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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PIONTEK, Jack Wallace, AB A/SD, V7512, RCNVR, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Roman and Jadwiga Piontek, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Edith May Piontek, of Toronto.
AB Piontek 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: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted in the RCNVR 09 Mar 1938 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA for training 28 May 1938 - 12 Jun 1938 * Commenced Active Service 19 Aug 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Oct 1940 HMCS CARIBOU - Drafted to CARIBOU 22 Nov 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Jan 1941 * Rated Acting Submarine Detector, RCNVR 07 Mar 1941 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 09 Apr 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 01 May 1941
(JP01) A Sailor and his Bridge - Article from the Toronto Telegram January 1941 // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (JP02) Service File for Jack Piontek // Source: Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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