Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	272 92 41
Birth Date	June 1, 1922
From	Three Rivers, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	Thomas, who went by the nicknames "Bowser" or "TJ," was born in Bay Minette, Alabama.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of Thomas P. Payne, nephew, Christian Clayton Payne, grand nephew, and Jim Helton.

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