Bill Grosberg was born on September 21st 1924; he was only 5 years old when the Depression hit. During the Depression Bill had to work so he could afford to go to school; he worked at a boys camp, an experience that helped him a great deal in later life. Bill was still in school when the war began. He would serve in WW2 from 1944-1946 in eastern Canada in the Royal Regiment of Canada administration. Bill is now currently 92 years and living a healthy life at the Sunnybrook Hospital, where Crestwood students Edward Li, Chris Sanders and Dean Sun interviewed him in February 2017.
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- 1. Bill Grosberg - Introduction; Early Life in the Great Depression.mp4
- 2. Sports and Entertainment.mp4
- 3. Hearing about the War; Canada and the War.mp4
- 4. Family and the War; Thoughts on the War.mp4
- 5. The Battle of the Atlantic; The War Is Over; Propaganda.mp4
- 6. Adjusting to Civilian Life.mp4
- 7. Postwar Music and Career.mp4
- 8. The Boss; Remembrance Day.mp4
