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Memory Project Archive
Jack Western (Primary Source)
"The plane itself went down in what we call a flat corkscrew. Circling round and round and round and round and round...from about 12,000 feet" See below for Mr. Western'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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Jacques Cinq-Mars (Primary Source)
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Jacques Renaudin (Primary Source)
See below for Jacques Renaudin'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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James Andrew Winn (Primary Source)
In 2010, The Memory Project interviewed James Andrew Winn, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. From 1943 to 1945, Winn served with the Canadian army in the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Pioneer Platoon “C” Company. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on 18 November 1924, Winn enlisted in the Canadian army at the age of 18. He served as a sniper and, briefly, on heavy mortar duty, spending some time in the trenches in France. In this testimony, Winn discusses his landing on Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He also describes the gunshot injuries he sustained on a mission to capture the airport at Carpiquet, as well as the surrender of German forces. Winn died on 29 November 2015 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. 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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James Annett (Primary Source)
James Annett served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. See his full 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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James Arthur “Mike” Forester (Primary Source)
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James Dowell (Primary Source)
James Dowell 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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James Duncan “Jim” Ritchie (Primary Source)
"We never had any problem with them. We’d go to their barber shops and get our hair cut. We were invited to their homes for meals." See below for Mr. Ritchie'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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James Eagle (Primary Source)
In 2012, The Memory Project interviewed James Wilfred Eagle, a Saulteaux veteran of the Korean War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Eagle was born in 1934 on the Valley River Reserve in Manitoba and attended the Pine Creek Residential School (Camperville, Manitoba), between 1941 and 1946. In December 1952, he enlisted as an infantry soldier in The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. In February 1954, Eagle arrived in Korea as part of the regiment’s 2nd Battalion, which spent a year enforcing the armistice signed in July 1953. In this testimony, Eagle describes his time in Korea, including the accidental death of a friend. Eagle served in the Canadian army for 25 years, including periods in Cyprus, Germany and bases in Canada. After retiring, he became involved in the Indigenous friendship centre movement. He eventually moved to Ottawa, where he became executive director of the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. He was also head of the Ottawa chapter of the National Aboriginal Veterans Association and fought for a National Aboriginal Veterans Monument, which was unveiled in Confederation Park in Ottawa in 2001. Eagle died on 11 April 2023 in Ottawa. 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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James Eddy (Primary Source)
"They went very well, until we got shot down on January the 15th, I think it was. Our target was Merseburg." See below for Mr. Eddy'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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James Finnie (Primary Source)
Jim Finnie joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1942. He began training as an air gunner in early 1943. He ultimately trained in gunnery on Fairey Battle, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, and Handley Page Halifax aircraft. Shot down over France on his sixth air mission in-theatre, Finnie and another crew member hid in a barn until the French farmer turned them over to the Germans. He subsequently remained a prisoner of war until his escape from a camp in 1945.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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James “Jim” Mahar (Primary Source)
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James "Jim" Malcolm (Primary Source)
James Malcolm served in the Royal Canadian Air Force 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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James Lafrenière (Primary Source)
"Your accommodation was what you could find. You sleep in the back of a truck, you sleep under a truck, you sleep in a truck you sleep in a hole in the ground, you sleep in an old house, wherever you could find a place to lay down." See below for Mr. Lafrenière'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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Memory Project Archive
James Stickles (Primary Source)
James Stickles joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained as an aero-electrician. He landed in France on D+19 (19 days after D-day, 6 June 1944) and was stationed at an airfield outside of Caen, France. He was then transferred to No. 6 Photographic Squadron, 39 Reconnaissance Wing. The squadron was stationed at Eindhoven, Holland during the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Forest), and he witnessed the atrocities committed at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The squadron was also one of the first to cross the Rhine River into Germany, following Operation VARSITY in March 1945.Please be advised that some of this veteran's photographs are of a graphic nature and may not be suitable for younger viewers. 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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