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| No Photo Available | - | Lloyd Thomas was born 10 March 1912 at Nelsonville, Ohio; graduated from Ohio University in June 1935; was appointed aviation cadet 4 October 1938; and commissioned ensign 26 October 1939. He Joined Torpedo Squadron 6 in Enterprise 13 December 1939 and a year later was promoted to lieutenant (jg.). He gave his life in his squadron’s immortal attack in the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and courage in combat. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 23k | Undated, location unknown. | John A. Pisanelli | |
| 63k | Undated postcard Copyright © Arnold Art, Newport, RI. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 140k | March 31 1947, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 215k | The USS Valley Forge (CV-45) along with the USS William C. Lawe (DD-763), USS William M. Wood (DD-715), USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764) and the USS Keppler (DD-765) during their 1948 World Cruise at Pearl Harbor. | Bob Bush | |
| 37k | Circa 1953, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 76k | Scenes from the USS Lloyd Thomas Cruisebook from Jan-Mar 1957. From the collection of Robert Frampton, CAPT (SC), USN (Ret.). In this photo are the USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764), USS Keppler (DD-765) and the USS Harwood (DD-861). | Robert Hall | |
| 63k | As above. | Robert Hall | |
| 142k | As above. | Robert Hall | |
| 109k | As above. | Robert Hall | |
| 57k | As above. To the left of the USS Lloyd Thompson (DD-764) are the USS Van Voorhis (DE-1028) and the USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030). | Robert Hall | |
| 113k | Second Division in May 1961 at Pier 1, Newport, RI. | Charlie Sauer | |
| 51k | Atlantic, November 28 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 194k | Christmas time 1969 at Newport RI, (L to R) Keppler, Lloyd Thomas, Garcia and Courtney. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 47k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 37k | One of her Squadron patches. | Dave Cupples | |
CDR James Ingham Cone Mar 21 1947 - Nov 1948 CDR Andrew D. Jackson Jr. Nov 1948 - Jul 1950 CDR Richard Dressling Jul 1950 - 1951 CDR William A. Rowan 1951 - 1952 CDR Frank Lavon Bogart 1953 - Dec 2 1955 CDR Davis Cone Dec 2 1955 - Oct 29 1957 CDR Clarence Miller Brooks Jr. Oct 29 1957 - Feb 14 1959 CDR Clarence Robert Beyer Feb 14 1959 - Jun 3 1960 CDR Paul Louis Nuschke Jun 3 1960 - Dec 29 1961 CDR Albert Van Acker Dec 9 1961 - 1962 CDR Dolan Hertzig 1963 - 1965 CDR Richard E. Nicholson 1965 - Nov 25 1966 (Later RADM) CDR William Henry Meanix Jr. Nov 25 1966 - 1969 CDR David Anthony 1969 - 1969 LCDR Mert Pearson 1969 - 1969 CDR Leo G. Brown 1969 - 1970 CDR Edward Fell Jardine Jr. 1971 - Oct 12 1972
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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