| PERSONAL DATA |
| | Home: |
Cooks Falls, New York |
| | DOB: |
Wednesday, 08/06/1941 |
| | Sex: |
Male |
| | Race: |
Caucasian |
| | Married? |
No |
| | Religion: |
Protestant |
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| MILITARY DATA |
| | Service: |
United States Navy |
| | Comp: |
Regular |
| | Grade: |
E4 |
| | Rank: |
Yeoman 3rd Class |
| | ID No: |
6967059 |
| | MOS: |
YN - Yeoman |
| | LenSvc: |
Between 3 and 4 years |
| | Unit: |
USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) |
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| CASUALTY DATA |
| | Start Tour: |
Not recorded |
| | Cas Date: |
Saturday, 07/29/1967 |
| | Age at Loss: |
25 |
| | Remains: |
Body Recovered |
| | Location: |
Offshore North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin |
| | Type: |
Non-hostile |
| | Reason: |
Other Causes - Sea Casualty |
| | Last Update: |
July 1968 |
| | Comment: |
Petty Officer Thomas was one of 134 men who died in the fire aboard FORRESTAL on 29 July 1967. |
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| ON THE WALL |
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Panel 24E Line 046 |
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