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Laura LeBlanc brought in a framed collage of memorabila which originally belonged to Otis Harrison as her military treasure. She wrote the following tribute:Otis Harrison
My artifacts are a beret, a harmonica, a letter that Otis Harrison wrote in Tokyo,Japan, matches, a sticker, a letter his mother wrote to him, some newspapers that gave information from the war, a picture of his team and a picture of him when he was 17 years old. We also have two of his badges.
The beret was a part of Otis' uniform. They used the harmonica in 1939 to make some music at their camps. The letters were used to keep the communication between the families. Back then, the newspapers were used to have more information on what was going on in the war. The matches are use to remember the end of the war and the sticker is use to represent the forty years of the end of war.
The beret was used in 1945. The harmonica was used in 1939. Otis wrote the letter in 1945 and the one that his mother wrote was written in 1946. In 1942 the newspapers were published.
The beret and harmonica belonged to Otis and he wrote the letter and sent it to his mom. The rest of the things, the letter Otis' mother wrote, the pictures, the newspapers, the matches and the stickers belonged to Gertude B. Harrison, his mother. When she died she gave the things to my grand-mother, Lorraine Harrison, and when she died, she gave the things she had to my mom, Ann LeBlanc. We think that Otis' mother never got the letter Otis wrote for her before he died. There are also other things that we don't have because it's in the other parts of the Harrison family.
Otis was born on the 26th of March 1922 and died on the 24th of February 1946 at the age of 23. He was the son of Maxwell and Gertude B. Harrison from Grand Cascapedia. He began in the war in 1939. He didn't have to go to war, he went there because his friends were going. When he went to war he was only 17 years old.
My treasure is important to me because Otis is part of our family. All these things bring back memories to our family members. It's also his history. We can also see how his handwriting was. The beret is also important because that's what he wore on his head.
He died unluckily. He died on the way back. He was talking to someone on a train, and when the train went off, it kind of kicked like it usually does, but he was on the side of the train and fell off the train, and died.
Laura.L.P
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Otis Harrison CollageWorld War II, 1939-1945
Cascapedia-St.Jules, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Laura LeBlanc, Grade 6, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Royal Rifles of Canada Cap BadgeWorld War II, 1939-1945
Cascapedia-St.Jules, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Laura LeBlanc, Grade 6, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Otis Harrison POW Letter25 January 1945
Cascapedia-St.Jules, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Laura LeBlanc, Grade 6, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Hannah Pointer brought three photographs into the school as her military treasure. Below are her captions:My great-grandfather was in-training to go to war but the war ended before he finished training.
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Hannah Pointer's great-grandparentsWorld War II, 1939-1945
New Richmond High School, New Richmond, Quebec Canada
Credits:Hannah Pointer, Grade 5, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Hannah Pointer:During the war my great-grandmother worked at a factory that made bombs. They prayed that the bombs they made would not hurt anyone.
Women had to work at factories, because all of the men were gone to war. My great-grandmother was one of these women, she worked for GM Canada making different kinds of weapons during the war.
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Hannah Pointer's Great-grandmother worked in an ammunition factory during the war.World War II, 1939-1945
New Richmond High School, New Richmond, Quebec Canada
Credits:Hannah Pointer, Grade 5, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Hannah Pointer:A picture of a VE Day March, taken by my great-grandparents in Whitby, Ontario. The war in Europe was over!!!
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VE Day Celebration in Whitby, OntarioWorld War II, 1939-1945
New Richmond High School, New Richmond, Quebec Canada
Credits:Hannah Pointer, Grade 5, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Erika Martin had the following things to say about her military treasure:My treasure is a 105mm Leopard C2 armoured tank shell. This shell was made in 2001 and was used for training purposes in 2003. The shell belongs to Corporal Allan Martin. The shell is also known as a H.E.S.H. - High Explosive Squashed Head. It was used to eliminate the enemy tanks and enemy occupied buildings. The owner is my Uncle and he is the only surviving member of my family that served in the army. My treasure is important because my Uncle served 10 years in the army and it was important to him that he served his country.
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Artillery Shell21st Century, Circa 2002
New Richmond High School, New Richmond, Quebec Canada
Credits:Erica Martin, Grade 6, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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Rebecca MacInnes brought the following photograph in as her military treasure. Her writing is below.My project is on my great grand father Leslie McInnis and my great uncle John McInnis who fought in World War Two in Holland. Leslie was a gunner and John was a Sergeant. They both signed up together for the Canadian armed forces. Leslie was there when they exchanged prisoners of war in Paris, France. The picture shows Leslie serving in Holland in 1945.
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PhotographWorld War II, 1939-1945
New Richmond High School, New Richmond, Quebec Canada
Credits:Daniel MacInnis, Grade 7, NRHS
Gordon Dell (History Teacher, NRHS)
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