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Preparing for D-Day (Part 1)

Mr. Gorsline talks about the time leading-up to D-Day.

Navy Training

Mr. Gorsline talks about basic training in Quebec City, and the obstacles that faced the French Canadians who wanted to join the Navy

Nursing the Wounded

Mrs. Butler talks about her patients and the toll that war had taken on so many of them.

Canada, the best place to live

Mr. Wong speaks about Canada today as opposed to the Canada of yesterday.

Fighting for Citizenship

Mr. Wong talks about the impact that the war years had on him, and on the Chinese community.

The A-Bomb

Mr. Wong talks about how the Chinese supported each other, and how they were just beginning operations when the war in Japan ended. He speaks about how the atomic bomb probably saved his life.

Guerilla Warfare

Mr. Wong speaks about guerilla warfare training and how each person was trained in a specific area.

Training In Poona

Mr.Wong talks about being sent to Poona, India, and the fact that they were trained for guerrilla warfare.

Embarking to India

Mr. Wong talks about shipping out to the far east; his parents' feelings about him having signed up; and his own sense of excitement mixed with trepidation.

Volunteering to fight in China

Mr. Wong talks about volunteering to go overseas to fight the Japanese in China. They then shipped out in January 1944 for the Far East, first stopping in England.

Basic Training

Mr. Wong speaks about the treatment the Chinese received during basic training.

Reasons to Enlist

Mr. Wong talks about why the Chinese community became enthusiastic about enlisting in the service and about the animosity they felt towards the Japanese.

Date modified:: 2019-02-19