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In memory of
Samuel Elmer McCroskey
Engineman Third Class, Coast Guard
December 16, 1934 to August 10, 2008
- Coast Guard
- 1934 to 2008
- Korea
- Washington
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- Branch
- Coast Guard
- Rank
- Engineman Third Class
- Wars
- Korea
- Born
- December 16, 1934
- Died
- August 10, 2008
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 7903636, last updated by the VA August 22, 2008.
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