World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas H. Hawkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1945 TO 1947 AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, AND BOATSWAIN I. HE SERVED ON THE USS INDEPENDENCE, AND VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART IN THE BIKINI ATOLL ATOMIC BOMB TESTING.