Banta, Thomas Alfred, LT

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Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1958-1958, USS Randolph (CVA-15)

Service Years
1954 - 1958

Lieutenant

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Home State

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1930

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Home Town Drexel Hill, PA	Last Address With VA-72 deployed aboard USS Randolph in Pacific. Lt Banta's remains are actually Lost at Sea.

Date of Passing Sep 25, 1958
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates CENOTAPH

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	1958, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
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Last Known Activity:

Lt. Thomas A. Banta was killed when the bridle detached from one hook and dragged A4D-2 BuNo 142702 sideways down track and upside down into sea. His body was not recovered.

1948-1954, United States Naval Academy

FromYear 1948	ToYear 1954
College United States Naval Academy
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Last Updated:Jan 2, 2018

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US Naval Academy 1954

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