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Sammamish Wall of Honor
Thomas Francis McMahon
Born: August 27, 1941
Chicago, Cook, IL, USA
Deceased: September 28, 2021
Tucson, Pima, AZ, USA

Research done by Claradell Shedd, Christie McMahon Malchow.

Thomas Francis McMahon

Tom was born in Chicago of Joseph Jerome and Helen Noonan McMahon. The family resided at xxxx in Chicago. Military register is 31216800.

Thomas Francis McMahon

Year		Rank	x	Status

August 27, 1941	x	Birth	x	Chicago, IL.
June, 1958	x	Graduated	x	Graduated from High School, Chicago, IL.
date	x	Graduated	x	Northwestern University. Member of Sigma Chi.
date	x	Graduated	x	Loyola School of Dentistry
June 20, 1963	x	US Navy	x	Pay entry date (obtained from Military Register of 10/01/77)
June 21, 1969	x	Personal	x	Married Ruth Davenport Steward, Holy Name Cathedral Chapel, Chicago, IL Rank of Thomas Francis McMahon was then Lt.
October 1, 1977	x	Military Register	x	Dr. and Lt. Cmdr. Date of rank was July 1, 1971.
date	x	check	x	check
date	x	Civilian	x	Executive Director, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
date	x	US Navy	x	date
date	x	US Navy	x	date
July 21, 1973	x	Family	x	Daughter Christine Carole McMahon born.
September 8, 1975	x	Family	x	Son Darren Joseph McMahon born in Denver, CO.
date	x	Family	x	Married Kerry McMahon.
2010-2012	x	Family	x	Resided in Rockmeadow area of Sammamish, WA.
date	x	xxx	x	Relocated to Tucson, AX.
September 28, 2021	x	Deceased	x	Tucson, AZ. Burial at sea?

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Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF) is a hall of fame and museum that honors — by public acknowledgment or commemoration — individuals who merit recognition and distinction for their exploits, accomplishments, and leadership in sports and athletic endeavors in the state of Colorado. The museum is located at Gate #1 on the west side of Empower Field at Mile High, in Denver, Colorado, and each year's inductees are honored on the Sports Legend Mall and Legacy Pillars that adjoin the Museum. The Hall of Fame was incorporated on November 4, 1964, initially as a board of directors operating out of the Denver Chamber of Commerce. It opened as a physical entity in August 2001, coincident with the opening of the sports stadium that hosts it.

USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War. She also served in the Persian Gulf War's operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

America was the first large aircraft carrier since Operation Crossroads in 1946 to be expended in weapons tests. In 2005, she was scuttled southeast of Cape Hatteras, after four weeks of tests, despite a large protest of former crew-members who wanted to see her instituted as a memorial museum. She was the largest warship ever to be sunk.

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	Leftt: USS America (CVA-66) 1983: Gulf of Tonkin
1983: USS America; Gulf of Tonkin


April 24, 1983; USS America; Indian Ocean


Thomas Francis McMahon Rank Duty/Service US Navy
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Obtain correct medals and images. Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; E2 stripes and US Navy patch; Joint Meritorious Unit Award (ribbon); Overseas Service Ribbon

References

(1) Information was obtained from the Records on Military Personnel Who Died, were Missing in Action, or Prisoners of War as a result of the Vietnam War. This document can be found online at the National Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/.

(2) The comprehensive list of names from this site have been assembled and categorized according to date of birth. One can then associate from the date of birth approximately the time frame in which the individual may have been in military service.

Died September 28, 2021 in Tucson, AZ. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tucson/name/thomas-mcmahon-obituary?id=31197077

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