Thomas James Reeves-Honolulu, HI
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action on the USS California at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2017. He was killed in action. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu HI in Section A, Site 884.
Waymark Code: WMX7G0
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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He was born on December 9, 1895 in Thomaston, CT and died on December 7, 1941 in Honolulu, HI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *REEVES, THOMAS JAMES
• Rank and organization: Radio Electrician (Warrant Officer) U.S. Navy
Citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. After the mechanized ammunition hoists were put out of action in the U.S.S. California, Reeves, on his own initiative, in a burning passageway, assisted in the maintenance of an ammunition supply by hand to the antiaircraft guns until he was overcome by smoke and fire, which resulted in his death.
Armed Service: Navy
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