World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Thomas Hardegree
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Vienna, Georgia
Honored By
Harmon B. Hardegree, Jr.
Relationship
Brother
ENLISTED 1942. MISSING IN ACTION MAY 24, 1945 ABOARD USS LAGARTO SS-371 IN THE GULF OF SIAM. ANNOUNCED BY NAVY MAY 24, 1946, THE LAST AMERICAN SUBMARINE LOST IN WWII. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.