Newspaper Story about World War 2 Soldier
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Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (Canadian-General) North American (General)Transcript
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Sergeant David Hazard was one of the potato baggers so named because the military had run out of equipment by then and sent their latest recruits to camp with a burlap sack and length of rope to double as a duffel bag at Camp Borden, the regiment scrambled to get organized. The men needed tuberculosis, vaccinations and gear, and until they built their huts and hooked up electricity, they'd be sleeping on dusty wooden slats and ticks stuffed with straw.