George MacDonell

George MacDonell was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1922. He served in the Royal Rifles of Canada, which deployed to Hong Kong in 1941 as part of C-Force, shortly before Hong Kong’s capture by Japan.

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On Remembrance Day, Celebrating Two Canadian Prisoners Who Took Down an Entire Shipyard

The need for secrecy was therefore paramount. But as he began to plot his sabotage, Clark realized he’d need at least one trusted accomplice.

George MacDonell

11 Nov 2020 · 10 min read

On This Day in 1945, Japan Released Me from a POW Camp. Then US Pilots Saved My Life

These were veterans of the long Pacific campaign. They’d survived many terrible encounters with the Japanese in their westward campaign across the Pacific, and they looked the part.

George MacDonell

15 Aug 2020 · 9 min read