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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
EMERSLUND, Arnold Goodwin, Tel, 3691, RCN, DOW - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Kristian Emerslund, and of Mabel B. Emerslund, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Telegraphist Emerslund died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Tel Emerslund was rescued but died of injuries while on the rescue ship. He was buried at sea. Of the OTTAWA'S crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 06 May 1940 as an Ordinary Telegraphist, RCN HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 29 Jul 1941 HMCS BRANDON - Drafted to BRANDON 06 Aug 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 26 Aug 1941 * Rated Telegraphist, RCN 25 Mar 1942. Backdated to 25 Dec 1941
(AE01) Portrait of Tel Arnold Emerslund (AE02-AE03) Articles on the death of Tel Emerslund (AE04) Documents from the Service File of Arnold Emerslund
Second World War Casualty Index
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