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- Cpl Seekins watching Jacques Nadeau shooting at targets in Le Havre while waiting to board the Scythia - October 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- Monument erected to commemorate the "resistance fighters" in Le Havre - October 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- Roadside shrine near Lelling - October 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- Remy Dubois in Cregange - September 1955.
Remy assisted in taking me out of my car and into the hospital after my accident on 6 September 1954. He is sitting on my 1955 Rootes Group Hillman convertible. In the foreground is his 1955 French Ford Vedette.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- Postcard aerial view of Longeville-les-St. Avold. In the hills in the background are tunnels which were part of the Maginot Line. The large building is the old Chateau - September 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- Postcard aerial view of Longeville-les-St. Avold. The Metz-St. Avold road is at the right. Aircrew "Escape and Evasion" tactics were trained in the forest at the top of the view - September 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- A reception at the Trautman Restaurant/Hotel in the village of Grostenquin - September 1955.
This function was in honour of Cpl & Mrs Paul Gagne's wedding anniversary. (L-R) Norm & Anita Arcand, Paul & Anne Gagne, Poirier, unknown, Mel Greer and Hank Carpini.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- The fountain in the square at Kaiserslautern Germany - August 1955.
Courtesy Bruce McKinlay.
- The fountain in the square at Kaiserslautern Germany - August 1955.
Courtesy Bruce McKinlay.
- 416 Squadron Techs having a Sunday afternoon beer at the Apollo Hotel in St. Avold - July 1955.
(L-R) LACs "Lloyd" Parks, "Ken" Mills (deceased) and "Bob" Cooper".
Courtesy Don Norrie.
- This road marker should be very familiar to those who served at 2 Wing - July 1955.
The town of Lelling can just barely be seen in the background.
Courtesy Don Norrie.
- Lelling had a small pub which the Wingers frequented. (L-R) Don Norrie, Bob Cooper, Louis Forbes, MacLaughlin, Meisner and Dave Giesbrecht - July 1955.
Courtesy Don Norrie.
- View of our back yard in Guessling - July 1955.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- A family picnic in the woods near Guessling - July 1955.
Bruce (back) and Duncan (front) McKinlay.
Courtesy Bruce McKinlay.
- A family picnic in the woods near Guessling - July 1955.
(L-R) Norma, Larry, Duncan and Bruce (drinking from a glass) McKinlay.
Courtesy Bruce McKinlay.
- This photo was taken at a small lake south of Morhange, towards Dieuze. On the left you can see Cpl Paul Gange's car, a Simca - July 1955.
(L-R) Johnny Vignault, LAC Norm Arcand, Cpl Paul Gagne, LAC Desautels.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- A family picnic in the woods near Guessling - July 1955.
(L-R) Larry and Bruce McKinlay.
Courtesy Bruce McKinlay.
- The main street of Lelling - June 1955.
Courtesy Don Norrie.
- The "Peace Monument" at Verdun - June 1955.
I can remember, at the age of 5, the shock of seeing bleached bones, piled upon each other, through the dusty windows of this monument. In fact, it's one of my most vivid memories - that and accompanying my father through cemeteries and bunkers as he doggedly pursued history in his quest to understand the eternal question, "why"?
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- The fields in front of the "Peace Monument" as seen through the wrought iron fence - June 1955.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- Unknown location in the Verdun battlefield area - June 1955.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- My mom with one of the twins looking out over the sea of crosses - June 1955.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- This is a memorial in an unidentified location near Verdun - June 1955.
Apparently, most of the villagers were taken hostage as a reult of their resistance.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- Upper main street in Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- Lower main street in Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- Bowling behind Cafe Aviation in Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- The main street of Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy Earl Martell.
- The main street and the church in Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy Earl Martell.
- Panoramic view as seen from the village of Lelling - May 1955.
Courtesy Earl Martell.
- Ma Hemerings Cafe. Home of 430 Squadron - May 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- Main street in Hemering - May 1955.
Courtesy David Lawton.
- Exterior photo of L'Aerodrome Restaurant in Lelling - April 1955.
Courtesy Lorne Acton.
- Interior photo of L'Aerodrome Restaurant - April 1955.
Courtesy Lorne Acton.
- Interior photo of L'Aerodrome Restaurant - April 1955.
Courtesy Lorne Acton.
- Crest from the Hotel Regina in Metz - April 1955.
Courtesy Lorne Acton.
- Ann Boswell in Guessling - April 1955.
The rest of the story.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- The Bunker Hotel in Saarbrucken - April 1955.
This was the major Gestapo interrogation center for the area during World War II.
Courtesy Heather Hay.
- Road to Metz from St. Avold at Langeville les St. Avold - April 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- Hotel Cafe des Tres Ris in Langeville les St. Avold. We lived on the second floor. The middle peak roof was a cinema. The right garage door was parking for our Nash Rambler - April 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
- (L-R) Johnny & Nina Vignealut and Nina's sister Maria Nabunsky in Morhange - March 1955.
I was in rehabilitation after my stay in the hospital following my car accident on 6 September 1954. This photo shows my first outing without crutches.
Courtesy Johnny Vigneault.
- Our 1954 Nash Rambler at the "Col du Bon' Homme" in the Vosges mountains - February 1955.
Courtesy Jacques Nadeau.
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