Military Involvement
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Edward Lester Thomas was born Dec. 21, 1924 to William “Bill” and Lona Ghent Thomas. He died June 3, 2012 and is buried in Lowman Cemetery, Runnells, IA. Edward served in World War II with the U.S. Army. His unit landed on Utah Beach on D-Day plus 4 and moved on into the Battle of the Bulge.
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William H. Thomas was born May 15, 1922 to William “Bill” and Lona Ghent Thomas. He died Apr. 10, 2000 and is buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA. William served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene Franklin Thomas was born Nov. 6, 1925 to Frank James and Myrtle Mabrier Thomas. He died June 3, 1944, was buried at sea, and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Petty Officer Thomas served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rich (DE-695) which was sunk by mines near Saint-Marcouf Islands on June 8 while she was in the process of taking the USS Glennon (DD-620) in tow. From 6-8 June, the Rich screened the heavier units as they supplied gunfire support for the troops landing on Utah Beach.
Source: ancestry.com
Harvey D. Thomas was born Dec. 11, 1915 to Edward Clyde and Edith May Owens Thomas. He died May 2, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Thomas served in World War II with the U.S. Army, participating in the Battle of Attu, Aleutian Islands in 1943.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard H. Thomas was born Nov. 13, 1909 to Charles and Clara May Thomas. He died Nov. 26, 1977 and is buried in Altoona Cemetery, Altoona, IA. Coxswain Thomas served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.comMuriel Sylvester Thomas was born Apr. 15, 1926 to Herbert and Margaret Burkett Thomas. He died Feb. 24, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Thomas served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Farrell Thomas was born Nov.12, 1923 to Russell E. and Merle Farrell Thomas. He died Jan. 11, 2001.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sources: ancestry.com
Richard Sherman Thomas was born Aug. 11, 1923 to Ollie D. and Jennie Sarah Bequeith Thomas. He died Sept. 15, 1998.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 710th Bomb Squadron (H), 447th Bomb Group (H), 8th Air Force.
Sources: ancestry.com
Robert Ross “Bob” Thomas was born June 5, 1923 to Arthur E. and Geraldine Wills Thomas. He died in 1945 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Ens. Thomas served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Sources: ancestry.com
Vere Lemoine Thomas was born July 22, 1924 to Vere Lemoine and Evelyn Pearl Walker Thomas. He died June 8, 2008 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Thomas served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Sources: ancestry.com
Harley Thompson was born Feb. 3, 1906 to William H. and Charlotte Clews Thompson. He died Aug. 20, 1987 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Harley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin Dale Thompson was born Aug. 25, 1928 to Cecil Thad and Ellen Marie Olsen Thompson. He died Sept. 24, 2012 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Marvin served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
William Elbert Thompson was born Jan. 23, 1912 to Robert W. H. and Louisa M. Pottorff Thompson. He died Sept. 25, 1965 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Cpl. Thompson served with the U.S. Army 124th Field Artillery Battalion in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Axel Charles Thomsen was born Sept. 13, 1915 to Christian Carl and Johanna Madsen Thomsen. He died Jan. 9, 1999 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Axel served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Hobart Hare “Throck" Throckmorton was born June 18, 1919 to Tom Bentley and Edna Jeniza Dudley Throckmorton. He died Sept. 25, 1943 and has a cenotaph in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lt. JG Throckmorton served with the U.S. Naval Air Corps in World War II and was MIA/KIA in an airplane crash in Adak, Alaska.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Elmer Thornton was born Mar. 25, 1926 to Elmer Foreaker and Anna Amalia Saathoff Thornton. He died Mar. 20, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Polk Co., IA. He was initially buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima.
Pvt. Thornton served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division and was KIA in combat operations on Iwo Jima.
Source: ancestry.com
Thomas “Tom” Thorson, Jr. was born Sept. 14, 1924 to Thomas (Sr.) and Florence Estella Jackson Thorson. He died May 14, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Tom served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Aleutian Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul, Aug & Sep 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Jul 2022 & Sep 2023 & Feb & Aug 2024