Jim Parks was as determined as anyone to join the military in the Second World War. The only question was if recruitment officers would believe he was over the age of 18. In 1941, Parks was a baby-faced 15-year-old living in Manitoba. But once his friends from the cadets enlisted, he decided he didn’t want to be left behind. Shortly after his 16th birthday, he gave it a try. “Even though I was only 16, I got a card that proved that I was 18,” Parks, now 95, said in a recent interview with Global News. “When I went to join up, the sergeant was there. He knew me, I was certain of it. He’d bee...
Canada’s D-Day volunteer military: Many lied about their age to enlist - Global News
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