Person:Thomas Phelps (20)

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Thomas Richardson PHELPS
b.16 Oct 1924 California
m. 1922
  1. Thomas Richardson PHELPS1924 - 1944
  2. Donald Edward PHELPS1934 - 2006
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Name Thomas Richardson PHELPS
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Oct 1924 California
Occupation? Pharmacist’s Mate 1 in Navy in WWII
Death[2] Aug 1944 Aboard USS Phelps (!) or USS Porter at sea
Cause of Death? Contracted elepantitis on Guadalcanal

Navy records indicate that Thomas died at Bremerton Naval Hospital, not at sea, as my father stated.

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