Discombobulation
I have been told that recent posts about Albert Allsop’s WWII experience were confusing.
Click on Al’s WWII Army Training Division for an orderly re-arrangement of those stories …
The Civilian War
One day you are dodging machine-gun fire, and the next you are selling Allis-Chalmers tractor parts.
Click on the tractor for a Look Ahead…
On the Other Foot
Alex Coleville observes the atrocities of war.
Click on the soldier/artist for details…
Dizzy
Why does this container have three handles?
Click on the military issue Jerry Can to find the answer…
Hongerwinter
“We didn’t have so much as a shrivelled potato to eat.” – Ernie Verhulst
Click on the ration tin to hear how Canadian soldiers affected the people of Holland.
Apples
When Wing Commander Moncrief took off from the airstrip at Arromanches, this would have been his view.
Click on the harbour for a closer look…
Cyber Dust Bunnies
Somewhere out there, floating on a mysterious cloud, is something you will never see.
Click on the Spitfire for details…
A Letter from the Front
This puffy cloud put a punctuation mark on the end of our first day following Albert Allsop’s wartime trek through Europe.
Click on the dot for details…
TOTIV VIRIBUS
Every day the 39th Reconnaissance Wing operated; they lived up to their motto.
Click on the crest of the 39th for details…
Shrapnel
Albert Allsop never carried a gun, but he was one of the most shot-at soldiers of WWII
Click on the Leading Aircraftman for details….