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Son of Miliam Latislav Mickla and Alsbets (aka Elizabeth) Mariya of Camrose, Alberta.
On 15 December 1941, at 4:10 am and 4:30 am, U-77 fired torpedoes at a small convoy 34 miles (55km) off the Spanish cape of Trafalgar. Only the Empire Barracuda was hit and sunk, in position 35°30'N/17°00'W. Ten crew members and three gunners lost their lives. The captain, 36 sailors and 2 gunners were recovered by the British corvette HMS Colsfoot (K140) and landed in Gibraltar.
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Commemorated on:
Page 192 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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