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Mr. Aimé Adam is a Korean War veteran who enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy shortly after the beginning of the war in the summer of 1950. Trained as a storesman, he served aboard HMCS Iroquois and recalls the infamous episode of October 2nd 1952 when his ship was attacked by an enemy coastal battery, killing 3 and wounding 10 more.
Please be advised that Memory Project primary sources may deal with personal testimony that reflect the speaker’s recollections and interpretations of events. Individual testimony does not necessarily reflect the views of the Memory Project and Historica Canada.
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Aimé Adam
Aimé Adam (at right with a Sten Gun) and Wallis McBurnie Burden guarding Korean prisoners. Burden was later killed when HMCS Iroquois was struck by a shell from an enemy shore battery in October 1952.
Aimé Adam
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Aimé Adam
This photograph shows the impact of the enemy shell that struck HMCS Iroquois' deck. Three sailors were killed and 10 were injured when this incident occurred on October 2, 1952. The incident marked the only combat losses suffered by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Korean War.
Aimé Adam
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Aimé Adam
Photograph taken in Captain William Landymore's cabin, the Commanding Officer of HMCS Iroquois, October 1952. Aimé Adam (left) is seated next to Waldo Berggreen (right with wounded fingers) who is holding the remains of a shell case. As Aimé Adam mentions: 'The enemy shell landed on B Gun deck causing one of our shells to explode through the steel floor of the Petty Officers' mess. Where I was in action, pieces of the steel floor went into my leg.'
Aimé Adam
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Aimé Adam
Photograph showing HMCS Iroquois engaged in a gun battle against enemy shore batteries. Korea, 1952.
Aimé Adam
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Aimé Adam
A HMCS Iroquois gun crew firing in daylight against the enemy coast. Gunners wield two 4-inch guns and shells weighed 80 lbs each. Korea, 1952.
Aimé Adam
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Wounded sailor Alphonse Gaudet is transported to a hospital in Sasebo, Japan. October 1952.
Aimé Adam
The transcription in English is not available at this moment. Please refer to the transcript in French.
