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  • Sgt. Reginald Norman Hillifer
    Years of service: 1939-1945 Medals Received: 5 My father was in the RAF in England and did Commando training. He was in 'blue group' and landed in Caan on 'D' day. He survived two plane crashes during the war and is very lucky to be alive. After the war, England was in a devastated state and not a …
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  • Beatrice Warden
    My father returned to his home is Quesnel, British Columbia following his discharge from the army in 1945. Mom and I followed in July, 1946. I was 16 months old. We have lived in Quesnel ever since. Phil Warden …
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  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over France …
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