John A. Thomas
John A. Thomas, Radarman 3/c, born Jan. 20, 1924, Heidelberg, PA,
graduated high school and entered the USNR March 11, 1943. He was
stationed at Sampson, NY; Norfolk, VA; Whidbey Island; and aboard the
USS West Virginia, Bremerton, WA.
Memorable experiences were of Leyte Gulf sea battle on April 1, 1945;
being hit by a suicide plane; Iwo Jima; and the flag raising at war's
end. Discharged Feb. 14, 1946, with the rank of radarman 3/c. Received
the Asiatic-Pacific, American Campaign, and Iwo Jima, Okinawa and
Philippine Campaign Ribbons.
Married and has two children and six grandchildren. He works for
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania in customer service. He enjoys marquetry
wood carving, golf and tennis.
Reprinted with permission from Turner Publishing