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Gordon William Thomas
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Rank
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
August 8, 1952
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Hospital Corpsman Thomas was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On August 8, 1952, he was wounded in the leg from enemy mortar fire, but continued to tend his wounded comrades. He exposed himself to aid a fallen comrade when a direct hit by a mortar killed both men. |
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