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| Staff Sergeant Linus Thomas served in the ground crew of the 25th Fighter Squadron in China. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108816084/linus-a_-thomas https://www.pinterest.com/pin/482659285043409483/?lp=true |
Linus Thomas never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Linus was born on February 21, 1920 in McComb, Mississippi. His parents Willie and Eunice were born in Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively. His father worked as a railroad boilermaker. It appears that his parents divorced in the 1920s. Linus stayed with him mother who remarried. Linus had one older brother and one younger half-brother, and three younger half-sisters. By 1940 Linus had completed eight years of schooling and was working as a truck driver while still living at home.
He was drafted into the army in November 1941. He became a staff sergeant in the 25th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group, were he served in the ground crew. He was sent overseas in May 1943. The 25th FS operated out of China in the Kunming area.
Sgt. Thomas was injured when he was struck by the wing of a plane making an emergency landing. He died in hospital in Paoshan, China on January 18, 1945.
His grave is at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Mississippi.
Last year on this date I profiled Medal of Honor hero Joe Nishimoto, 442nd Infantry Regiment. You can read about Joe here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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