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Tolin Wesley Hodgell

Petty Officer First Class, Navy

August 18, 1937 to September 23, 2015

  • Navy
  • 1937 to 2015
  • Vietnam
  • Washington

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Service record

Branch
Navy
Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Wars
Vietnam
Born
August 18, 1937
Died
September 23, 2015

Resting place

Tahoma National Cemetery

Kent, Washington

Section 28C, Site 1243

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Record and sources

  • Nationwide Gravesite Locator

    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 9195129, last updated by the VA October 8, 2015.

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