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Thomas James ("Jimmy") Eugene Crotty (March 18, 1912 - September 30, 1942) was a Lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard who fought in World War II. During the war he served in Manilla Bay in joint roles with both the US Navy and US Marines and was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army on May 6, 1941 becoming the first Coast Guard POW since the war of 1912.