J. L. Roger Gagnon (Primary Source)

Published Online June 23, 2022
Last Edited June 23, 2022

"The English transcript is not available. Please consult the French transcript."

See below for Mr. Gagnon's entire testimony.


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"The English transcript is not available. Please consult the French transcript." See below for Mr. Gagnon'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.
Roger Gagnon at Rivers, Manitoba on his paratrooper course, July 1953.
Roger Gagnon receiving the Ambassador of Peace Medal from the president of South Korea during a revisit to Korea, September 1986.
A photograph of Roger Gagnon published in La Presse, spring 1955. While completing his paratrooper training, Mr. Gagnon's parachute only partially opened, and he fell 1000 feet.
The ship that transported Royal 22e Regiment soldiers from Seattle, Washington to Japan, July 1951.
Roger Gagnon's paratrooper wings, July 1953.
Roger Gagnon's pay book, 1950 to 1954.

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The English transcript is not available. Please consult the French transcript.

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