- Thomas W. Marshall, Jr.
Thomas Worth Marshall, Jr. (
22 December 1906 –28 February 1942 ) was an officer of theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II .Marshall was born in
Washington, D.C. , on22 December 1906. He attended theUnited States Naval Academy beginning in 1926. Following graduation in 1930, Ensign Marshall served in thebattleship "Nevada" (BB-36) and received flight training atHampton Roads, Virginia , and Pensacola, Florida. He subsequently was an officer on board thecruiser s "Marblehead" (CL-12) and "Houston" (CA-30), and thedestroyer "John D. Ford" (DD-228). Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Marshall was a member of the staff of Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet in 1934–1935.Following instruction at the Submarine Base, New London, Conn., Marshall served in the
submarine "S-42" until 1937, when he began duty with the Office of Naval Communications, in Washington, D.C. Lieutenant Marshall became Executive Officer of the destroyer "Jacob Jones" (DD-130) in 1939 and served in her for the rest of his life. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, effective at the beginning of 1942, Thomas W. Marshall, Jr., was killed in action when Jacob Jones wastorpedo ed and sunk off Cape May, N.J. on28 February of that year.In 1943, the
destroyer USS "Marshall" (DD-676) was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Marshall.External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/tw-marsh.htm history.navy.mil/photos: biography of Lt.Cmdr. Marshall]
* [http://history.navy.mil/danfs/m5/marshall.htm history.navy.mil/danfs: USS "Marshall"]
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