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- Description: Field notes from trips to Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Sweden to assess programs supported by W.K. Kellogg.
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- Text: ...The Netherlands (Sept. 27) Germany (Sept. 28-29) . England (Sept. 30-0ct. 2) . Scotland (Oct. 2- 4) . England (Oct. 5··6) . Ireland (Oct. 7-11). · • 19 . . · 28 · . 36 39 • 44 • 58 . • • 60 · Northern Ireland (Oct. 12-13) . • • 64 82 • , • • , �...
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- Text: ...Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is now revered in Scotla...
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- Text: ...Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century CE), although the nature of the early s...
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- Text: ... Elizabeth • The ship rode alone, without a convoy. • The trip to England took seven days. • Early 1943. • Landed in Scotland. (19:10) Scotland and England • Landed in Scotland in a railroad yard in early 1943. • Took train all night and stopped at Kings Cliff,...
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- Text: ...he esplanade of Edinburgh Castle each year, and it has sold out in advance for the last decade. 30% of the audience are from Scotland and 35% from the rest of the United Kingdom. The remaining 35% of the audience consists of 70,000 visitors from overseas. Wikipedia I was born in Dunedin, in...
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- Description: ... in Fowler, Michigan and was drafted into the Army Air Corps on February 12, 1942. Bruce served as a medic. He was sent to Scotland during the war and helped coordinate flights home for wounded troops. He also spent some time in France and Poland. Bruce was discharged in 1946, and moved...
- Text: They assisted the flights going out. (1:07:54) Bruce was in Scotland for over a year and was in France for his month in Europe. He was never able to take leave or liberty. (1:09:05) When he went to Poland, he was there for about two months after VE-Day.
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- Text: ...mp closer to the coast In Virginia a couple of days for shots, sent to Maryland Boarded a ship to be transferred overseas to Scotland Ship called the Aquitania (a cruise ship converted into a transport) Landed in Scotland; ship was able to outrun U-boats, so no convoy Would often w...
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- Text: ...s pictures from England and discusses them in depth during the war and afterwards. Further shows pictures of her forays into Scotland. (34:27) Briefly tells a few stories along with showing her Scotland pictures also. (36:54) Also shows a certificate service in which re...
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- Text: “The only people who can decide the future of Scotland are the Scottish people — no Westminster politician can or should stand in the way of that,” said Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, who is expected to remain Scotland First Minister.
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- Text: ... that, if not removed, Trump would do it again. This morning Craig read a story that says Trump has booked a plane to fly to Scotland on January 19, the day before the Inauguration of Joe Biden. Is he hoping for shelter at his golf course there? First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of Scotlan...
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- Text: ... really about the fantasy of unending victory. And remember how I told you Trump was planning to fly to his golf course in Scotland? Last night First Minster Nicola Sturgeon locked Scotland down due to the raging pandemic. No international flights in or out except for essential t...
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- Text: ...n a large convoy • The converted freighter broke down and they lost the convoy for a while • They landed at Glasgow, Scotland and then went to England with a B-25 group • His job was to write a report for every mission • They lost a lot of planes in the beginning • He we...
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- Text: ...t 30, 1942 and arrived in the United Kingdom on September 6, 1942 (00:17:10) Stationed in the United Kingdom -They landed in Scotland -The Scots were welcoming and greeted them with tea and pastries -From Scotland they took a train down to southern England -Specifically to Salisbur...
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- Text: ...tic, and found German subs waiting for them (09:20) • Had to change course and took them several days extra, and landed in Scotland instead of Southampton, England (09:50) • Took a train to England (10:00) • Spent 2 weeks in England, waiting to embark across the Channel (10:30) • Go...
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- Text: ...Situated astride the river and the Caledonian Canal, it commands the route system of northern Scotland. Encyclopedia Britannica Flora Macdonald was the young woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland after the Jacobites were routed at the Battle of Culloden in...
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- Description: ...Military Police training at Fort Custer and Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was sent to the European Theatre and arrived in Scotland on November 9, 1944. He was stationed in Hereford, England with the Military Police for the rest of 1944 and was sent to France in late January 1945 as an in...
- Text: ...up to Camp Shanks, New York -Boarded a troopship, the SS Ile de France -It took nine days to sail from New York to Greenock, Scotland -In Greenock they boarded a train and were taken to Hereford, England -By the time he got to England D-Day had already happened (00:12:34) Arrival in France ...
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- Text: ...ary of 1944 (27:45) Overseas • • • • • Jay crossed the North Atlantic in very cold weather headed for Greenock, Scotland There was 10,000 men on the ship and most of them were in the Army They were only allowed on the deck once a day for some fresh air They disembarked in S...
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- Text: ...sixteen weeks in basic training before he was sent over seas. (04:03) Deployment/Active Duty (00:04:14) • Set out for Scotland on the Queen Elizabeth o Was basically a giant floating hotel • The ship did not travel in a convoy because it was fast enough to where it could avoid the ...
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- Text: Wikipedia I just knew Craig was itching to climb it - but no time (and no way to reach it). Tomorrow we begin our journey south in Scotland. Me in my happy place - the green.
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- Text: ... me, to find the car locked and me locked out. I was very cranky by the tine they came back to the car. This was one part of Scotland I didn’t like. On to the Orkneys tomorrow. I found this online: Help us Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re our only hope. Tomorrow then. ...
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- Text: ...around 18 months. (04:55) He was then sent to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to specialized training for 6 weeks and was then sent to Scotland and then on to England. While in England, he spent more time training. A lot of their training dealt with mines, specifically clearing the mines. They also s...
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- Text: ...around 18 months. (04:55) He was then sent to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to specialized training for 6 weeks and was then sent to Scotland and then on to England. While in England, he spent more time training. A lot of their training dealt with mines, specifically clearing the mines. They also s...
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- Description: ...he USS Joseph Dickman as an electrician's apprentice. While on the Dickman, he traveled to Africa, Australia, Italy and Scotland. His ship participated in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily. Edwin was discharged as an Electrician's Mate, First Class on May 22nd, 1945....
- Text: ...ught supplies to Naples and landed troops at Salerno (1:06:45) Post-USS Dickman o Left the Mediterranean Sea, took troops to Scotland, preparing for D-Day (1:12:00) o Left the USS Dickman in 1944 and was transferred to the Tamarack out of Manitowoc, WI (1:15:00) o Stayed on the Tamarack for...
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- Text: ...ed on the Philadelphia. (5:09) The Philadelphia was a light cruiser. (5:20) This ship would make runs from the East Coast to Scotland on convoy escort. (5:44) While in the North Atlantic he experienced rough seas. (6:00) The ships he escorted would travel in the far North Atlantic because G...