At 19 he left N.B. to fight the Nazis. At 101, he still remembers it all

When Charlie Reid was drafted on Dec. 29, 1942, he was a 19-year-old farm boy. By the time he was discharged in 1946, he'd fought some of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War.

At 19 he left N.B. to fight the Nazis. At 101, he still remembers it all
A composite photo of an elderly man playing the violin, and a military service photo from World War II.

When Charlie Reid was drafted on Dec. 29, 1942, he was a 19-year-old farm boy. By the time he was discharged in 1946, he'd fought some of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War.