Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	269 06 45
Birth Date	March 26, 1916
From	Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Some sources list Thomas' birth date as March 27, 1917.

Photo and information courtesy of Joyce Sinkula, wife, via Karen Duvalle, Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

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