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William Campbell served with the Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment in post-armistice Korea. He provides good insights into the guard and patrol duties along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea and the unit’s actions if the armistice was broken. His stories include two good anecdotes, one about guard duty on a bridge across the Imjin River and the other about nighttime guard duty at a railway station in Seoul.

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William Black transferred from the Canadian Army to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1952, mostly for the chance to go to Korea. This excerpt provides many insights into naval personnel's activities in-theatre, particularly with respect to Japan, which was a major staging area for United Nations forces during and after the Korean War (1950-1953).

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William Earl served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Second World War through to his retirement in 1975. 

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William Wood served as a mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

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William Adelman served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during the Second World War. 

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William Thompson served in the infantry during the Korean War. 

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William Sheppard served in the artillery during the Second World War. 

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William Parrott served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. 

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William Heron served in the Second World War with the 1st Battalion of The Canadian Scottish Regiment.

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William Bissonnette served in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. 

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William DiMaurizio served in the Second World War with the Merchant Navy from 1944 to 1950, and gives an account of life aboard the Merchant ships, the danger of the U-boats and the organization of the convoys. He went on to serve in Korean War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, and an interview on this experience is also available.

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William DiMaurizio served in Korea with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22e Régiment, and was at the Battle of Hill 355. He had previously served in the Second World War with the Merchant Navy, and an interview on these experiences is also available.

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