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MM 2cl Thomas
Sullivan, USNR
16 Winthrop Avenue, Town of Mamaroneck
Age: 23
Mamaroneck High School Class of 1940
Awards: Purple Heart
On May 28, 1945, Sullivan was serving on the U.S.S. Drexler off the
coast of Okinawa when the ship was hit by two kamikaze planes and was
sunk in minutes. There were survivors and, originally, Sullivan was
reported as missing in action. Two months later his family was informed
that he had “lost his life as the result of enemy action”. MM 2cl
Sullivan is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial,
Honolulu, Hawaii. |