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Mentioned in Despatches

GIROUX, Gerald Joseph, Lt, HMCS Athabaskan

Issued: 20-Feb-1954, Canada Gazette

"Throughout the tour of duty of HMCS Athabaskan in Korean Waters commencing December, 1952, the ship has been plagued by fire control maintenance problems. By constant devotion to duty and unremitting hard work, Lt. Giroux has set and inspiring personal example to his department which resulted in the guns being kept in operational condition. Specifically, HMCS Athabaskan sailed for East Coast patrol in June, 1953, with defective fire control equipment which was considered unrepairable without Dockyard assistance. Lt. Grioux and his department worked for 72 hours without rest and successfully overcame the defects in time for HMCS Athabaskan to destroy two enemy trains carrying important supplies to the North Korean Army front line."