They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Jack Richard Vikstrom

 

Able Seaman, V33099, RCNVR

 

Born: 05 Oct 1917, Vassa, Finland

 

Died: 06 Feb 1943 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

VIKSTROM, Jack Richard, AB, V33099, RCNVR, MPK - 06 Feb 1943, HMCS LOUISBURG - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Vikstrom, of Timmins, Ontario; husband of Betty Vikstrom, of Montreal, Quebec.

 

AB Vikstrom died when his ship, HMCS LOUISBURG, which was on convoy duty in the Mediterranean, was sunk by bombs and torpedoes from Italian aircraft.

 

Ships served in:

MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 29 Jul 1941. Commenced Active Service 04 Aug 1941.

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR

HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 15 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCNVR

 

JV01

JV02

(JV01) Documents from the Service File of Jack Vikstrom

(JV02) Article on AB Vikstrom missing, believed killed

 


 

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