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Wireless Air Gunner Training
Mr. Pitt describes his training experiences, including an amusing story about the antics of some of the training pilots ‘wing wrestling'.
Joining the Service
Mr. Pitt explains his reasoning for joining the service, and specifically, why he joined the Air Force even though he was from a naval stronghold (Halifax) and his father was in the army.
The Home Front
Mr. Sutherland talks about working with the Bank of Commerce in a small town in a two-man branch in Newcastle.
Be Proud, Care More
In Mrs Grégoire's opinion, the rampant lack of pride and interest is a problem in our country right now. She explains her point of view.
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.
Basic Training And Underage
In basic training in Calgary at the age of 16 years, Mr. Nickerson remembers the others who were in training with him as well as their non-commissioned officers and instructors.
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