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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
MACLEAN, James Douglas, ERA 4c, V41461, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of James W. and Margaret MacLean, of St. Catharines, Ontario; husband of Helene Gertrude MacLean, of Chatham, Ontario.
Engine Room Artificer MacLean died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Ships served in: HMCS STAR - Enlisted 08 Jul 1942 * Commenced Active Service 08 Jul 1942 as an Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 12 Jul 1942 HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 11 Nov 1942 * Rated Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, RCNVR 06 Mar 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Mar 1943 HMCS COMOX - Drafted to COMOX 01 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Sep 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 06 Dec 1943. Commissioning crew * Rated Engine Room Artifice 4th Class, RCNVR 18 Apr 1944
(JDM001) Article on James MacLean missing // The St. Catharines Standard (JDM002) Service File for James MacLean // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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