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Casualty Info
Home Town Salt Lake City
Casualty Date Apr 09, 1966
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location South China Sea
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery - Sandy, Utah
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I served with Tom in VFP-63 Detachment Lima. We had been playing a game of chess when he had to go fly a mission. He smiled, shook his finger at me, and told me to not move any pieces while he was away as he had memorised the board. Ne never came back. Tom was the perfect example of what a nice guy should be. He was cheerful, helpful, and very tolerant of those of us who did not behave as he did in port. He obviously loved his wife and was happy as loon when told of his son's birth. His loss of life was a deep loss to us all. I liked him. Don't recall anyone who did not.