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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