World War II Honoree

Tommie Ellwood Thomas

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clay City, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON DECEMBER 18, 1942. TRAINED AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN. DEPARTED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ON JULY 15, 1944 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION AND CAPTURE OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS SERVING WITH BATTERY A, 948TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIRST SERGEANT ON JANUARY 28, 1946.