Thomas Joel Maloy

Thomas Joel Maloy

Thomas Joel Maloy (26 September 1906 – 13 November 1942) was a member of the United States Navy and a recipient of the Navy Cross for heroism.

Maloy was born in Portland, Oregon, and enlisted in the Navy 30 September 1926. On 13 November 1942, in action off Guadalcanal, Chief Watertender Maloy’s ship, "USS Atlanta", was torpedoed and went dead in the water. After ordering his crew to abandon number one fireroom, Maloy remained at his station struggling to stem the rapid flooding of the area. Compelled to leave the compartment, he proceeded to the forward engineroom to investigate conditions there. He perished in this heroic attempt to save the ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism during the Guadalcanal campaign. The "USS Maloy" DDE-791 was named after him.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Maloy — can refer to: Thomas Joel Maloy, American naval officer, posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross USS Maloy (DE 791), an American destroyer Geography Maloy, Iowa, a town in the United States Måløy, a town in Norway Music Maloy Lozanes, Philippine… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Maloy (DE-791) — USS Maloy (DE 791), a Buckley class destroyer escort, was the first and only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Joel Maloy, who served aboard the USS Atlanta (CL 51) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. He was awarded the… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des joueurs de NBA — Cette liste regroupe l ensemble des joueurs ayant évolué en National Basketball Association. Les joueurs actuels, jouant en NBA sont inscrits en gras. Cette liste inclut des joueurs de la National Basketball League (NBL), de la Basketball… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Romania — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see Romania (disambiguation). Romania România …   Wikipedia

  • Charlie Scott — No. 33, 11 Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth December 15, 1948 (1948 12 15) (age 62) Place of birth New York City, New York …   Wikipedia

  • Sportjahr 2009 — ◄◄ | ◄ | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Sportjahr 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Weitere Ereignisse Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Großsportveranstaltungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”