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Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
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Last Primary NEC
MO-0000-Motor Machinist/Oiler
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Motor Machinistmate/Oiler
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Primary Unit
1944-1945, MO-0000, USS No Name (PGM-18)
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Service Years
1941 - 1945
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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
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Thomas, Herbert Wesley, MoMM2c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Aliquippa, PA |
Last Address
606 Reed St
Aliquippa, PA
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Casualty Date
Apr 09, 1945 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died of Wounds |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Court 2 (cenotaph) |
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Jan 16, 1941, New Boots 1
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Sep 01, 1941, 4 Here Complete Navy Course1
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Mar 01, 1942, Promoted to F2c
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Dec 01, 1942, Promoted to F1c
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Jul 01, 1943, Promoted to MoMM2
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Apr 25, 2020, General Photos1
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Last Known Activity
PGM-18, while following behind YMS-103 and destroying mines on 8 April 1945 she and other minesweepers cut loose, struck and detonated a mine. Eyewitnesses on nearby ships reported that the explosion was so powerful they could see five feet of sunlight under her keel before she came back down into the water, rolled over, and then foundered. YMS-103, in an attempt to rescue survivors, struck two mines, blowing off her bow and stem. Despite this, she was able to remain afloat. PGM-18 suffered two dead, twelve missing and 14 wounded, and YMS-103 suffered five killed and seven wounded. The survivors were picked up by other ships in the area. PGM-18 was only in service for 111 days before her destruction and received a battle star for her involvement in the Battle of Okinawa.
MoMM2 was wounded in action and picked up by another ship in the area. He died of his wounds on 9 April 1945 and was buried at sea.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 2506171
The information contained within this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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