Veteran Information
Date of Birth: abt 1899
Date of Death: Jun 13 1929
Address: 17 Midland St Rye NY
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Service Number: Radio / USS Lake Blanchester
Description
Thomas J. Fallon
Thomas J. Fallon
EARLY LIFE
Thomas James Fallon was born about 1899 and was raised in Rye, New York, the son of Martin and Mrs. Fallon of 17 Midland Avenue.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Rye was home to a well-established Irish-American community. Like many Irish-American families of his generation, the Fallons were part of a community that valued education, steady employment, and civic participation.
Fallon attended Rye High School and later Springfield Y.M.C.A. College and Fordham University, where he excelled in athletics, particularly football and basketball.
WORLD WAR I SERVICE
Fallon enlisted in the United States Navy on September 4, 1917, at the New York Navy Yard.
He trained at Pelham Bay Naval Training Camp and attended Naval Radio School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He served aboard SS Lake Houghton and USS Lake Blanchester, advancing to Electrician First Class.
On June 13, 1918, near Canso, Nova Scotia, his ship was lost, though all hands were saved after remaining aboard until ordered off.
He continued in service following this incident and was honorably discharged on August 15, 1919, with the rating of Electrician First Class (Radio).
POSTWAR LIFE
After the war, Fallon became West Coast sales manager for Edison Distributing Corporation in Seattle, Washington.
Thomas J. Fallon died on June 13, 1929, in Seattle, Washington, as the result of an automobile accident.
He was survived by his wife, parents, three sisters, and one brother.
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