The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
*REEVES, THOMAS JAMES
Rank and Organization:: Radio Electrician
(Warrant Officer) U.S. Navy. Born: 9 December 1895, Thomaston, Conn. Accredited
To: Connecticut.
Citation:
For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and
disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese
forces on 7 December 1941. After the mechanized ammunition hoists were put out of action
in the U.S.S. California, Reeves, on his own initiative, in a burning passageway, assisted
in the maintenance of an ammunition supply by hand to the antiaircraft guns until he was
overcome by smoke and fire, which resulted in his death.
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