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A few of the many fascinating characters of Operation
Jedburgh:
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 Bernard Knox,
American, Jedburgh Team Giles
Bernard Knox had already nearly been killed fighting the Fascists in the
Spanish Civil War. Nevertheless, he jumped at the chance offered by Jedburgh
recruiters to get back in the action. "I thought since I'd been shot once,
it would be a long time until I would be shot again." |
 Thomas
"Tommy" Macpherson,
Scottish, Jedburgh Team Quinine
Tommy Macpherson escaped from a German POW camp in December, 1943. After
two years in captivity, he expected a nice, cozy desk job. Instead, a spy chief
informed Macpherson that he had "volunteered" for Operation Jedburgh. "He
was a senior officer so I just said 'Yes, sir' and marched away." |
 Lucien
"Lou" Lajeunesse,
American, Jedburgh Team Norman
Recruiters picked out Lajeunesse's file because his Canadian background
meant he spoke French. "Would you be willing to parachute into enemy
territory to help end the war?" they asked him. Lajeunesse's body began to
shake and sweat, but he said yes. "I just thought of my brother who had
already shipped out."
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 Jean
Sassi,
French, Jedburgh Team Chloroform
During a lecture on German interrogation methods, Jedburgh recruiters
put a melon in a vice and tightened it until the melon burst onto the floor.
Imagine that is your head, they said. Anyone change their minds? "I didn't
hesitate. They promised us we would be the first French soldiers back in
France." |
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