Wing. The squadron was stationed at Eindhoven, Holland during the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Forest), and he witnessed the atrocities committed at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The squadron was also one of the first to cross the Rhine River into Germany, following Operation VARSITY in March 1945.Please be advised that some of this veteran's photographs are of a graphic nature and may not be suitable for younger viewers. 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 V. Coburn (Primary Source)
"The Jerrys liked to get the leader. It wasn't very good to be the leader because most of them got shot down." See below for M. Coburn'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 Adams (Primary Source)
"As countries were freed, they not only played for the military but they also played for civilians too."Jean Adams was a WREN during the Second World War. See below for her full 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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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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Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)
The testimony of Mr. Blais has not been translated in English yet. Please consult the French version. 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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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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Jerry Crowe (Primary Source)
Jerry Crowe 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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Jim Guy (Primary Source)
"Their tents had to be all [up] and they threw down their own tents. An officer or a man didn’t make any difference there. If help was required, you gave it." See below for Mr. Guy'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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Jim Hawley (Primary Source)
Jim Hawley served in the 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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Jim "Jo" Owen Moffatt
Jim Moffat 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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Jim Jones (Primary Source)
Jim Jones was a sergeant with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers armoured regiment in the Second World War. He landed in France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) in the afternoon and fought throughout Normandy and into the Rhineland, Germany. During the August 1944 battle for Falaise, France his tank was hit and he helped save members of his crew. As a result, he was Mentioned-in-Dispatches.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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Joan Mary Rogers (Primary Source)
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John Angus McDonald (Primary Source)
John Angus McDonald 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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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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