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Casualty Info
Home Town Jackson, TN
Last Address 281 Poplar St Jackson, TN
Casualty Date Mar 26, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered
Reason Torpedoed
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Highland Memorial Gardens - Jackson, Tennessee
Wall/Plot Coordinates (memorial marker)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
On 5 March 1944, USS Tullibee (SS-284) stood out of Pearl Harbor to begin her fourth war patrol. Nine days later, she called at MidwayIsland to top off her fuel and then proceeded to her patrol area in the PalauIslands. She was scheduled to support aircraft carrier strikes against those islands on 30-31 March. On 25 March, Tullibee arrived on station and began patrolling. The next day, off the PalauIslands she made radar contact on a convoy consisting of a large passenger-cargo ship, two medium-sized freighters, a destroyer, and two other escorts. The submarine made several surface runs on the transport but kept losing her in rain squalls. Tullibee finally closed to 3,000 yards (2,700 m) and launched two torpedoes from her bow tubes at the target. About two minutes later, the submarine was rocked by a violent explosion. It was only learned after the war that Tullibee's torpedo had run a circular course and she had sunk herself.
SM2 Wallis was a member of the crew. He was listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 6405141
Submarine war patrols:
USS Drum (SS-228) - 6th and 7th
USS Tullibee (SS-284) - 2nd through 4th
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