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Wall, Thomas Edwin

Date of birth:
June 13th, 1920
Date of death:
December 8th, 1944
Mentioned on:
American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Service number:
2684479
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Coxswain
Unit:
U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy
Coxswain Thomas Edwin Wall (NSN: 2684479), United States Navy, a former crewman of the U.S.S. CANOPUS (AS-9), was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while in captivity.
Prisoner of War Medal

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