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"I lifted him out of the stretcher and his back just literally fell out and he died right there in my arms. It’s in my mind all the time."

Albert "Bert" Hogg served as a medic in the Second World War. See below for Mr. Hogg's entire testimony.

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Albert Barris served in the Royal Canadian Airforce training school in the Second World War. Read and listen to Albert Barris's testimony below.

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Gordon Jiu Kong "Gordie" Quan joined the Canadian Army during the Second World War. He transferred to the British Army after basic training.

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Albert Gagnon served in the army during the Korean War. Read and listen to Albert Gagnon’s testimony below.

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William Fell served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. After having to evacuate via parachute during a mission, members of the French Resistance helped Fell get to Spain where he could contact the British Embassy. 

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Bill Miller served as a truck driver during the Second World War.

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William Bush served in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps in Alaska during the Second World War. He was later transferred to the Army Show, where he performed for troops throughout Europe.

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William Sharlow served in the Royal Canadian Artillery during the Second World War.

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During the Second World War, William Drinkwater commanded a heavy truck platoon in No. 47 Army Transport Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) in Northwest Europe. He joined the army in February 1941. Previously a cub reporter for the Ottawa Citizen, his typing skills qualified him for typing Part I and Part II Orders, which he did at Camp Borden, Ontario for 28 months. At Drinkwater’s request, he was sent on officer training and became a RCASC lieutenant. He went overseas to England, then to the European continent to 1st Canadian Reinforcement Unit. Drinkwater then joined the Winnipeg-based No. 47 Transport Company, part of the 1st Canadian Corps. Towards the end of the war, as a captain Drinkwater was a staff learner at Headquarters, 1st Canadian Army.

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William Lake served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. 

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William Needham served in the Air Force during the Second World War. 

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William A. Byrnes served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

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William Tenhaaf was born in Holland and volunteered to serve in the Second World War in 1941 at age 21. First training as an infantry officer, he was transferred to intelligence due to his multilingualism and joined 1st Canadian Army HQ Intelligence in Antwerp. He worked in battle intelligence, translating documents, studying German Intelligence (Civil) Operations in Holland. He recognized the build-up for the battle of the Bulge (Ardennes) as early as November 25. After VE Day, he worked to identify war criminals and specialized in the surrender of German 'green' police.

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Bill Heaslip served as Group Radar Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War.

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William Talbot served with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during the Second World War, one the Allied paratrooper units that landed behind enemy lines in advance of the larger invasion force into Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

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William Palmer served as a tank commander in the army during the Second World War.

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William Manning is a Korean War veteran who went overseas with 2nd Battalion, Le Royal 22e Régiment (2R22eR). He was a member of the battalion's Intelligence Section and served under Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Dextraze, commanding officer, 2R22eR in Korea.

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Sam Ross served in the Second Canadian Infantry Division of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry during the Second World War.

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William (Bill) Vradenburg joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944 just in time to finish the war doing convoy duty for nine months between St. Johns, NL and Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He trained aboard the HMCS Star and the HMCS Stadacona, and later served on the HMCS Capilano.

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Ron Davies served in the British Parachute Regiment during the Second World War.

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