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Military service
Service number:
12960
Age:
43
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
121 (Composite) Unit, RCAF
Birth:
October 31, 1922
Lupkov, Poland
Enlistment:
October 19, 1942
Death:
April 23, 1966
Kimberley, British Columbia
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Son of Alexander and Mary Semak(deceased). Husband of Christina Semak. Father of Anne, Kathryn and Janice Semak. Brother of Michael, Annie Chapman. A memorial service was held at Hope Slide, viewing platform on the 60th anniversary of the crash of Albatross rescue aircraft commemorating five members of the Canadian Forces who lost their lives when the plane crashed into the side of the mountain, just east of Hope, about 140 km from Vancouver, British Columbia. Captain (retired) Robert Reid the only survivor of the crash attended the ceremony.
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