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The Importance of Good Sea Legs

Mr. Roberge describes his experiences dealing with the rolling of the sea on a frigate and corvette.

Waiting Onboard For Casualties (2 of 2)

Mr. Vant Haaf continues with his description of the casualties on D-Day.

Living Conditions Were Primitive

Mr. Vant Haaf describes the early weeks of training, and the first terrible ship he was assigned to.

First Night

Mr. Tupper talks about the Americans firing their guns and what it sounded like.

Trenches on Hill 355

Mr. Tupper talks about keeping the slit trench dry and he talks about red alerts. He talks about Hill 355 (porkchop). He talks about taking back the hill for the Americans.

Repairing Communication lines

Mr. Tupper talks about what it was like to fix communication lines in the night and in the daytime.

Remembrance Day

Mr. Adderley used to walk with his father on Remembrance Day but now that his father is gone he walks with his medals. He talks about how he feels his father is walking with him now.

Pilgrimages With Youth

Mr White recalls participating in pilgrimages to Italy with youth from across Canada, and how seeing some of the same areas he fought in made his state of mind revert to that time.

Not a Merry Christmas

Mr White recalls one particularly sad Christmas. One he'll never forget.

Civilians Caught in the Middle of War

Mr White recalls his unit finding a group of civilians holed up in Ortona, having been too scared to even step outside for two weeks. He then explains how important it is for youth to understand that war doesn’t only involve and affect soldiers.

Dwindling Chances of Survival

Mr White explains how as the war progressed, he felt his number would soon come up and he would suffer the fate of so many others he witnessed perish around him.

Near Misses

Mr White recalls two instances where he narrowly escaped certain death.

Date modified:: 2019-02-19