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The Loss of Two Childhood Buddies

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The Loss of Two Childhood Buddies

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The impact of the war lasted for so long, it... not only politically but in the personal lives of not only the people that participated in it, but people who lived during the time. And when I think of how the war affected my parents. My youngest brother, Maurice, Mo wrote a piece, and he said that the big thing of people who had servicemen, was when you saw a CNR uniformed bicycle rider/telegram deliverer riding on your street, he says you stopped, everything stopped, to see whose house he went into. On our street, on Avenue H in Saskatoon, in the space of five houses, the third door over from us, was Zebarski, and they were a Jewish family, and their son was lost at sea in the navy. Next to them were the Palmers, Burnsley Palmer and I were the closest of pals as kids. He was killed in the air force. Next door were, was the Dukabor family, conscientious objectors, and then there was us and on the right side were the Cotlemacs, and Peter, another close buddy, a childhood friend, was killed in the war, air force. So, it, I guess it obviously changed their families.
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Mr. Romanow speaks of the impact of the war on others, especially those at home.

Joseph Romanow

Mr. Romanow was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1921, to parents who immigrated to Canada in 1911. Mr. Romanow grew up in a Ukranian community and he learned to speak English from his playmates. He joined the Air Force from a youth group, was a mechanic for two years and then trained in Canada and England. He was able to fly in India and Europe, flying many different types of planes. After his university education he returned to the Air Force and worked with the Avro Arrow team.

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Video
Owner:
Veterans Affairs Canada
Duration:
02:33
Person Interviewed:
Joseph Romanow
War, Conflict or Mission:
Second World War
Branch:
Air Force
Units/Ship:
62, 435, 437 Squadron
Occupation:
Bomber Pilot

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