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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BUCHESKI, William, AB, V19035, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of George and Doris Bucheski, of Windsor, Ontario.
AB Bucheski died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Mar 1940. Commenced Active Service 09 Jul 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Jul 1940 HMCS ASSINIBOINE - Drafted to ASSINIBOINE 28 Sep 1940 * Rated Able Seaman 08 Jan 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jul 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 22 Aug 1941
(WB01) Able Seaman Bucheski Missing (WB02) Photo from newspaper article of AB Bucheski (WB03) Documents from the Service File of William Bucheski
Second World War Casualty Index
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