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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Thomas Andrews Hancock

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A PRIVATE 1ST CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35 WITH A CONTINGENT OF 39 MARINES TO DELIVER THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND. THE INDIANAPOLIS WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945 AND HE WAS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.