They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Nicholas Kostenko

 

Telegraphist, 4677, RCN

 

Born: 08 Apr 1923, Clair, Saskatchewan, Canada

 

Died: 13 Sep 1942 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

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


 

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