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King Whyte. CBS News Reporter
My father enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War Two believing it was his duty. His father served in the RAF during WWI and his grandfather served in the British military. 5,943 total views
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Canadians at Belsen – RCAF 437 Squadron
“Every picture has a story to tell” may be a cliché but it’s an apt description of the story that’s been revealed since I posted one of my father’s favourite Second World War photos on Facebook last fall. The photo, dated April 1945, shows seven young men — my father, Arnold Black, is standing far right — in their Royal Canadian Air Force uniforms posing proudly in front of their airplane. 6,509 total views
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Canadians at Belsen
We’d love to hear from anyone with details of any service personnel from Canada serving in UK units or within any Canadian units. 5,467 total views
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Kenneth Curry – Royal Canadian Air Force
Kenneth Dennis Curry, January 21, 1923 – August 6, 2017 , Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6,450 total views
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Keith MacLellan (1SAS)
Keith William MacLellan (1920-1998) was a modest, quiet man who didn’t like to draw attention to himself. 6,408 total views
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Hugh J Campbell (Lt.)
I have a photo of my father there. His platoon was the unit that found the place. He was a combat veteran but he once said to me of all the torments his mind kept reminding him of this was the most vivid. He never got over it. 4,847 total views
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Ted Smith – Canadian Pilot
Ted Smith, 92, was a Canadian pilot during the Second World War who saw frequent combat. But it is a spring day in April 1945 that’s seared into his memory. He arrived at Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi concentration camp, two days after it was liberated. Here is his description of the horrific scene he encountered. 6,380 total views
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John Proskie (RCAF/224 Mil Gov)
Canadian, Proskie was assigned to 224 Military Government. He arrived at Belsen April 17th. 6,157 total views
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