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Memory Project Archive

John Baptist James “John the B” Marchand (Primary Source)

John “the B” Marchand from Okanagan Reserve #1 was a Bren gunner during the Second World War. He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1945. Learn more about Marchand’s time in the trenches during the Italian Campaign. 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 Covan (Primary Source)

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John Deluca (Primary Source)

TranscriptI’m John Deluca. I was born in Port Arthur, which is now Thunder Bay, Ontario. And I enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in August of 1942. September 12th, 1944, we were assigned to a raid on a place called Wanne-Eickel, on the Ruhr Valley [Germany]. And this was going to be a daylight mission. We had always flown nights before. And when we flew nights, we used to fly in a concentration. We’d...
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John Duguay (Primary Source)

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John Edward Anderson (Primary Source)

John Edward Anderson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. Read and listen to 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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John Everard MacLean (Primary Source)

"We got to be just a family of friends, which was very good but it’s hard to look back at." See below for Mr. MacLean'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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John Gay (Primary Source)

John Gay was a cook in the Canadian army and recounts his experiences during D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. 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 H. Gorsline (Primary Source)

In 2003, The Memory Project interviewed John H. Gorsline, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Gorsline was born on 12 November 1924. In 1942 at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve in Toronto; he was assigned to the landing ship HMCS Prince David, where he handled radar operations. D-Day was his first combat mission, which was then followed by the invasion of Southern France and the liberation of Greece. The ship’s role was to transport troops to battle and collect casualties, as well as to carry materials for use in amphibious assaults. In his testimony, Gorsline gives an account of the campaigns, and talks about the political aspects of military service during the war. Upon the war’s end, Gorsline returned to Ontario to work in construction, later becoming a veteran volunteer with The Memory Project. Gorsline died on 23 May 2020 in Scarborough, Ontario. 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 H. Hamilton (Primary Source)

In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed John H. Hamilton, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. From 1942 to 1946, Hamilton served as a rifleman, and eventually a corporal, with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Born in Brandon, Manitoba, on 22 August 1922, Hamilton enlisted in the Canadian army at the age of 20. He was one of the first wave of Canadians to assault Juno Beach on D-Day, and also participated in the Battle at Carpiquet Airport. In this testimony, Hamilton describes his experience at Juno Beach, his resulting injury and the later efforts to save his damaged eye. He also discusses the sabotage of German artillery shells by Czech munitions workers. Hamilton died on 29 July 2017 in Brandon, Manitoba. 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 Hallett Thompson (Primary Source)

During the Second World War, John Hallett Thompson flew with No. 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Air Force, 2nd Tactical Air Force in Northwest Europe. The squadron's Typhoon fighter-bombers provided air support to the Allied ground forces.See a more detailed interview with Mr. Thompson about D-Day.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 Hallett Thompson (Primary Source)

During the Second World War, John Hallett Thompson flew with No. 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Air Force, 2nd Tactical Air Force in Northwest Europe. The squadron's Typhoon fighter-bombers provided air support to the Allied ground forces throughout Normandy and during operations to close the Falaise Gap in August 1944.See another interview with Mr. Thompson.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 J. Doyle

John Doyle served in the Royal Canadian 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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John "Jake" Pope Beer (Primary Source)

John "Jake" Pope Beer served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War and recounts his experiences of D-Day.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 LaFrance (Primary Source)

"One shell came in through, we said, that one came in pretty close. So the corporal told the lance corporal to go see where that one landed. So he came back running, he said, “Well, Maisonneuve was his name.” He said, “Maisonneuve will never see it again.” He said, “He got it.”" See below for Mr. LaFrance'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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John Liss (Primary Source)

Interview with John Liss.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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