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Thomas Ponchard Spilman

Thomas Ponchard Spilman

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Radioman, Third Class
Service Number 321 23 64
Birth Date November 16, 1919
From Ottumwa, Iowa
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Shark (SS-174)
Loss Date February 11, 1942
Location East of Menado, Celebes
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo courtesy of Kristin R. Brown, grandniece, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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