Lucas, Thomas J., Jr., 1922-
Lucas served as a paratrooper in World War II and the Korean War.
After serving from 1941-1946 with the 82nd Airborne Division in the European theater of World War II, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in psychiatric social work and worked as a parole officer in Milwaukee. Called back to duty in 1950 for the Korean War, he served with the 187th Regimental Combat Team before returning home to a career with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Service. Lucas currently lives in Monona, Wisconsin.
From the description of Oral history interview with Thomas J. Lucas, [sound recording], 2005. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 671267133
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| creatorOf | Lucas, Thomas J., Jr., 1922-. Oral history interview with Thomas J. Lucas, [sound recording], 2005. | Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Derks, Mik. | person |
| associatedWith | Korea (South). Yukkun. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, 674th. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Airborne Infantry, 187th. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wisconsin Public Television. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wisconsin Veterans Museum. | corporateBody |
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| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
| Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Birth 1922
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