Frank Joseph Sawada Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class Status: Killed 1942-12-12

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Sawada, Frank Joseph (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed 1942-December-12

Birth Date: 1921-January-09 (age 21)

Son of Ambrose and Josephine Sawada, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Home: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Service
RCAF

Unit

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position

Service Numbers
R/122973

One of sixteen airmen killed in a fire in the Knights of Columbus Hostel in St John's, Newfoundland. AC1 FJ Sawada (RCAF) was killed. Please see Sturgeon, JG for complete casualty list.

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Home

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Burial
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CWG Cemetery
Plot 4 Row 6 Grave 11

Hostel KnightsofColumbus

Male Head

Leading Aircraftman Bellerive, Gomer Couture (RCAF)

Died
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Burton, Frank Earl (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Callery, Vincent (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Chapman, Roy Benjamin (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Corporal Corner, Roy Henry (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Cusack, Joseph Edmund (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
St John (St Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, St John County, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Hoggard, Lester Elwood (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Sergeant Ibbotson, Wallace Leslie (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Langley, Frederick Anthon (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Lawrence, James Allison (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Male Head

Leading Aircraftman Legris, Joseph Alphonse Irenee Roland (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Lepine, Joseph Georgebroise (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Murray, Stuart Clugston (RCAF)
wireless operator, ground
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Ouellet, Joseph Francois Rene Aurele (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Sawada, Frank Joseph (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Sturgeon, Joseph George (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

last update: 2021-08-24 12:09:10

Hostel KnightsofColumbus

Knights of Columbus Hostel Fire

Calgary Herald December 16 1942

The Knights of Columbus Hostel fire was a structure fire that occurred on December 12, 1942, in St. John's, Newfoundland in a hostel operated by the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic fraternal organization. A total of 99 people were killed, 80 of whom were military personnel. 109 others were critically wounded.

Taking place during World War II, the fire is believed by many to have been an incident of enemy sabotage orchestrated by agents of Nazi Germany.

The area was a centre of military personnel and activities, including soldiers, sailors, and air forces. Within a few weeks, other suspicious fires or their makings occurred in St. John's that winter, at sites frequented by military personnel. Wikipedia

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Sawada, Frank Joseph (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed 1942-December-12

Hostel KnightsofColumbus

Hostel KnightsofColumbus

Knights of Columbus Hostel Fire

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