World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas N. Cogsdale
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Sedley, Virginia
Honored By
Ms. Nancy Cogsdale
Relationship
Wife
Served on U.S. Army Hospital ship that had Merchant Marines, home port in Charleston and from there to California, South Carolina, where it was taken out of service. Went to a base in the Philippines where Japanese prisoners of war were being held and tried as war criminals.