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Greenough, William Steen

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Title Sub-Lieutenant (RCN(R))
Official Number O-29305
 
Birth 24/03/1944 Death 25/09/1972
Place (nk) Place Bangor
Area NB Area ME
Country Canada Country USA
 
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Qualifications MD.
 
Biography
He was living in Milltown NB at the time of his recruitment. After his naval service he pursued a medical degree at Dalhousie University graduating in 1971. He was a gifted, natural, track athlete with a string of local, national and international victories from high school, through university and beyond. He was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Unfortunately that induction was posthumous as Bill Greenough was killed in a car accident at Bangor, ME, on Sep 25, 1972 at the age of 28.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1962. In 1962 he served in HMCS Brunswicker for UNTD. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 15/09/1964). (He was released.)
 
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Anecdotes
The famed canadian athlete, Harry Jerome, spoke at the Induction ceremony into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1974; "The day Bill Greenough died, amateur sport in Canada lost a great hero. He was a personal friend who I considered to be a spirit we don't find every day. He was a rare human being . . . and if he were here today, he would try to improve all sports, whether it be track and field, hockey or soccer . . . All the sports he played." In 1975, Bill's hometown of St Stephen, NB created the "William Steen Greenough Memorial Award" in his honour. The first recipient was his father, Elwood 'Greeny' Greenough, himself a gifted amateur athlete.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
Last update
2015-01-25 00:00:00

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