Category Archives: Darrell’s Island

A day in the life of Eddy Dubois: part 3

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Eddy was stationed at Darrell’s Island. He had this picture. Eddy wrote this caption… Catalina PBY flying boat on take-off for Scotland (a 22 hour flight) Here are some more pictures that Eddy shared with me. This one is not … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of Eddy Dubois: part 2

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Eddy wrote this caption… Churchill was on this and commandered it to get to England urgently. All passengers off also mail and baggage to lighten it so it could go direct. Click on the image to zoom in I went … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of Eddy Dubois

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Everyone who went to war is a hero in my book… Eddy was one of them, just as his brother Larry who died on December 18, 1944. This is Eddy on the left on his way to Bermuda. This is … Continue reading →

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