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Might Be Accused of Being a Quitter
Mr. Gilday talks about battle fatigue, and how he suffered from it.
The Freezing Cold
Mrs. Page talks about what life was like in England, and her service at the Canadian Army General Hospital.
Enlisting into the Army
Mrs. Page talks about enlisting and the very brief training she received before shipping overseas in 1943.
Tanks attack
Mr. England tells of waking up in the night and hearing German tanks coming in from the other side of town towards them. A tank fires a shell into a cache of mines nearby and he is thrown back many yards and knocked unconscious.
War Memories
Mr. Mullin talks about his most vivid memories from the war. These included his second time jumping from an airplane and delivering a baby.
Revenge on the Corporal
Mr. Mullin earns his extra stripes, and gets his revenge on a British corporal who treated him like a colonial. He then goes off with an advance party to the Ardennes salient.
When the war ended
Mr. Parker talks about being in NW Europe when the war ended and enemy officers coming blindfolded through their line and then leaving again a short time later without blindfolds. This told him the end was finally here. He was sent to England for some repatriation duties, and then returned to New York in February 1946.
Hitler Youth
Mr. Parker talks about running into the SS and Hitler Youth in NW Europe, and how tenacious they could be.
Fighting on in Northwest Europe
Mr. Parker talks about why Italy was so much harder a campaign (for him) than North West Europe, and the respect he had for some of the German fighting regiments.
Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 2 of 2)
Mr. Mullin continues with his story of Lightning, and then explains how his unit was on loan to the British 6th Airborne Division. He was a private/gunner, and happy to be so, but tells a story of why he decided to work his way up the ranks.
Private Lightning, the German Shepherd dog (Part 1 of 2)
Mr. Mullin goes off for paratroop training, and meets up with Private Lightning, a canine soldier who he respected enormously.
The Underground Dance
Mrs. Page talks about a dance where she met the head of the (regional) underground, and that what you really remember from those times are the fun experiences. 'Only those who were there really understand.'
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