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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
CONN, James Ralph, L/Stwd, V67835, RCNVR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of John Robert and Lillian Maude Conn. Brother of Rhoda Pedersen, of Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec.
Leading Steward Conn died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
A conference room on the 3rd floor of the Cossette Building at CFB Halifax was dedicated in memory of Leading Steward James Conn on Sept. 30, 2005.
Citation for Mentioned in Despatches:
CONN, James Ralph, Leading Steward, V67835, Mention in Despatches (Posthumous), RCNVR, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 5 January 1946 and London Gazette of 1 January 1946.
"Leading Steward Conn showed exceptional courage in remaining in the upper mess deck helping others to get up from the lower mess deck despite the fact that HMCS Esquimalt was obviously sinking fast. When last seen, he was still thus engaged and it is presumed that he went down with the ship."
Ships served in: HMCS MONTREAL - Enlisted 09 Aug 1943 * Commenced Active Service 27 Sep 1943 as a Steward, RCNVR HMCS CHIPPAWA - Drafted to CHIPPAWA 30 Sep 1943 HMCS CARLETON - Drafted to CARLETON 14 Aug 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Sep 1944 HMCS ESQUIMALT - Drafted to ESQUIMALT 17 Oct 1944 * Rated Leading Steward, RCNVR 01 Feb 1945
(JRC001) Leading Steward James Conn (JRC002 - JRC003) James Conn (JRC004) James's medals: 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45. James' Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and his Oak Leaf for M.I.D. are missing. (JRC005) Letter to James Conn's sister informing her that he was awarded Mentioned in Despatches (Posthumously).
(JRC006) Service file for James Conn // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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