Thomas Tommy Joyner [1]
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when it was badly damaged off of Okinawa. A Japanese suicide bomber dropped two 500-pound armor piercing bombs, which resulted in explosions, fires, and the loss of 832 men, including Joyner and his cousin, Robert Ephrian Abell, Jr.Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Awards:
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes:
member, Second Presbyterian Church
Date of Birth:
6/26/1925
Birthplace:
Charlotte, NC
Military Branch:
Navy Enlisted: July 1943
Education Details:
Central High School, Charlotte, graduate 1943
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Marion P. (Sarah H.) Joyner - 2308 E. 5th St., Charlotte, NC
Sally Joyner, age 7 - Charlotte, NC, William Marion Joyner, age 18 - Charlotte, NC
First Name:
Thomas Tommy
KIA / MIA Place:
Okinawa, Japan
KIA Date:
3/19/1945
Last Name:
Joyner
Middle Name:
Kimbrough
Military Details:
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, IL, Norfolk, VA, University of Chicago, USS Franklin
Military Rank:
Seaman 2nd class
Source:
Newsprint, death index and family information
Military Unit:
radio operator USS Franklin
Exhibit & Section:
MIA Date:
NA