The Return Home of Lt. Thomas James Eugene Crotty
Lt. Thomas James Eugene Crotty
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to receive the remains of World War II service member Lt. Thomas Crotty from an Air Force Reserve air crew at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, New York, Friday.
LT Thomas James Eugene “Jimmy” Crotty, a Coast Guard and American hero was born on March 18, 1912, in Buffalo, New York. He graduated...
Coast Guard to repatriate remains of World War II service member
Honolulu — The Coast Guard will hold a repatriation ceremony for Lt. Thomas Crotty at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Friday, Oct. 31, 2019.
Crotty is the last known, recoverable, fallen Coast Guard service member from World War II. His remains were recently identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and will be brought back to Crotty’s hometown of Buffalo, New York, for...
