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Home State
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Year of Birth
1920 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Bersley H. Thomas, Jr. (Tom), SMCS
to remember
Thrasher, Robert Theodore, TM1c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Jersey City |
Last Address
72 Grove St
New London, CT
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Casualty Date
Mar 05, 1943 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines |
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Last Known Activity
The USS Grampus (SS-207) left on her sixth war patrol 11 February 1943, operating off of New Britain. There are conflicting accounts of when she was sunk but she was declared missing 3 March 1943, and struck from the Navy list on 21 June 1943. Torpedoman's Mate First Class Thrasher was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 19 January 1946.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 3211336
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1938-1940, TM-0000, USS S-35 (SS-140)
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1940-1940, TM-0000, USS S-34 (SS-139)
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1941-1941, TM-0000, COMSUBRON 2, COMSUBGRU 2
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1941-1941, TM-0000, USS R-14 (SS-91)
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1941-1943, TM-0000, USS Grampus (SS-207)
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