WWII
Walter Gene Thomas
Rate / Rank
TEC E-4
Birthdate
March 21 1926
Date of Death
May 19 2006
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
June 28 1944 - June 8 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
- April 13, 1945 - June 1, 1946
- Central Europe
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Company B, 69th Signal Battalion
- Served at the Palace of Justice during the Nuremberg Trials.
- Discharged; Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star
- Army Good Conduct Medal; Occupation Medal (Germany)
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
Born; Calvary, Grady County, Georgia. Home of record; Calvary, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1942. Brother of 1st LT Gerald Doss Thomas US Army and Staff Sergeant Leland Clovis Thomas US Army.