They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

John McCormick

 

Stoker 1st Class, V64232, RCNVR

 

Born: 03 Jul 1925, Belleville, Ontario

 

Died: 22 Feb 1945 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

MCCORMICK, John, Sto 1c, V64232, RCNVR, MPK - 22 Feb 1945, HMCS TRENTONIAN - Son of Joseph Arnold McCormick and Bertha McCormick, of Belleville, Ontario.

 

John died when his ship HMCS TRENTONIAN was torpedoed by U-1004.

 

John's brother, Jean J. McCormick also served in the RCNVR during the Second World War.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS CATARAQUI - Enlisted 16 Jun 1943. Commenced Active Service 29 Jun 1943

HMCS TRENTONIAN - Drafted to TRENTONIAN 06 Feb 1944 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR. Rated Sto 1c 06 Jun 1944

 

JM01

JM02

JM03

JM04

(JM01-JM02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2

(JM03) Casualty Report

(JM04) Letter to Sto 1c McCormick's mother

 


 

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