★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
ENS Thomas Deluca, USN '83 was lost on November 14, 1984 when the training aircraft he was piloting crashed about nine miles north of Chase Field, Texas. He was a student in Training Squadron (VT) 26.
A standout high school basketball player in West Islip, New York — he averaged 18 points per game his senior year — Thomas eventually made the varsity team at the Naval Academy. As a student naval aviator, he stood number one in his class at the time of his death.
He was survived by his parents, a sister, and two brothers.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/THOMAS_R._DELUCA,_ENS,_USN