Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Charles L. Thomas.

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Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Charles L. Thomas.

1942 - 1947

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40932917

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (April 8, 1942-June 10, 1947).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11625656

National Archives at St. Louis

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Thomas, Charles Leroy, 1920-1980

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Charles Leroy Thomas (April 17, 1920 – February 15, 1980) was a United States Army major who was a company commander during World War II. In 1947, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on December 14, 1944 near Climbach, France. Thomas and six other Black Americans who served in World War II were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997. The Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to Thomas by President Bill Clinton o...