

Below is a sampling of testimonials by WWII veterans collected by The Memory Project. Some 1100 such interviews are available here. Canadian veterans interested in sharing their WWII stories should call 1-866-701-1867 or visit the thememoryproject.com
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| Aiming to save history How the Memory Project keeps alive the stories of Canada’s war veterans |
Maurice White – On the front line Why Maurice White, an infantryman with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, will never forget the Christmas of 1943 |
Burton Harper – Battle of the Bulge Burton Harper was on loan to the British army when he was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge |
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| Paul Dumaine – Love Between getting engaged and his marriage, Paul Dumaine survived on the beach in Dieppe |
Elizabeth (Betty) Dimock – Treating the wounded Betty Dimock first saw service in 1942 treating the wounded in North Africa |
Allan Smith – Survival Allan Smith, a bomb aimer, found himself drifting toward occupied France in 1944 |
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| Donald Stewart – Homecoming Donald Stewart, a naval gunner from Kelowna, B.C., on coming home after the war |
Glenn Price – In battle In 1945, Glenn Price joined the Canadian Army’s Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in the Netherlands |
Bob Farquharson – Supplying the front Bob Farquharson, a Canadian Air Force pilot, contended with the Japanese military, monsoons, and heavy cumulonimbus clouds |
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| David Dickson – How tobacco saved a life David Dickson recalls how a tin of tobacco may have saved his life |
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