IN DANGER
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Joanne W. Small
A DETAILED AND STRAIGHTFORWARD STORY
ABOUT A SMALL-TOWN BOY'S LOVE AFFAIR
WITH CANADIAN PRAIRIE LIFE.
A STORY THAT PREPARED HIM FOR AN
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE EVENT:
TO SERVE
HIS COUNTRY DURING
WORLD WAR II
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A proud, but humble man, Victor Hepburn Small had a keen sense of humor and extremely kind nature. Born on May 28th, 1924, he was a true prairie boy raised in the western province Saskatchewan. “Vic” became Lieutenant Small, a Canadian WWII Veteran who served with the Royal Regina Rifles and the Calgary Highlanders in Europe during the years 1943 to 1946. Prior to his service, Vic was raised by a loving and resourceful family as they endured many hardships wrought by the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Following his service as an infantryman and flamethrower, Vic returned to North America to start a family. Vic lived until a month before his 97th birthday, and left behind a story that, in his words, “Is a story worth telling.”
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Utrecht, Holland
June 6th, 1945
PERSONAL AND ENCHANTING...
Published by his wife after his passing in 2021, this memoir is not only a labor of love it is also a remarkably unique anthology. Vic's transcribed, word-for-word, "Blue Bombers" leave letters are both gripping and eloquent. They reveal, with endearing intimacy and authenticity, vivid details of his experience as a young man at Sandhurst Royal Military College and serving in the European Theatre from 1943 to 1945. Not unlike many Canadian soldiers, Vic kept his film camera strapped to his side - all the way from military training in Alberta and British Columbia, across the pond on Cunard Line's Queen Mary - to Great Britain, Holland, and Germany. He left behind an emblematic photo collection for his memoir, delicately captioned by hand, and lovingly preserved in his family for over 75 years.