World War II Vetaran and First U.S. Coast Guard Member Captured Since War of 1812, Laid to Rest in NY

From the Nov. 2, 2019, Spectrum News "WWII Veteran Laid to rest in WNY " by Brandon Lewis.

Lt. Thomas Crotty died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1942 and his remains have finally been returned to his family and hometown of Buffalo.

He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna

With American forces about to surrender in the Philippines, he went about his duty destroying supplies and facilities to prevent them falling into Japanese hands.

He served in four branches of the military and was the first Coast Guard member captured since the War of 1812.  I was unable to find out who the last member of the U.S. Coast Guard (then called Revenue Service) captured in the War of 1812 was.

--Brock-Perry