• Gerald, Irene and Doreen
    It was 1942 and a lovely Sunday afternoon when I met my handsome soldier. My plans that day were to go with my cousin Muriel to watch the Highland Regiments at Braemar eighteen miles from Aberdeen, Scotland (where I lived) to enjoy the wonderful bands. We usually rode our bicycles and made a day of …
  • Philippe and Barbara Grignon
    July 1, 2002 This true story is dedicated to our granddaughter Jennifer who encouraged me to write and to her Osmondo whose gift pen I used to write the original draft. My name is Philippe Paul Grignon. I was born on January 20, 1920 in the Quebec village of Ste. Agathe-des-Monts. In 1941 I joined …
  • Hannah Grist and Linda Anne Grist
    Ship Name: Franconia Date of Arrival: April 10, 1945 Age on Arrival: 7 months - Linda …
  • Hubregt Wiskerke
    Hubregt Wiskerke …
  • Huib and Marie Groenenboom Family
    Huib and Marie Groenenboom Family …
  • Cor Groenewegen
    We both arrived by ship from The Netherlands in the same year. Cor arrived with his brother Nico on the Waterman at Pier 21 on April 22, 1952. At the date of arrival he was 23 years old and had served his country for 2 years as a Dutch Marine. Most of his time in the Marines was served in Indonesia …
  • Alice Baker Gibbs
    Alice Gibbs was born on June 7, 1924, in Keighley, England. She served in England during World War II and met Robert Lionel Gibbs, an officer in the RCAF, on the base where they were both stationed. They were married on June 7, 1945. Robert was shipped home to Canada at the end of the war and Alice …
  • Alice Wallace Gibbs
    Alice Wallace Gibbs …
  • The Edward Gibbs Family
    The Edward Gibbs Family …
  • The Franz Giebitz Family
    The Franz Giebitz Family …