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Last Rank
Seaman Second Class
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Last Service Branch
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Last Primary NEC
00E-Unknown NEC/Rate
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Rating/NEC Group Unknown
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Primary Unit
1941-1941, 00E, USS Helena (CL-50)
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Service Years
1941 - 1941
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1924 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2
to remember
Aldridge, Thomas Elwood, S2c.
If you knew or served with this Sailor and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Oriental, NC |
Last Address Oriental, NC (Father~William Carlton Aldridge)
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Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Other Explosive Device |
Location Hawaii |
Conflict World War II |
Location of Interment Oriental Cemetery - Oriental, North Carolina |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Jul 02, 1941, Service Entry Date and Serial Number
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Nov 02, 1941, Promoted to Seaman 2nd Class or S2c
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Nov 04, 1941, Transferred to USS Helena from NAS San Pedro, CA VIA USS New Orleans
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Nov 15, 1941, Received on the USS Helena
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Dec 07, 1941, Died of Injuries from attack
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Aug 30, 2016, General Photos 2
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Last Known Activity Seaman Apprentice/2c Thomas E. Aldridge was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He substatined Extreme Multiple Injuries that casued his death and his body was sent to US Naval Hospital for Disposition.
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