Biographical data

Biographical Data
Kozak, Stephen Photo Credit: Unknown

Biographical Data

Kozak, Stephen

Photo Credit: Unknown

Title	Stoker (2nd Class) (Officer Candidate UNTD) (RCNVR)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	24/01/1924	Death	15/11/2007
Place	Chapleau	Place	St. Catharines
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

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Qualifications	PEng.;

Biography
He completed his last year at Chapleau High School working on a farm as part of the war effort. He entered U. of T. in 1942, graduating BASc. in Electrical Engineering in 1946. He spent one year with Bell, followed with post-graduate studies. In 1948 Stephen began work with Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd. where he became Chief Engineer Development of Manufacturing. From 1977 to 1985 he worked with EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute).

Biography

He completed his last year at Chapleau High School working on a farm as part of the war effort. He entered U. of T. in 1942, graduating BASc. in Electrical Engineering in 1946. He spent one year with Bell, followed with post-graduate studies. In 1948 Stephen began work with Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd. where he became Chief Engineer Development of Manufacturing. From 1977 to 1985 he worked with EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute).

Military Service
He was appointed as a Stoker (2nd Class) (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCNVR 1943. In 1943 he served in HMCS York for UNTD 1944/1945. (He was demobilized.)

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Anecdotes
Bill Clearihue reports: "This was at a time when all able-bodied students, male and female, were required to be enrolled in some program relating to the war effort. For males this took the form of the COTC, UNTD or UAS (forerunner of URTP). The COTC was the default program. Anyone failing to meet the higher standards of the UNTD/UAS, were required to enroll in the COTC. In the middle of that academic year at UofT, the RCAF shut down the UAS, but the requirement to serve still remained and so those cadets would have been dispersed into the COTC or UNTD. Although then starting his 3rd year, he would have been at best only a 2nd year UNTD. At that time he would have been attested into the RCNVR as a Stoker 2nd Class. There is no indication of any post-University Naval service."

Anecdotes

Bill Clearihue reports: "This was at a time when all able-bodied students, male and female, were required to be enrolled in some program relating to the war effort. For males this took the form of the COTC, UNTD or UAS (forerunner of URTP). The COTC was the default program. Anyone failing to meet the higher standards of the UNTD/UAS, were required to enroll in the COTC. In the middle of that academic year at UofT, the RCAF shut down the UAS, but the requirement to serve still remained and so those cadets would have been dispersed into the COTC or UNTD. Although then starting his 3rd year, he would have been at best only a 2nd year UNTD. At that time he would have been attested into the RCNVR as a Stoker 2nd Class. There is no indication of any post-University Naval service."

References
Bill Clearihue Nominal List of UNTD; http://www.morganfuneral.com/book-of-memories/139525/Kozak-Stephen/obituary.php?Printable=true;
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2015-02-06 00:00:00

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