They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Douglas Shawn Murray

 

Ordinary Seaman, Boatswain, C.A.F. (Navy)

 

Born: 06 Jun 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

Died: 20 Sep 1975, Long Beach, Calif., USA

 

MURRAY, Douglas Shawn, OS.BN, died 20 Sep 1975, HMCS PROVIDER - OS Murray died as the result of an accidental drowning while HMCS PROVIDER was conducting a port visit to Long Beach CA. He fell overboard sometime during the night of 20/21 Sep. His body was recovered in the morning by ship’s divers. Shawn was only 18 years old and this was his first trip with the navy.

 

OS Murray's father, L/Sig Douglas Murray passed away in 1974.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS PROVIDER

 

Winnipeg Free Press

24 Sep 1975

Headstone in Brookside Cemetery

Winnipeg, MB

 


 

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