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Thomas Edward "Sonny" Roche

Thomas Edward "Sonny" Roche

 

Rank/Rate Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 224 17 72
Birth Date June 20, 1923
From New Hyde Park, New York
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Scorpion (SS-278)
Loss Date February 1, 1944
Location East China Sea or Yellow Sea
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Thomas was originally from Brooklyn, New York.

Photo courtesy of Catherine Syrbe, grandniece.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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