World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas J. Dunn
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cumberland, Maryland
Honored By
Joe Conway
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT AGE 17 AND WAS ASSIGNED THE THE USS LAMSON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ON DECEMBER 7, 1944, THE USS LAMSON WAS ATTACKED BY KAMIKAZE PLANES AT ORMAC BAY DURING THE ALLIED INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF LEYTE GULF, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH ONE STAR. HE WAS ALSO A BOXER IN THE NAVY.