Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	817 21 75
Birth Date	February 18, 1923
From	Frackville, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date	October 24, 1944
Location	Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Thomas was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Thomas Francis Kneib, nephew. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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