McCloskey, Thomas Daniel, RM2c

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Final Rate
Radioman 2nd Class
Last NEC
RM-0000-Radioman
Last NEC Group
Radioman
Primary Unit
1944-1944, RM-0000, USS Escolar (SS-294)
Service Years
1941 - 1944
RM-Radioman

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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Philadelphia, PA
Last Address
USS Escolar (SS-294)


Petty Officer McCloskey remains entombed within USS Escolar (SS-294)

Casualty Date
Oct 17, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Yellow Sea
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Tablets of the Missing
Military Service Number
2 438 811

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Last Known Activity:


The Escolar set out on her first war patrol on 18 September 1944. On 30 September she reported attacking a small surface ship. Her last communication was on 17 October 1944. There are no records to indicate she was attacked and it has been presumed that she struck a mine and sunk. Radioman 2nd Class McCloskey was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead on 14 November 1945.

   
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 1944, United States Navy Memorial
 
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Join Year
1944
   
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Association Type
Memorial

Website
https://www.navymemorial.org/
Contact Phone Number
202-737-2300

Contact Email
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Year Established
1977

Owner
Kiland, Taylor, LT, (1989-1994)
HQ Address
701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Last Updated: Sep 9, 2024
   
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