Allan Langille was in the 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery during the Second World War. Read and listen to Allan Langille’s testimony below.
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Transcript
Well, I joined the army at the age of 18, the 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment [Royal Canadian Artillery]. I served in England, France, Holland, Germany, Belgium and the shores of France. On D-Day, June 6th… yes, we were close close friends and ... I lost one of my best friends in one of the attacks. When the war ended, we were in trenches and it was dark and it was quite a pleasant surprise to us. It was very quiet …the ships were quite large and… [it was] a very very, quiet trip coming home. We landed at Pier 21 and we spent a couple weeks on shore before landing at Mahone Bay [Nova Scotia].