Gerald James Ryan of HMCS Chilliwack & HMCS Oakville.
Kevin Ryan discovered his father, Gerald James Ryan, in the group photos of the crew of HMCS Chilliwack on this website. He sent me two photos of him taken during WW 2, and one taken in Jan. 1946, as part of a skeleton crew on the former HMCS Oakville, as well as the crew manifest for the trip.
Gerald James Ryan.
Gerald James Ryan.
On the decommissioned HMCS Oakville
Left to Right: Frederick Jackson, Emmett Kelly,
Gerald James Ryan, Frank Peter Hindley. They are
part of the skeleton crew which sailed HMCS Oakville to New York City to be turned over to the Venezuelan Navy –
per Wikipedia. The date was between Jan. 6-10. 1946 – per image of the
ship's manifest sent me by Kevin Ryan (see below).
Venezuela re-named the ship Patria.
"Manifest of aliens employed on the vessel as members of the crew." Only Hindley, Ryan, and Jackson are listed, so perhaps Kelly was American.
Many thanks to
Kevin Ryan for these photos.
Can you provide names, details or corrections?
Please email Charlie Dobie.