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"I found a family in the army, which continues still. Family, my family is the army. It is the CWAC."
See below for Ms. Bouchard'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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CWACs from McDonald College, 1942.
Courtesy of Jeanne Bouchard
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Jeanne Bouchard and Sgt. Smith at the Citadel of Quebec, 1943.
Courtesy of Jeanne Bouchard
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Jeanne Bouchard, member of CWAC, 1942.
Courtesy of Jeanne Bouchard
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CWAC's members in Quebec City, Quebec, 1943.
Courtesy of Jeanne Bouchard
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Jeanne Bouchard in uniform, with her friends, 1942.
Courtesy of Jeanne Bouchard
Transcript
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