Date of Enlistment: June 2, 1941
Age at Enlistment: 24
Place of Enlistment: Calgary
Hometown: Clarkson Valley
Occupation: Farmer, mechanic
Regiment: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Regimental Number: V13912
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Force: Royal Canadian Navy
Postings: North Atlantic, North Sea, Dieppe, England
Date of Discharge: October 18, 1945
Date of Birth: January 27, 1917
Place of Birth: Botha, Alberta
Date of Marriage: September 14, 1946
Place of Marriage: Grande Prairie United Church
Spouse: Carmella Viola Rossi (Camie)
Date of Death: March 28, 2003
Place of Death: Edmonton
Cemetery: Lake View Cemetery, Stettler, AB
Sources: Vickie Lynne Potter (daughter); Royal Canadian Navy documents; Province of Alberta (birth, marriage, death certificates)
Notes: Settled in Clarkson Valley, AB on SE 31-70-25-W5
Spent 643 days “on the high seas”
Holds the Dieppe Bar – awarded to those who participated in the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942 and is worn on the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Ribbon, plus other medals