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Canadian Prisoners of War

Canadian Prisoners of War

Mr. McVicar talks about first seeing the Canadian prisoners of war brought to Australia from Japan, and what it was like to be near Japan for the dropping of the Atomic bomb.

Japanese Prisoners of War

Japanese Prisoners of War

Mr. McVicar talks about the differences between the Americans, Canadians and Australians, he also talks about seeing Japanese prisoners of war, and how they were treated by their American captors.

Atomic Bomb

Atomic Bomb

Mr. McVicar talks about being near the take off of the Enola Gay on her flight to drop the first atomic bomb, and the difficulty in decoding Japanese Morse code.

No surrender

No surrender

Mr. McVicar talks about Japan's refusal to surrender, and life in the Tropics with scorpions and malaria.

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