They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

James Arthur Kenny

 

Able Seaman, V41347, RCNVR

 

Born: 01 Oct 1924, Stoney Creek, Ontario

 

Died: 14 Feb 1945, Oostende, Belgium

 

Book of Remembrance

 

KENNY, James Arthur, AB, V41347, RCNVR,  MPK - 14 Feb 1945, 29TH MTB FLOTILLA - Son of Joseph Kenny (deceased), and Josephine E. Bond, of Woodstock, Ontario. Able Seaman Kenney was survived his brothers, John Kenny who served in the Navy, Clement who served in the Air Force and William

 

Ships served in:

HMCS PREVOST - Enlisted 04 Jul 1942. Commenced Active Service 06 Aug 1942

HMS MANITOULIN - Served in MANITOULIN 18 Dec 1942 - 03 Sep 1943

HMCS LOUISBURG - Served in LOUISBURG 11 Dec 1943 - 25 Nov 1944 as an OS and AB, RCNVR.  Rated AB 06 Aug 1943. Commissioning crew.

29THth MTB FLOTILLA - Drafted to the 29TH MTB FLOTILLA 22 Dec 1944

 

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(JK01) OS James Kenny, HMCS CORNWALLIS, Halifax, NS  (JK02-JK03) Record of Service  (JK04) Report of Casualty

 

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(JK05-JK06) Letters of OS Kenny's mother

 

Press release on the destruction of 5 MTBs of the 29th MTB Flotilla and Casualty List

 

 

Second World War Casualty Index

 

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