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A Gruesome Job for a Youngster
At anchor at a Tunisian port, a German Air Force bombing run takes a tragic toll on a nearby tank landing craft, killing everyone on board. Mr. McLean led a group of men from his vessel in the clean-up of the bodies and body parts.
The Sicily Landing
It's July, 1943 and the flotilla of landing craft is on the move expecting to see action soon, but not sure where. They were soon on their way to Sicily with each landing craft carrying 150 soldiers to the beach.
A Change of Location
Back in Tunisia, the crews of the landing crafts wait for their next assignment. Mr. McLean is anxious to be doing something constructive and offers his services elsewhere.
Preparing for Italy
Mr. McLean, now in Iran, has spent time becoming familiar with the engine room of his new vessel. He's soon on his way to a new assignment.
D-Day Duty
Through a series of re-locations, by early 1944, Mr. McLean has been reunited with his landing craft, which had been brought from Iran to Scotland where they were refitted and made ready for the D-Day landing, Operation Overload. When crews and crafts were ready, they were moved to Southampton, England to await the order to sail. That order came on the evening of June 5, 1944, for the D-Day landing on the coast of France the following day. The weather was not good as the hundreds of ships crossed the English Channel.
Grandfather
Mr. Routhier recounts that his grandfather wrote the words to 'O Canada.'
Life in the Trenches
Mr. Routhier describes conditions they encountered in France referring to the clay ground they encountered while digging trenches.
Trenches
Mr. Routhier describes life in the trenches - the rats, lice and skunk holes.
Shellfire
Mr. Routhier describes shellfire - including Whizz Bangs.
Wound Stripes
Mr. Routhier describes the significance of a wound stripe.
Post-war Employment
Mr. Routhier describes his post-war employment. He found a job working in the woods and that's where he stayed.
Second World War
Mr. Routhier describes his activities in Canada during the Second World War. He talks about the lumber camp he operated which provided spruce for the construction of aircraft.
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