Name:
Ignatius Dominic Thomas
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Grenada
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, New York
Plot:
34
Row:
Grave:
5208
Decoration:
Comments:
CPL Thomas was born on February 1, 1955, in St. David’s, Grenada. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 25, 1975 and was assigned in H&S CO BLT 1/6, USS Trenton. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 21, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. He is now buried in Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.