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Henry Lafayette Thacker

Henry Lafayette Thacker

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Pharmacist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 268 16 18
Birth Date December 21, 1915
From Waleska, Georgia
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tullibee (SS-284)
Loss Date March 26, 1944
Location North of Pelews
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks Henry was born in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia

Photo and information courtesy of Herb Edmonds, Secretary/Treasurer, USSVI Tullibee Base.
 

 

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