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McCloskey, Thomas Daniel, RM2c.
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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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Additional Information
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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