Date of death:

December 9th, 1977

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Leonard Wayne Thomas entered military service on 13th August 1942. He left by bus from his home in Hill City, Kansas. After he had received his training he was a Radio Engineer attached to the 5th Army Air Corp and served in the South Pacific. He was injured on Leyte Beach of the Philippines and received the Purple Heart. He spent one year in the hospital in Palo Alto, California and was released from military service 26th October 1945 with a medical discharge. Leonard Wayne Thomas passed away 9th December 1977.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 26th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

5th Army Air Corps

He was injured on Leyte Beach of the Philippines. He had been in the South Pacific one year. After returning to the States, he was in the Menlo Park hospital in Palo Alto, California.

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