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He served with the 245th A Battery, US Coast Artillery in St. Albans, New York from September 19, 1930, to January 15, 1937. He then served with the US Army Air Corps Post in New York until 1940 before joining the Canadian Merchant Navy.
On February 22, 1941, at 10:24p.m., Texelstroom was sailing unescorted 25 miles (40 km) off Iceland when she was hit by a torpedo from U-108 under her aft mast without suffering any apparent damage. At 10:46 p.m., she received a first death blow. The torpedo exploded before hitting the target. At 10:54 p.m., she receives a second coup de grâce. The torpedo did not work but caused heavy damage to the hull. The Texelstroom sank in three minutes, position 63°15'N/20°30'W. There were no survivors among the 25 crew members.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 93 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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