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Mentioned in Despatches

SHEA, John Thornton, CPO1, HMCS Athabaskan

Issued: 6-Feb-1954, Canada Gazette

"In the action at Chop-To on the 31st March, 1953, during which the ship came under enemy gunfire, CPO Shea, at his action station in the engine room, demonstrated remarkable qualities of leadership, quick thinking, resourcefulness and initiative, which materially helped the Engine Room Department to respond promptly to the many urgent demands made on them. These qualities, which he has shown at all times in this ship, were again most noticeable during the all night inshore actions of June 24th and 30th, which resulted in the destruction of two trains."