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    John Scammell (Primary Source)

    "But my great wish is that never again will there ever be cause again to disrupt and sacrifice so many lives, young and old." See below for Mr. Scammell'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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    John Smith (Primary Source)

    In 2003, retired master mariner Captain John (Jack) C.S. Smith was interviewed for the Canadian War Museum Oral History Project. The following recording (and transcript) is an excerpt from this interview. Born on 20 April 1920 in Newfoundland, Smith was an outport schooner fisherman, fishing for cod from dories, at the start of the Second World War. He joined the Newfoundland merchant navy and then the Canadian Merchant Navy, sailing east coast routes (both independent sailings and in convoy) from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to the Caribbean. In this testimony, he recalls an encounter with a submarine off the coast of Bermuda. Smith died on 27 December 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario. (See also Battle of the Atlantic 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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    John Springer (Primary Source)

    John Springer served in the Canadian Army 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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    Joseph Aaron “Joe” Friedman (Primary Source)

    "There was a lot of targets but both sides were doing cruel things. There’s nothing sweet or easy about war and there’s nobody fighting clean wars anymore." See below for Mr. Friedman'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/JosephAaronJoeFriedman/956_538.jpg Joseph Aaron “Joe” Friedman (Primary Source)

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    Joseph Clorice "Joe" Gautreau (Primary Source)

    Joseph Clorice "Joe" Gautreau served in the army during the Second World War. You can find a second recording where Mr. Gautreau explains how he hid from the German army here.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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    Joseph Clorice "Joe" Gautreau (Primary Source)

    Joseph Clorice "Joe" Gautreau served in the Canadian army during the Second World War. You can listen to a longer interview with Mr. Gautreau here.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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/2967_original.jpg Joseph Clorice "Joe" Gautreau (Primary Source)

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    Joseph Cornelius Sullivan (Primary Source)

    Joseph Cornelius Sullivan was a member of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division during the Second World War and fought during D-Day.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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    Joseph William “Joe” Vicaire (Primary Source)

    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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    Joy Loveridge (Primary Source)

    Joy Loveridge enlisted with the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1939, weeks after the Second World War was declared. She served as a clerk at RAF Station Debden, in Essex, England during the Battle of Britain and the station was frequently bombed. She met her husband Doug, a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). She resigned from the WAAF to go with him to Canada. She then joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) when Doug was posted back to England. She returned to work in London, where she found out that Doug's aircraft had been shot down and he was missing in action. She learned after Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) 1945 that he had been a prisoner-of-war. Reunited, they returned to Canada in 1946.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.Content warning: This article contains content which some may find offensive or disturbing.

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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/The-Memory-Project/image/10218_original.jpg Joy Loveridge (Primary Source)

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    Joyce Paynter Andrews (Primary Source)

    "... and all these Canadian soldiers were stationed in my hometown in Sutton and I didn’t want anything to do with them. They were a rowdy bunch." See below for Mrs Paynter'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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    https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/MemoryProject/JoycePaynter/3473_538.jpg Joyce Paynter Andrews (Primary Source)

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    Jules Blais (Primary Source)

    "We sank a German submarine, U-877." 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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    Julienne Gringras Leury (Primary Source)

    "There, one must wear skirts that go past the knees and they would always ask us to say "ma'am, yes ma'am" even if the girl wasn’t right!" See below for Mrs. Leury'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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    June Melton (Primary Source)

    "They wanted to give a Christmas dinner to service personnel. So that’s the sort of thing that, you know, it really means a lot." See below for Ms. Melton'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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    Kazimir Stepkowski (Primary Source)

    "... then they told us we have 15 minutes to pack our things and we are moving to the Soviet Union."Kazimir Stepkowski served with the Polish II Corps 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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    Keith Flanigan (Primary Source)

    "I was the first out and my job was to open the escape hatch and then lead the way out. So I was the first out after the hatch was released and I landed somewhere between the two front lines, which was the River Maas." See below for Mr. Flanigan'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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