Clyde A. Thomason Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Clyde A. Thomason is a 28 years old Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from Atlanta, Georgia. Clyde A. Thomason was born on May 23, 1914 (died on August 17, 1942, he was 28 years old) in Atlanta, Georgia.
About
No, he died on 08/17/1942, 82 years ago. He was 28 years old when he died. He died in Butaritari and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (2)
Awarded Medal of Honor , awarded Purple Heart ,
What was Clyde's zodiac sign?Clyde A. Thomason zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about Clyde A. Thomason
Award | Purple Heart, China Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (United States), World War II Victory Medal (United States), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Medal of Honor, American Defense Service Medal |
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Battle | World War II, Makin Island raid |
Place of death | Butaritari |
MilitaryUnit | Marine Raiders |
RestingPlace | Arlington National Cemetery |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , point in time: 2001-08-17T00:00:00Z , coordinate location: Point(-77.063909 38.875506) , burial plot reference: Section 60, grave 8037 |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
Date of death | 1942-08-17T00:00:00Z |
Family name | Thomason. Show people with the surname Thomason |
Place of birth | Atlanta |
Conflict | World War II |
Military branch | United States Marine Corps |
Given name | Clyde |
Military casualty classification | Killed In Action |
Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20Clyde%20A.%20Thomason%20grave.jpg |
Allegiance | United States Of America |