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MOMM1C Dewey Clay Thomas
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MOMM1C Dewey Clay Thomas Veteran

Birth
Snake Bite Township, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Dec 1944 (aged 32)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing - United States Navy - Lost at Sea
Memorial ID
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Dewey Clay Thomas
Service #: 657-31-39
Rank: Motor Machinist's Mate First Class U.S. Navy
Unit: United States Naval Reserve
Entered Service From: North Carolina
Date of Death: 30 December 1944, after his ship, the motor torpedo boat tender, U.S.S. Orestes (AGP-10) was hit by a Japanese kamikaze in Mangarin Bay, off the southwest coast of Mindoro Island, Occidental Mindoro Province, Philippines
Status: Missing in Action, "Body not recovered"
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Dewey Clay Thomas
Service #: 657-31-39
Rank: Motor Machinist's Mate First Class U.S. Navy
Unit: United States Naval Reserve
Entered Service From: North Carolina
Date of Death: 30 December 1944, after his ship, the motor torpedo boat tender, U.S.S. Orestes (AGP-10) was hit by a Japanese kamikaze in Mangarin Bay, off the southwest coast of Mindoro Island, Occidental Mindoro Province, Philippines
Status: Missing in Action, "Body not recovered"
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Gravesite Details

Entered the service from North Carolina



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  • Maintained by: steve s
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56748229/dewey_clay-thomas: accessed ), memorial page for MOMM1C Dewey Clay Thomas (9 Aug 1912–30 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56748229, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by steve s (contributor 47126287).