Oshawa Veterans were immortalized in the comic book called True Comics in a story called Fredericks Freighters, This comic version was not produced as one of the famous Canadian Whites which were replacements comics during World War 2 while their was an embargo of US comic books into Canada by the Canadian government.
Frederick’s Freighters is a story about Brig Gen [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Story: Fifty-Nine: Frederick’s Freighters Illustrated Comic Book
Posted in First Special Service Forces, WW Comic Books, William Sam Magee, World War Two, tagged Canadian Military Comic Books, WW 2 Comic Books on +00002008-11-28T16:54:55+00:00302008bUTCFri, 28 Nov 2008 16:54:55 +0000 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Story Fifty Eight Canadian Nurses: Angels of Mercy
Posted in Blue Birds, Korean War, World War One, World War Two, nurses, women on +00002008-11-28T15:52:26+00:00302008bUTCFri, 28 Nov 2008 15:52:26 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Source http://digitalcollections.mcmaster.ca/content/%E2%80%9Cangels-mercy%E2%80%9D-canada%E2%80%99s-nursing-sisters-world-war-i-and-ii
Canadian nurses totally 3,000 served in WW 1, 4,000 in WW 2 and Korean War and 900 are currently serving in Afganistan
During World War II and after, of the 15,000 female volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross Corps, 641 served overseas in Africa and Europe. They drove ambulances—often in blackouts, supported patients and assisted [...]
Story Fifty Seven: Christmas Memories during WW 2
Posted in Canada Remembers, Canadian Army, Christmas, Toronto, William Sam Magee, World War Two on +00002008-11-28T14:53:14+00:00302008bUTCFri, 28 Nov 2008 14:53:14 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas was a difficult time for the soldiers and their stories retell the memories of those days while serving during WW 2. W Sam Magee relays a story of his first Christmas in the Military at the Toronto Mess and the second story is during the Italian campaign
Story One: First Christmas Memory
Story Two: Christmas during [...]
Story Fifty-Six: Invasion of Aleutian Islands
Posted in Armoured Train, Canada Remembers, Canadian Army, First Special Service Forces, Kiska, Photostories, William Sam Magee, World War Two, tagged Aleutina Islands, Invasion, WW 2 on +00002008-11-28T04:25:41+00:00302008bUTCFri, 28 Nov 2008 04:25:41 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
W. Sam Magee recounts a series of stories being stationed with the First Special Service Force which was assigned the task of invading Kiska in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska during WW 2
Kiska-Little Kiska August 15-19, 1943
Story One: Fishing
Story Two Training
Story Three: Invasion of Kiska Island
Click to see and listen to Sam’s [...]
Story Fifty-Five: W. Sam Magee and the First Special Service Force
Posted in Canadian Army, First Special Service Forces, Photostories, William Sam Magee, World War Two, tagged Devils Brigade, Oshawa, Pres. Regan, Sam Magee on +00002008-11-27T20:46:23+00:00302008bUTCThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:46:23 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
William Sam Magee served in the First Special Service Force during WW2, commonly called the Devil’s Brigade. Served and decorated at San Nicoli, Italy with the Sixth Company for gallantry on June 1, 1944.
For detailed information see:
http://www.execulink.com/~kiska/FSSFHomepage.index.html
A list of fourteen veterans from Oshawa that served in this group
Louis J Black
A.H. [...]
Story Fifty-Four: You must be Positive
Posted in Canadian Army, Leadership, William Sam Magee, World War Two on +00002008-11-23T21:50:10+00:00302008bUTCSun, 23 Nov 2008 21:50:10 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Successful leadership brings together during war and during peacetime the individual, the team and the task together according to William “Sam” Magee
W. Sam Magee talks the importance of Leadership during the war and the importance of being positive in the battlefield. Also a story by a British RSM Finney spoke on leadership at Camp [...]
Story Fifty Three: W Sam Magee Medic on the Fly
Posted in Medics, William Sam Magee, World War Two on +00002008-11-22T16:57:52+00:00302008bUTCSat, 22 Nov 2008 16:57:52 +0000 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sergeant W.G. Grant, who has broken his leg, receives assistance from Captain Colin McDougall (left) and Private M.W. Treganza, Bayeux, France. More than 18,000 Canadians were wounded during the 10-week Normandy campaign, over 5,000 of whom died.
Source NFB
http://www3.nfb.ca/ww2/many-voices-many-stories/pride-and-sacrifice.htm?view=713738&subtype=archives&rp=2&print=
Canadian Uniform Medic Badge
William Sam Magee relays a personal story on him becoming a medic with very little [...]
Story Fifty-Two: Ontario Regimental Museum in Oshawa
Posted in Canadian Army, Major Pat Dooley, Ontario Regimental Museum, Photostories on +00002008-11-15T14:26:30+00:00302008bUTCSat, 15 Nov 2008 14:26:30 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Major Pat Dooley of the Ontario Regimental Museum discusses the military history of the Ontario militia in Oshawa
To learn more about the Ontario Regiment Museum
http://www.ontrmuseum.ca/
For Tours Contact Maj Dooley
Email tours@ontmuseum.ca
Phone 905.728.6199
Contact
1000 Stevenson Rd N Oshawa, ON L1J 5P5 South Field Oshawa Municipal Airport
Ontario Regiment Museum Audio Slideshow
http://gcmcknight.webng.com/Ontario_Regiment/
Story: Fifty One: Lost Pants in Korea
Posted in Canadian Army, Korean War on +00002008-11-14T04:07:10+00:00302008bUTCFri, 14 Nov 2008 04:07:10 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of Vi Mann
PA Daniel talks about the day that a Korean during the Korean War stolen his pants and how he had a “One Way Conversation” with his commanding officer
Story Fifty: Ferry Command
Posted in Air Force, Chick Hewett, Photostories, World War Two on +00002008-11-14T02:45:04+00:00302008bUTCFri, 14 Nov 2008 02:45:04 +0000 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PA Daniels and Chick Hewett talk about the Ferry Command which involved the flying of the US made planes ( produced under the Land-Lease agreement) from Manitoba to Montreal to Gander, NFLD directly to Gatwick, UK. An eighteen hour flight without radar.
Listen to Audio Slideshow
http://gcmcknight.webng.com/Ferry_Command/
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