Training on Sherman Tank
Heroes Remember
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Description
After making the decision to serve, Mr. Johnson speaks about his training with the Sherman tank before setting off to Europe.
Bernie Johnson
Mr. Bernie Johnson was born May 29, 1923 in new Brunswick. As a child he grew up in Alberta on farm where he worked and provided assistance to his parents as during the depression resulted in great poverty for he and his siblings. With little income for the family Mr. Johnson decided to join the service and go to war. He attended training camp in New Water Barracks with the Sherman tanks and before heading off to Europe became qualified as a Tank driver with the Canadian Army Corp holding rank of Private. Mr. Johnson spent five and a half years overseas, a Veteran of the Italian Campaign. When war ended he returned home to Alberta where he then married and raised a family. To this day he continues to be a proud member of the legion in his local community of Calgary, Alberta.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- July 28, 2017
- Duration:
- 2:30
- Person Interviewed:
- Bernie Johnson
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Canada
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