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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
KOSTENKO, Nicholas, Tel, 4677, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Tony and Minnie Kostenko, of Clair, Saskatchewan.
Tel Kostenko 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: SASKATOON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 15 Jul 1941 as an Ordinary Telegraphist, RCN HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 27 Oct 1941 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 18 Feb 1942 HDPC D16 - Drafted to D16 20 mar 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 04 Apr 1942 * Rated Telegraphist, RCN 16 Jul 1942
Documents
from the Service File of Nicholas Kostenko
Second World War Casualty Index
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