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First Name: Thomas
Last Name: Berrien
Birthplace: USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Navy (present)
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Home of Record: El Paso, TX |
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Middle Name: G.
Date of Birth:
Date of Death: 31 January 1930
Rank or Rate: Commander
Years Served: 1913-1920+ |
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Thomas Gugerty Berrien
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Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1913
Engagements: • World War I (1914 - 1918) |
Biography:
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Thomas Gugerty Berrien
Commander, U. S. Navy
Navy Cross
GENERAL ORDERS:
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Thomas Gugerty Berrien, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. K-5, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines, destroyers, and mines, protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies; and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.
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Origin of Nickname/Handle: |
Texas WWI Exceptional Gallantry
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Honoree ID: 316066 |
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Created by:
drjones46 |