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rdfs:label	Gerald C. Thomas
rdfs:comment	Gerald Carthrae Thomas (October 29, 1894 – April 7, 1984) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1956 with more 38 years of distinguished service which included duty on four continents, spanning two World Wars, Haiti and the Korean War. During World War I, he fought in major offensives, including the Battle of Belleau Wood, and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
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Number	0 1 2 4
serviceyears	1917
Birth Date	1894-10-29
Commands	1 Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Fleet Marine Force, Western Pacific Marine Corps Schools, Quantico
Branch	United States Marine Corps
death place	Washington, D.C.
Nickname	"Jerry"
Name	Gerald C. Thomas
Type	award-star service-star oak
Caption	Gerald Carthrae Thomas, USMC
Width	106
Ribbon	National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg Purple Heart BAR.svg Air Medal ribbon.svg American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg China Service Medal ribbon.svg Gugseon Security Medal Ribbon.png KSMRib.svg Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Presidential Unit Citation .svg US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg American Defense Service ribbon.svg Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg Silver Star ribbon.svg Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg Marine Corps Expeditionary ribbon.svg Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon.svg NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Commander_BAR.png
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	dbkwik:resource/A3NS96R1FzOvGRqHCbBXLw==
Awards	dbkwik:resource/UEb5vKE63-TMGXrlQFe6XA== Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit dbkwik:resource/821FzWle8bibsbJYd_e-sw== Purple Heart Silver Star
death date	1984-04-07
Rank	35
Battles	World War I World War II Korean War *Battle of Belleau Wood *Battle of Guadalcanal *Battle of Soissons United States occupation of Haiti *Battle of Tulagi
other device	v bss
placeofburial	Arlington National Cemetery
abstract	Gerald Carthrae Thomas (October 29, 1894 – April 7, 1984) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1956 with more 38 years of distinguished service which included duty on four continents, spanning two World Wars, Haiti and the Korean War. During World War I, he fought in major offensives, including the Battle of Belleau Wood, and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.