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rdfs:label	Clyde A. Thomason
rdfs:comment	Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (May 23, 1914 – August 17, 1942) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the cost of his life while leading an assault in the Makin Islands on August 17, 1942. Thomason was the first enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II.
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Number	0 1
serviceyears	1934
Birth Date	1914-05-23
Branch	United States Marine Corps
death place	KIA on Makin Island
Name	Clyde A. Thomason
Type	award-star service-star
Caption	Sgt Clyde A. Thomason, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
Width	106
Ribbon	Medal of Honor ribbon.svg Purple Heart BAR.svg Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg China Service Medal ribbon.svg World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg American Defense Service ribbon.svg Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	Atlanta, Georgia
Awards	World War II Victory Medal China Service Medal Medal of Honor Purple Heart dbkwik:resource/eNgVZuFQxItsF47Ul8cbog== dbkwik:resource/kcaYwNokPhcUgO_q7CJODQ== Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/1 star
death date	1942-08-17
Rank	Sergeant
Allegiance	United States
Battles	World War II *Makin Island raid
Alt	A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial	Arlington National Cemetery
abstract	Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (May 23, 1914 – August 17, 1942) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the cost of his life while leading an assault in the Makin Islands on August 17, 1942. Thomason was the first enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II.