Sgt. Thomas Joseph McHugh's 2/27/2021 telephone interview conducted by the Marine Corps' History Division. Sgt. McHugh was assigned to VMSB243 from 1942 to 1945 as a member of the Squadron's Ordnance Team. The guys who maintained ammunition supplies and set the bombs under the SBDs.  

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Please Note:

Thomas passed away on February 23, 2023 at the age of 101 in Kings Park, New York. A local Marine Corps. Unit provided him with quite a send off at the cemetery. He requested that gifts in his honor be donated to the annual Marines' Toys for Tots Program.