Heggen, Thomas, LT

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant
Last Primary NEC
619X-Limited Duty Officer - Surface Communications
Last Rating/NEC Group
Limited Duty Officer
Primary Unit
1944-1945, USS Virgo (AKA-20)
Service Years
1941 - 1945
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
Lieutenant Lieutenant

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Home State
Iowa
Iowa
 Year of Birth
1919
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa		 Last Address
New York (Manhattan)
Date of Passing
May 19, 1949		  
Location of Interment
Lakewood Cemetery - Minneapolis, Minnesota		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: 250B-10-5.5

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WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Naval Reserve Honorable Discharge


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Order of the Shellback Order of the Golden Dragon


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  1942-1942, Sp(Q), USS South Dakota (BB-57)

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From Month/Year
March / 1942
To Month/Year
April / 1942

Unit
USS South Dakota (BB-57) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
Sp(Q)-Communications Specialist

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS South Dakota (BB-57) Details

USS South Dakota (BB-57) 		South Dakota Class Battleship: Displacement 35,000 Tons, Dimensions, 680' 4" (oa) x 108' 2" x 36' 2" (Max). Armament 9 x 16"/45 16 x 5"/38AA, 12 x 1.1" 12 x 0.5", 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/4" Belt, 18" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +1/3" Decks, 15" Conning Tower. Machinery, 130,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 27 Knots, Crew 1793. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York, Shipbuilding, Camden NJ., July 5 1939. Launched June 7 1941. Commissioned March 20 1942. Decommissioned January 31 1947. Stricken June 1 1962. Fate: Sold, October 25 1962 and broken up for scrap.

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
South Dakota-class
Strength
Battleship

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: May 4, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Crew's List: Thomas O. Heggen, Plank Owner.
   
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12 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
Canaday, Marshall F., Carp., (1941-1946) WO WO Carpenter (WO)
Samms, Floyd Tamerlane, LT, (1938-1967) YN YN-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Chatelain, Hubert P., PO1, (1935-1942) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Thomas, Herbert Wesley, PO2, (1941-1945) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Doyle, Reginald Felton, S1c, (1942-1944) StM StM-0000 Seaman First Class
Haas, George Henry, S1c, (1942-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Graham, Calvin Leon, S2c, (1942-1943) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Hansen, William, PO3, (1942-1945) Seaman Apprentice
Decker, Benton Weaver, RADM, (1919-1950) Captain
Gatch, Thomas Leigh, VADM, (1912-1947) Captain
Arthur, Edwin Foster, CDR, (1940-1945) Lieutenant
Krepps, Raymond Miley, LTJG, (1941-1942) Lieutenant Junior Grade

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