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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Thomas
middle-name: Tillman
last-name: Hassill
suffix:
home-address: 211 Hurley Ave., Hilton Village
county: Warwick
birthplace: Creswell, D.C.
date-of-birth: 1896-01-25
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 11
weight-lbs: 165
marital-status: Married
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name: Dorothy
middle-name: Wise
last-name: Gayle
suffix:
place-of-marriage: Hilton Village, Va.
date-of-marriage: 1939-08-09
children-1: Thomas Tillman Hassell Jr.
date-of-birth-1: 1940-05-07
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 7
high-school-years: 4
college-years: 4
other:
degrees:
occupation: Naval Officer - Regular
religious-affiliation: Baptist
citizen-of-what-nation: U.S.A.
father-s-name
first-name: Henry
middle-name:
last-name: Hassell
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Annie
middle-name: A.
last-name: Hassell
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Commissioned
date-of-entry: 1917-10-11
place-of-entry: U.S. Naval Academy
rank-at-entry: Ensign
first-served: Line
branch-of-service: Navy
service-number:
previous-military-education-training-and-service: 16 weeks course & instruction training at Naval Academy, as member of the 2nd Reserve Officers Class.
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: U.S. Naval Academy ---- Annapolis, Md. ---- Oct. 11, 1917 ---- Feb. 12, 1918 Fore River S.B. ---- Quincy, Mass. ---- May 31, 1918 ---- Sept. 16, 1918 Navy Yard ---- Philadelphia ---- Oct. 1, 1923 ---- Oct. 1,1925 U.S.N. Recruiting Station ---- Birmingham, Ala. ---- July 3, 1930 ---- April 1, 1932 Navy Yard ---- Philadelphia ---- May 22, 1935 ---- Oct. 19, 1936 Navy Yard ---- Philadelphia ---- Jan 26, 1940 ---- Oct. 10, 1943
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Ensign to Lieut Comdr. ---- 10-11-17 Lieut (Jg.) ---- 12-31-21 Lieut ---- 3-26-24 Retired 8-37 Reserve Lieut Cmdr. ---- 5-42
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information-about-overseas-service: Dec. 1918 - Liaison Officer in Pola, Austria. July 12, 1932 - Nov. 10, 1944 - Command & Submarine Base, Covite, P.I. Aug. 25, 1944 - March 12, 1935 - Exec. + Navigator of Flagship in South China Patrol. Served aboard Cruisers, Destroyer + Submarines.
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Posthumously awarded letter & commendation for outstanding duty.
circumstances-of-death: Died of Sickness
area-of-place-of-death: Norfolk Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.
date-of-death: 1943-10-10
any-other-details-known: Myocarditis Chronic
photograph: Yes
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Dorothy
middle-name: Gayle
last-name: Hassell
suffix:
address: 211 Hurley Ave. Hilton Village, Va.
relationship: Widow
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Dorothy
middle-name: Gayle
last-name: Hassell
suffix:
address: 211 Hurley Ave. Hilton Village, Va.
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