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Sentimental Journey
October 1, 1943
RCAF HQ, London, England
After almost three years in the Canadian Army in Great Britain, I was transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force for aircrew training back in Canada. In the three-week period from October 8 to October 30, 1943, I was at a repatriation depot near Liverpool, England. After bouncing off a previous shaky r . . .
Sentimental Journey Continued
Thursday, Sept 27th 1945
Rotterdam Harbor -- The Netherlands
Though rather inaccessible, Bremen is the only German Atlantic sea port. In September of 1945 the Nuremberg trials were looming in the coming year and Rotterdam, Holland had become the most convenient sea port for the panicky Nazi hierarchy to flee from Europe. The r . . .
Sentimental Journey Continued
Friday, September 28th, 1945
Rotterdam Harbor, The Netherlands
On Friday we were paid our wage of $50 each for our one-way trip (18 days). Then Dave Miller and I went to an Information Office, where we were sent to the USWSA (United States Wartime Shipping Administration). They had already been told about us but could not help us. However, a Captain Sc . . .
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David Meakes
David Meakes is a Canadian-born World War II veteran. He is ninety-five years old and a retired podiatris... read more