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Pictured: Henry's picture of his wife Ruby Leeson Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day When one of Henry's friends, John K. McGuire, was killed on October 5, 1944 fighting in Holland, he wrote a condolence letter to his family. 60 years later, John McGuire's …
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Henry M. Kaspard and I were married October 1, 1945 and shortly after, he returned home to Toronto, Canada. I followed in June 1946 on the Lady Nelson. I could not believe how well we were fed aboard the ship, and how white the bread was. I met lots of friends on the ship and we were all hoping for …
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James Gregg was one of seven siblings (William, Gerald, Richard, James, Gertrude, John, and Norman) born to Agnes and William Oscar Gregg, and William Onias Crossfield. He was born and raised in the small coal mining town of Corbin, B.C. At the young age of eighteen he decided to seek new …
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My Story by Pompilio De Francesco I was born in a little town in Italy called Guardiaregia, in Molise, in the province of Campobasso, on December 4, 1929. I grew up in the forested mountain area and I scrambled to get a 5 year elementary education under Mussolini's dictatorial fascist regime. At …
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De Francesco, Rosa and Carmela …
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John O'Hara …
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Don and Elizabeth Mills …
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Vincenzo and Irene Antognetti …
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Betty Eileen Millar …
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This is a basic story of my life. I was born Jean Alice Walker, in a town called Gravesend, Kent, England, east of London on south side of Thames River. My mother was Lily Barrett and father was Victor Walker. A little trivia about this town: right across from the hospital where I was born is a …