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1. My mother's younger brother was killed in the Italian campaign,

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:43 PM

Dec 30

while serving in the PPCLI. He was almost never talked about, for some reason. Taciturn Scots Presbyterians, I suppose.

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On December 28, 1943, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 OP

My mother's younger brother was killed in the Italian campaign, BobTheSubgenius Dec 30 #1