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Swede

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3. My dad was a Signalman in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:54 PM

15 hrs ago

He landed at the Normandy beach a few days after D-day.

He was one of a platoon of Canadians attached to Field Marshall Montgomery's Headquarters. They found a mass grave burial site. They were strafed once, but he never faced combat. He had a STEN gun and a Lee Enfield rifle in his vehicle. When he was being shipped home, they were told anyone caught with contraband would be held back. He had a Luger, he had traded for. He tossed it aside, he wanted to go home.

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