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Memory Project Archive

Jack Strong (Primary Source)

In 2011, The Memory Project interviewed Jack Jeffries Strong, a veteran of the Second World War. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born on 15 March 1928 in Lowestoft, England, Strong was evacuated to the midlands during the war. He began working at a factory in Norwich at age 14, then joined the British Merchant Navy when he was 16. In this testimony, he recalls being bombed in Norwich, as well as the threat of submarine attacks in the merchant navy. Strong eventually became a captain in the merchant navy; he immigrated to Newfoundland in 1964 to start a position at the College of Fisheries (now Marine Institute) in St. John’s, where he worked for 20 years. He died on 18 March 2016 in St. John’s. (See also Merchant Navy of Canada and U-Boat Operations in Canadian Waters.) 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 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 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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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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Jan Karol John Szklarz (Primary Source)

Jan Karol John Szklarz joined the Polish Army in 1940 and was taken prisoner by the German army. 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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Jean Adams (Primary Source)

"As countries were freed, they not only played for the military but they also played for civilians too."Jean Adams was a WREN during the Second World War. See below for her full 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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Jean-Louis Blais (Primary Source)

"Panmunjom remains and it’s the same contract. Go sign a contract every three or six months, make an agreement that will ensure the peace." See below for Mr. Blais' 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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