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Thomas Patrick McGrath

Thomas Patrick McGrathThomas Patrick McGrath

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Rank/Rate Lieutenant Commander (Executive Officer)
Service Number O-085072
Birth Date November 21, 1917
From Tucson, Arizona
Decorations Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Pompano (SS-181)
Loss Date September 17, 1943
Location Off the northeast coast of Honshu
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Most sources list his birth place as Bisbee, Arizona.

Photo on left courtesy of Kathy Krucker, niece, via Michael Mohl.  Photo on right courtesy of Tom Pleatman, son of Ralph Pleatman, shipmate and friend of Thomas McGrath. Information courtesy of Mary Mihovich.

 

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