McCoy, Richard Thomas, RD1

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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
RD-0000-Radarman
Last Rating/NEC Group
Radarman
Primary Unit
1950-1950, RD-0000, USS Pledge (AM-277)
Service Years
1944 - 1950
RD-Radarman
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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
 Year of Birth
1926
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Findlay, OH		 Last Address
Fresno, CA
Casualty Date
Oct 12, 1950		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Korea		 Conflict
Korean War
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Last Known Activity:


Radarman First Class McCoy served aboard the mine sweeper USS PLEDGE (AMS-277) in Korean waters. His ship was sweeping enemy mines three miles off Sin-Do Island when it struck an enemy mine and sank on October 12, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

   
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Service number: 3819280
   
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  1950-1950, RD-0000, USS Pledge (AM-277)

RD-Radarman

From Month/Year
January / 1950
To Month/Year
October / 1950

Unit
USS Pledge (AM-277) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
RD-0000-Radarman

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Pledge (AM-277) Details

USS Pledge (AM-277) 		Hull number AM-277

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Auxiliary

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Oct 20, 2017
   
   
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9 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Pledge (AM-277)
Nowak, Martin Joseph, PO2, (1946-1950) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Story, Kenneth, CDR, (1941-1953) OFF 00X Commander
Turner, Robert William, CPO, (1934-1950) EN EN-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Fuller, Vern Harris, PO1, (1942-1950) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Moore, Charles J., PO1, (1941-1950) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Murphy, Eugene Thomas, PO1, (1941-1950) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Cauthen, Brenice, PO3, (1947-1950) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Marcel Albert, PO3, (1947-1950) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Galley, Kenneth Eugene, FN, (1949-1950) EN EN-0000 Fireman

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