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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Quinn, John Louis
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Description area
Dates of existence
1923-1952
History
John Louis Quinn was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1923. During WWII he enlisted as a sailor in the Canadian Navy as soon as his age allowed him to. He continued to serve through to the Korean War as Lieutenant Commander of HMCS Iroquois. Quinn was killed along with two other crew members by a shell fired from shore near Songjin. These were the only three deaths suffered by the Canadian Navy during the Korean War. He is buried in the Yokohama War Cemetery in Japan.
He served aboard HMCS Wasaga, HMCS Orillia, HMCS Chatham, and HMCS Iroquois.