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Rank/Rate Chief Cook Service Number 04975284 Birth Date December 21, 1899 From Agno, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands Decorations Purple Heart Submarine USS Seawolf (SS-197) Loss Date October 3, 1944 Location North of Morotai, between PI and Indonesia Circumstances Sunk in error by USS Rowell Remarks Some sources fail to list Tomas aboard Seawolf on her final patrol.
However, Seawolf's sailing list of 1 August 1944 and official letters
in his personnel file confirm that he was lost with his shipmates in
October 1944.Tomas was a seasoned veteran and a highly respected submariner,
as evident from this statement by his commanding officer:"4-7-42 Commended at CAPTAIN'S MERITORIOUS MAST
for meritorious conduct displayed on the occasions of U.S.S.
SEAWOLF's engagements with Japanese forces on February 19,
February 25, March 31 and April 1, 1942. Rosete's conduct during
the resulting severe depth charging on each occasion was exemplary
and in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service."[signed] F. B. WARDER, Lieut. Comdr., U.S.N., Comdg.
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