Revenge on the Corporal
Heroes Remember
Revenge on the Corporal
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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.
Bob Mullin
Mr. Mullin worked in the United States as a chauffeur for an American tobacco company prior to enlisting. He left his chauffeur's job in the United States and returned to Canada to enlist. On Sept. 4 1937 in Newcastle, NB he enlisted in the Artillery’s 20th Field Battery. He trained in Britain for four years prior to seeing any action. He fought in the Ardennes salient with the British 6th Airborne Division but he says that there are no records of the British 6th Airborne fighting in the Ardennes because the Americans didn’t want it to be known. He delivered a baby in Germany after being hauled in off the street to help. At the time of this interview Mr. Mullin was living in St. John, NB.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 02:06
- Person Interviewed:
- Bob Mullin
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Northwest Europe
- Battle/Campaign:
- Battle of Normandy
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- 1st British Airborne, Signals
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Occupation:
- Paratrooper
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