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Pandemonium on the Beach
Coming in on the second wave and realizing they had to move in, Mr. Hannam describes the chaos on the beach.
Path Taken in Preparation for D-Day
Mr. Hannam summarizes action taken in preparation for the invasion.
Desire to Join 23rd Field Regiment
Mr. Hannam details the enlistment path chosen after a brief encounter as an infanteer.
A hint that the war was over.
Mr. Leblanc recalls the end of the war and discusses the lack of food for the Japanese civilian population.
Beatings by Guards
Mr. Leblanc talks about the Japanese guards and how he felt size played a part in who got beatings.
Trip to Niigata
Mr. Leblanc tells about his journey across the ocean to a Japanese prison camp.
Badly outnumbered
Mr. Leblanc talks about the balance of power and the terrain.
Too Young
Mr. Leblanc recalls that when the war started, it was pretty much round the clock fighting until the capitulation.
Lots of Fun
Mr. Leblanc talks about arriving in Hong Kong and what it was like before war broke out.
The War Ends
Mr. Hurd describes hearing about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and senses that the war is over. His officer challenges the Japanese commandant about his authority, and the Japanese soon all disappear.
No Medications
Mr. Hurd discusses the Japanese denial of medications to the Canadian POWs. He also accuses his captors of stealing a relief shipment of food and medicine from the Red Cross.
North Point Camp
Mr. Hurd describes North Point as a filthy nightmare. The diet consisted of rice contaminated with rat feces, and boiled lettuce-like greens. Yams were an occasional treat.
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