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Everybody Made It But Me

Mr. Ducharme describes one of the pitfalls of training for amphibious landings.

Tea Break

Mr. Ducharme relates an amusing turn of events while trying to deliver tanks from Scotland to England.

Something To See

Mr. Ducharme describes boarding the Queen Mary and crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Scotland.

There’s no glory in war.

Mr. Berry reflects on war in general and discusses the gratitude of the Dutch.

I wasn’t happy as a civilian.

Mr. Berry describes his reenlistment in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and how good Military life proved to be for him.

You’d never survive without the comradeship.

Mr. Berry describes the bonding and comradeship in his Company, and how in later years he was able to reestablish contact with a wartime pal.

How could you look at a little kid and say no.

Mr. Berry describes with great compassion how the Canadian Army did its best to feed starving children.

He must have got drunk and fell in the canal.

Mr. Berry describes the 86th’s advance into Brussels, the elation of the civilians, and how an off-hand remark erroneously implicated him in the death of a member of his Company.

Work Responsibility with the 86th Bridging Company

Mr. Berry gives a general description of the 86th Bridging Company’s responsibilities, and then describes three incidents related to the delivery of material to theatres of action at the Seine River, the Rhine River and at Arnhem, evacuating Canadian paratroopers.

That was horrible, that was my first experience with war.

Mr. Berry describes the devastation at Caen and the accidental bombing of Allied troops at Falaise Gap.

Silence among Canadians on Radar

Mr. Barrie speaks of the understanding amongst all radar technicians to keep quiet in relation to their duties and responsibilities in the war.

Radar Beacons

Mr. Barrie speaks about the sensitivity of radar in relation to the signal detected from radar beacons.

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