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Rank/Rate |
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps |
Service Number |
246433 |
Birth Date |
May 23, 1914 |
From |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Decorations |
Medal of Honor, Purple Heart |
Command |
2nd Raider Battalion, carried aboard
USS
Argonaut |
Loss Date |
August 17, 1942 |
Location |
Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll |
Circumstances |
Killed in action |
Remarks |
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the
call of duty while a member of the Second Marine Raider
Battalion in action against the Japanese-held island of
Makin on August 17–18, 1942. Landing the advance element of
the assault echelon, Sergeant Thomason disposed his men with
keen judgment and discrimination and by his exemplary
leadership and great personal valor, exhorted them to like
fearless efforts. On one occasion, he dauntlessly walked up
to a house which concealed an enemy Japanese sniper, forced
in the door and shot the man before he could resist. Later
in the action, while leading an assault on enemy position,
he gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country.
His courage and loyal devotion to duty in the face of grave
peril were in keeping with the finest traditions of the
United States Naval Service. |
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