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Lieutenant Richard Stam

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Military service

Service number: T30 632 572
Age: 24
Rank: Lieutenant
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
Birth: December 5, 1959 Kingston, Ontario
Enlistment: September 21, 1978 Ontario
Death: November 16, 1984 CFB Suffield, Alberta

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Row 2, Section F, Grave 19
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Son of Jan Teunis and Hilke (nee Kiewiet) Stam of Odessa, Ontario. Brother of Reina, Nelly, Peter, Evelyn, Nico and Ron.

On 2 December 1993, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron held a ceremony dedicating a CH-136 Kiowa helicopter at Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Park in 18 Wing Edmonton. The park is a memorial to those members of the Canadian Forces who gave given their lives while stationed at 18 Wing. One of the main features of the park is a central fountain area where the names of these members are inscribed on a series of plaques.

KINGSTON (CATARAQUI) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada

Access by car Highway 401 and exit at Sydenham Road South. Turn left onto Princess Street (Highway 2), then turn left at the next stop light. The cemetery is on the first left on Counter Street across from the J. Reid Funeral Home.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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