"Purple Hearts for Crew of USS Tampa" Topic
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 ColCampbell  | 16 Apr 2019 11:41 a.m. PST |
Let's try this again. Finally after over 100 years, the crew of the USS Tampa are being awarded their Purple Heart medals. link They will not be forgotten! Jim |
| 79thPA | 16 Apr 2019 1:33 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 16 Apr 2019 2:49 p.m. PST |
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| Vermont Gamer | 16 Apr 2019 4:48 p.m. PST |
Thank you for posting this. My Great Uncle died on the Tampa. He was the youngest member of the crew at 16. |
| ColCampbell | 17 Apr 2019 6:48 a.m. PST |
Anyone who believes they are a descendant of one of the men aboard the Tampa should contact Chidlow for information on how to apply for the Purple Heart. Her email is Nora.L.Chidlow@uscg.mil. A list of the 111 Coast Guard members and four Navy sailors who died on board is at history.uscg.mil/tampa . If any reader is a descendant or knows a descendant who has not received their ancestor's Purple Heart medal, please contact Nora at the above address. Jim |
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