Remembering CPL Ignatius Dominic Thomas (USMC, H&S CO BLT 1/6, USS Trenton), who lost his life on active duty, 17 January 1977, in Barcelona, when the liberty boat (LCM-6) he was on struck a freighter and capsized.
CPL Thomas was born on February 1, 1955, in St. David’s, Grenada. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on August 25, 1975. He died two weeks before his 22nd birthday, and was laid to rest in Long Island National Cemetery, Suffolk County, Farmingdale, New York.
LCM-6 Accident - Barcelona, Spain - 17 January 1977 