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Distinguished Service Medal

PORTREE, Donald, ERA 4/c, 21972, RCN, HMCS Assiniboine

Issued: 12-Dec-1942, Canada Gazette

"For courage and devotion to duty before the enemy." He performed particularly valuable work in the forward fire party which extinguished a bad fire on the flag deck”.

Note: From a newspaper at that time: The Nazi submarine sunk by the Canadian destroyer Assiniboine after a battle in the Atlantic was a big one, one of the newest class.” CPO Portree was busy fighting the fire which broke out in the Assiniboine’s forecastle. He and a stoker fought the blaze on the starboard side while the Chief Stoker and two other stokers battled the flames on the port side. (Blatherwick.net)