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My Husband to be

While a lot of people were rushing to marry before and after the war, Mrs Grégoire waited.

VJ Day in Ottawa

Because she worked in a top secret intelligence office, Mrs Grégoire did not get to celebrate much on VJ Day but she describes the ambiance in Ottawa on that day.

The Advantageous and Ill Effects of Working for Intelligence Service

Knowing where her soldier husband to be was throughout the war was a good thing but keeping secrecy was something else...

Stationed in Scoudouc

One woman among five hundred men! Mrs. Grégoire recounts how life was for her and how the "boys" treated her during her very first military posting.

After Basic Training... Parades and Movie Stars

Mrs Grégoire tells us about all the up sides of clerical training in Toronto.

Strong Women in Difficult Times

After her father died Mrs Grégoire and her mother had to take over all the family businesses to carry them through the depression.

Learning about the War and Doing Something about It

Being from a family well informed about world events, it was important for Mrs Grégoire to enlist when she heard about the war. She tells of her beginnings in the forces.

Canadian Prisoners of War

Mr. McVicar talks about first seeing the Canadian prisoners of war brought to Australia from Japan, and what it was like to be near Japan for the dropping of the Atomic bomb.

Japanese Prisoners of War

Mr. McVicar talks about the differences between the Americans, Canadians and Australians, he also talks about seeing Japanese prisoners of war, and how they were treated by their American captors.

Atomic Bomb

Mr. McVicar talks about being near the take off of the Enola Gay on her flight to drop the first atomic bomb, and the difficulty in decoding Japanese Morse code.

Speaking to Young People

Mr. Cole describes what he tells young people about duty and patriotism.

VE Day

Mr. Cole describes the events for VE Day including going to London to celebrate.

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