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NAME Thomas James Quinn |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 339626 |
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| UNIT VMSB-132 Radioman / Gunner |
HOME OF RECORD 645 West 48th Place Chicago, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Hugh Quinn |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1921 at Chicago, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE January 2, 1942 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS June 9, 1943 |
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| REGION Vanuatu (New Hebrides) |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Espiritu Santo |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 9 June 1943, 1Lt. Andrew Jackson and radioman Quinn participated in a training flight over Turtle Bay near Espiritu Santo. In the vicinity was a photo-recon fighter piloted by 2Lt. Robert C. Hanckel, Jr. The Wildcat and the Dauntless crossed paths and collided around 1100 hours. All three Marines – Jackson, Quinn, and Hanckel – were killed in the mishap; none of the bodies were recovered. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Air Medal |
LAST KNOWN RANK Staff Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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