Thomas M. Tuckhorn

Branch of Service: U.S. Coast Guard
Length of Service: 3 Years, 2 Months
Rank: YNC
Conflict: WWII
Campaigns: Iwo Jima, Phillipines, Okinawa, Yokosvka (Peace Treaty)

Background and History:
Beach Patrol November 17, 1942-June 20, 1944
Served on LST 760 during the Iwo Jima invasion
Served on LST 789 for the Phillipines

Experiences:
Operation, then the Okinawa Invasion (hit the beach on D-Day)
Plus the first ship into Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Peace Treaty
Docking at Yokosokal the Japanese large Naval Air Station


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