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Leonard A. Thorpe
US Navy Reserve
St. Louis County, Missouri
 KIA 8 May 1943

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Leonard Arnold Thorpe

Class of abt 1942

Leonard A. Thorpe
Born abt 1924

Wellston High School

Class of 1942

Death Date  8 May 1943

With reflection we remember those
we lost and who lost so much.

Fireman 3C Leonard A Thorpe
USNR,
St. Louis County, Missouri
 KIA 8 May 1943
USS NEOSHO AO-23
The Battle of the Coral Sea

http://www.delsjourney.com/uss_neosho/neosho_home.htm
Excerpt from URL above: "All told, only 111 of the 293 men on the Neosho and 13 of the 252 men onboard the Sims survived the attack.  In other words, of the 545 men serving on both ships before the Battle of the Coral Sea, 124 survived while 421 men perished."
http://www.delsjourney.com/uss_neosho/coral_sea/neosho_at_coral_sea/survivors_and_casualties.htm
"Thorpe, Leonard A. F 3c
Died on the 68-man raft"

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Death Date: 8 May 1943
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing

Thorpe, Leonard Arnold, Fireman 3c,USNR. Father Mr.W.N.Thorpe,
6179 Bertha Ave., St. Louis.

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Leonard A. Thorpe

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