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John Osborne Ross McCrea

In memory of:

Leading Seaman John Osborne Ross McCrea

November 7, 1971
330 nautical miles from Halifa

Military Service


Service Number:

N36150141

Age:

32

Force:

Navy

Unit:

50 Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, RCN

Additional Information


Born:

December 6, 1938
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 13, 1959
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Jean McCrea of Arnprior, Ontario. Husband of Marjorie Marie (nee Clark) McCrea and father of Joanne, Michael, Clay McCrea of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 152 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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