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Henrietta T. O'Neill. Finding Bill
Prologue
Part I: Holland 1940 - 1945. Chapter 1: The Portrait
Chapter 2: Under German Occupation
Chapter 3: Through The Fire
Chapter 4: Hand to Mouth
Chapter 5: Searching For Things Past
Chapter 6: Fabric For A Legend
Chapter 7: You Have Found Him
Part II: A Soldier's Story. Chapter 8: From Canada To Europe
Chapter 9: We Lead Others Follow
Chapter 10: Location, Location, Location
Chapter 11: Christmas in Holland
Chapter 12: Bill Marches into Germany
Chapter 13: Rest and Relaxation
Part III: O Canada. Chapter 14: 1950: Across the Atlantic
Chapter 15: Lost Opportunities
Chapter 16: Interventions
Chapter 17: A Citizenship Earned
Chapter 18: Farming at RR#2 Alexandria, Ontario
Chapter 19: One Final Move
Chapter 20: To the Bitter End
Chapter 21: Repatriation
Chapter 22: Full Circle
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
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We met quite by chance at a National Farmers Union gathering in Toronto. My mother was there because she was a staunch supporter of the Union. My brother Morris was there because he had to drive. I was there because I was curious.
During the course of the meeting, I was treated to the sight of a young man standing up to ask some very pointed questions of the politician in attendance. From afar I admired his intelligence and his clean-cut look.
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Today, after six children and over thirty years, our marriage survives, but one question still begs resolving: “Did I marry the man or the name?”
This book is a journey through time back to the European front in WWII. It chronicles the parallel stories of a young Dutch couple and a Canadian soldier… and the remarkable destiny that is created when their paths briefly cross.
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