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Christmas Tree Gift From Ship Crew During WWII Convoy ON-273
A reader recounts a WWII memory aboard HMCS Cayonia during Convoy ON-273 as we ship a Christmas tree to children aboard the Cavonia. The crew decorates the tree, sings carols, and recalls a snowy Christmas morn task, while a sudden gale scatters the fleet. He ponders whether the children survived.
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John Hanlon
Hallowell
Royalmount
Arnprior
Chambly
Frontenac
Orangevill
Cavonia
Cayonia
Navy
Calgary