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FRALIC, Owen William, MM, V25533, RCNVR, MPK - 07 Sep 1942, HMCS RACCOON - son of Frank Fralic, and of Ida May Fralic, of Liverpool, NS.
Motor Mechanic Fralic died when his ship, HMCS RACCOON, which was on convoy escort in the St. Lawrence River off the Gaspé Peninsula, was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from U165. All 37 hands were lost.
Owen married Edith Freeman 07 Aug 1930 at Mahone Bay, NS. They divorced at some point before he joined the RCNVR.
Ships served in: * SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 25 Jul 1940 as a Motor Mechanic, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Jul 1940 HMCS WILD DUCK - Drafted to WILD DUCK 22 Aug 1940 HMCS HUSKY (formerly WILD DUCK) - Drafted to HUSKY 23 Aug 1940 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 23 Aug 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jan 1941 HMCS RACCOON - Drafted to Raccoon 25 Jan 1941
Service file for Owen Fralic Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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