Great msg Norm. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Allan
From: pradleywalters(a)primus.ca
To: norm.wood2(a)sympatico.ca; rcd-association(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:41:58 -0500
Subject: [DragNet] Restoration of World War 11 Firefly Sherman Tank; Etobicote Collegiate
Firefly Committee
Congratulations. To you all: Thank you all for such a wonderful and ambitous project
which will take you hours and hours to complete. Thanks for bringing a tearful smile on an
old tankers face from young enthusiastic tankers. Istarted off my career with a 75 mm tank
and later graduated to a 17 pounder. In the close country I liked the 75 mm on the tank.
In the open country where one could see I preferred the 17 pounder which I understand you
are reparing. Did you know that the nickname for the Sherman tank was "The
Ronson" after the cigarette lighter? We didn't have too many minutes to escape. I
still have a scar on the top of my head where the others underneath me used my head as a
battering ram to open the top of the tank and escape! We all got out!! Alive!!!
The soldiers who worked on these tanks during the war were youngsters like yourselves
from every part of Canada. My life was changed forever through my association with them.
You obtained your tank from Worthington Park at Camp Borden, which was built by those who
came home from the war and our wonderful General Worthington who gave us so much. Best of
luck. Be proud of you project and I hope it is very successful. I am very honoured that
you named your tank after me. Thank you very much.
God Bless. Rad Radley-walters
Thank you
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