Thomas Eadie (1887–1974)
A propos de l'auteur
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Eadie, Thomas
- Date de naissance
- 1887-04-08
- Date de décès
- 1974-11-14
- Lieu de sépulture
- Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Scotland (birth)
USA - Lieu de naissance
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
- Professions
- navy diver
- Organisations
- United States Navy
- Prix et distinctions
- Medal of Honor (1928)
Navy Cross (twice)
World War I Victory Medal - Courte biographie
- Thomas Eadie was born on 8 April 1887 in Scotland. He enlisted in the Navy in 1909, became a Gunner's Mate and was also trained as a diver. While serving as a Chief Gunner's Mate in the 1920s, he assisted in salvage work on the sunken submarines S-51 (SS-162) and S-4 (SS-109), receiving the Navy Cross for each operation, and the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in rescuing a fellow diver on the S-4 on 18 December 1927.
Eadie retired from active duty in 1939, but returned to service during World War II, receiving appointment as Chief Gunner (Warrant Officer). He later became a Commissioned Officer and retired in the rank of Lieutenant. Thomas Eadie died at Brockton, Massachusetts, on 14 November 1974. (history.navy.mil)