Thomas Stetson (1918)
Organization
Navy
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Branch
Navy
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Conflict Period
World War II
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Organization Code
NAVY
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Service Number
098774
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Rank
Lieutenant
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WW2 Service Fact
Commander, VT-9, from 26MAR1945 to end of WW2
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Unit or Ship
Commanding Officer of Torpedo Squadron NINE (VT-9), attached to the U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-10)
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Awards
Awarded Navy Cross for leading six unescorted planes in an attack of exceptional daring against the Japanese battleship YAMATO and four screening destroyers.
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Served For
United States of America
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Gold Star
No
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