Hi Delilah: There are very few digitized old newspapers available in Canada so far. The Toronto Star & The Globe & Mail (Toronto) are available through most libraries. Not my library though as I live in a very small mining town in norther Ontario that was only built in 1953. I live 200 kms from the nearest city & they charge a ridiculously high annual fee for out of towners like me. Fortunately, I can share a friend's (who lives in a city) library card number sometimes for these two papers. Most importantly though, most papers printed very little in their papers in the 1940's. I guess for security reasons. They did print lists & sometimes small articles about wounded, killed, or MIA's. The articles are all very brief. That is where I found a very small one about 4 of my 5 uncles including one that was wounded on Juno Beach on D-Day. Small towns would have had more complete articles if it was about someone from that town -- unfortunately these papers are not on the web. I have found more info on the net in the last few years from some people who have written memoires, etc. Also, the History Channel here in Canada has a lot of historical war movies even if they sometimes embellish the true facts. During the war and after, adults didn't speak much about the war in our hearing for fear of frightening us. In school in the 1950's, we were not told very much about World War II other than dates & generic facts. Especially, we weren't told about things that might have been too shocking for us young kids. WWII was treated the same as any other war. However, we do make a big fuss about honouring our fallen soldiers and surviving veterans on November 11th every year. Since there are fewer and fewer veterans left now, I have noticed the ceremonies are slowly diminishing. I do think we will always respect the two minute silence at eleven am on that day forever. I truly hope so. Our children & grandchildren know next to nothing about the personal aspects of WWII though and this is sad. That is why I am trying so desparately to find out as much as I can document about my 5 Cdn uncles who served overseas. I don't want them to ever be forgotten. Thanks for letting me ramble on like this..............Sal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Canadian Info > Would there be old newspapers in the libraries in Canada that may have > stories of the war - I would think you could find info on the units as they > wrote many stories of the miilitary at war - there may even be a book or > something about the particular unit > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "esx goring" <esx@goring1941.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:48 AM > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Canadian Info > > > | Things are not much better this side of the Atlantic, Sal. Much the same > | rules and secretive 'logic' apply to the UK as to Canada. We do now have > a > | Freedom of Information Act, but it is not a lot of help on matters like > | this. Do kep plugging away, though, and console yourself with the thought > | that at some future date - I suspect around 15 years - the WWII Canadian > | service records will finally be released to the public domain. > | > | Richard > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "logan" <afineday@ontariointernet.com> > | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 4:31 AM > | Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Canadian Info > | > | > | > Hi Richard: > | > Thank you for your reply. I know it's literally impossible for me to > | > anything from the Cdn govt re my uncles. Four of my five uncles have > not > | > been deceased for the 20 year requirement. Also, I was told I either > have > | > to have their service record number OR their social insurance number. I > | > have neither. > | > It is sad that Americans can get so much more info than we can get here > in > | > Canada. > | > I just keep hoping for a miracle.............Sal > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "esx goring" <esx@goring1941.freeserve.co.uk> > | > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:29 PM > | > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Canadian Info > | > > | > > | > > Hi, Sally. > | > > > | > > I do not offer encouraging news. I have been trying to get hold of my > | > > Canadian father's service details for some years, but have been > denied. > | > All > | > > the Canadian World War II service records are still closed to the > public > | > and > | > > will remain so for many years yet - UNLESS you are the serviceman > | > concerned > | > > or immediate next-of-kin and can satisfy the authorities that he/she > is > | > dead > | > > or can show that the person has been dead 20 or more years. And > without > | > > service numbers the Canadian National Archives people will not even > look > | > for > | > > records. > | > > > | > > Richard Goring > | > > visit my website at http://www.goring1941.freeserve.co.uk for: > | > > The Register of Essex-Related Dead of World War II [ROERDOWW2] > | > > The South-East Essex War Memorials & Monumental Inscriptions Project > | > > > | > > > | > > ----- Original Message ----- > | > > From: "logan" <afineday@ontariointernet.com> > | > > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:42 PM > | > > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Canadian Info > | > > > | > > > | > > > Hi there: > | > > > Does anyone know if there is a Canadian equivalent for this kind of > | > info? > | > > > I am searching for five of my Cdn uncles who served in WWII. They > are > | > all > | > > > deceased now. I don't have their service numbers or anyone left > alive > | > > that > | > > > I can ask. > | > > > One (Alexander Rail - wounded) was with the Canadian Royal Engineers > & > | > > > another (Joseph Rail) was with the 5th Div, 9th Brigade, Highland > | Light > | > > > Infantry of Canada > | > > > I don't know where the other three were. Any help would be VERY > | > > gratefully > | > > > received. Thank you..........Sal > | > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > > > ----- Original Message ----- > | > > > From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> > | > > > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 1:20 PM > | > > > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Henry Louis Lairson > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record > | > > > > about Henry L Lairson > | > > > > Name: Henry L Lairson > | > > > > Birth Year: 1922 > | > > > > Race: White, citizen > | > > > > Nativity State or Country: Missouri > | > > > > State: Texas > | > > > > County or City: Nueces > | > > > > > | > > > > Enlistment Date: 19 Nov 1940 > | > > > > Enlistment State: Texas > | > > > > Enlistment City: Fort Sam Houston > | > > > > Branch: Field Artillery > | > > > > Branch Code: Field Artillery > | > > > > Grade: Private > | > > > > Grade Code: Private > | > > > > Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, > | > Warrant > | > > > > Officers, and Enlisted Men) > | > > > > Source: Civil Life > | > > > > > | > > > > Education: 2 years of high school > | > > > > Civil Occupation: Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or > | > > Director, > | > > > > Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer > | > > > > Marital Status: Single, without dependents > | > > > > Height: 69 > | > > > > Weight: 135 > | > > > > > | > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > | > > > > Texas Deaths, 1964-98 Record > | > > > > about Henry Louis Lairson > | > > > > Name: Henry Louis Lairson > | > > > > Death Date: 11 December 1979 > | > > > > Death County: ECTOR > | > > > > Gender: > | > > > > > | > > > > | > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > | > > > - > | > > > > Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Record > | > > > > about John Weldon Lairson > | > > > > Name: John Weldon Lairson > | > > > > Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1953 > | > > > > Gender: Male > | > > > > Birth County: Brazoria > | > > > > Father's Name: Henry Louis Lairson > | > > > > Mother's Name: Naomi Ruth Williams > | > > > > Roll Number: 1953_0009 > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > He apparently married and had a son. > | > > > > | > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > | > > > ------------- > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > | > > > > From: <jlairson1953@peoplepc.com> > | > > > > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:05 PM > | > > > > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Family buries remains of WWII airman > | > > > discovered > | > > > > on California mountain > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > | I'm trying to find out what unit my father-in-law was in and > | where > | > he > | > > > > might > | > > > > | have been stationed in WWII... > | > > > > | his name was Corporal Henry Louis Lairson, 18 013 976, Regular > | Army, > | > , > | > > > > Sept > | > > > > | 1940 to August 2, 1945, Enlistment City, Fort Sam Houston, > Texas, > | > > Field > | > > > > | Artillery, supposedly seperated out to Fort Sam Houston, Bexar > | > > County, > | > > > > | Texas.... Honorable Discharge.... I am trying to find a copy of > | his > | > > > DD-214 > | > > > > | ( or what ever they called it then ) ... so I can re-order any > | > medals > | > > > that > | > > > > | he may have received.... St Louis sent me a copy of his > Certifcate > | > of > | > > > > | Service, but it only gives the basic info that I have above... > | > anyone > | > > > with > | > > > > | info pleas help....I have check with Bexar County, and Nueces > | County > | > ( > | > > > > | supposedly home of record) at their County Clerks office for > | > > registered > | > > > > | info, but no one seems to know what I'm talking > about.......thank > | > > > > | you.....Judy Lairson judy_lairson2000@yahoo.com > | > > > > | ----- Original Message ----- > | > > > > | From: <KathNHNC71@aol.com> > | > > > > | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > | > > > > | Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:22 AM > | > > > > | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Family buries remains of WWII airman > | > > discovered > | > > > on > | > > > > | California mountain > | > > > > | > | > > > > | > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > Family buries remains of WWII airman discovered on California > | > > > mountain > | > > > > | > By PATRICK CONDON > | > > > > | > The Associated Press > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > > | > > > > > | > > > > | > > > | > > | > _http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002888242_frozen25.html_ > | > > > > | > > | > > > > > | > > > > | > > > | > > | > (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002888242_frozen25.html) > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > > | > > > > | > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > | > > > > | > To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: > | > > > > | > WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. > Please > | > > > remember > | > > > > | > to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what > country > | > you > | > > > are > | > > > > in > | > > > > | > now if different. 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