Perry Marsden Thomas was the son of Henry Marsden Thomas & Jeanette Clara Perry.
Perry Marsden Thomas was born on December 27, 1905. He attended Kansas State University studying engineering for two years and while there participated in ROTC. He then transferred to the University of Wisconsin as a pre-med student. He was forced to stop attending college because of the Great Depression. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas was activated into the Army, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was later assigned to the Army Air Corps due to his knowledge of high speed motion photography and flying. Thomas was part of the team that photographed the nuclear tests at the White Sands Proving Ground near Roswell, New Mexico. He then became part of Operation Crossroads.
Perry Marsden Thomas was born on December 27, 1905. He attended Kansas State University studying engineering for two years and while there participated in ROTC. He then transferred to the University of Wisconsin as a pre-med student. He was forced to stop attending college because of the Great Depression. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas was activated into the Army, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was later assigned to the Army Air Corps due to his knowledge of high speed motion photography and flying. Thomas was part of the team that photographed the nuclear tests at the White Sands Proving Ground near Roswell, New Mexico. He then became part of Operation Crossroads.
Perry Marsden Thomas was the son of Henry Marsden Thomas & Jeanette Clara Perry.
Perry Marsden Thomas was born on December 27, 1905. He attended Kansas State University studying engineering for two years and while there participated in ROTC. He then transferred to the University of Wisconsin as a pre-med student. He was forced to stop attending college because of the Great Depression. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas was activated into the Army, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was later assigned to the Army Air Corps due to his knowledge of high speed motion photography and flying. Thomas was part of the team that photographed the nuclear tests at the White Sands Proving Ground near Roswell, New Mexico. He then became part of Operation Crossroads.
Perry Marsden Thomas was born on December 27, 1905. He attended Kansas State University studying engineering for two years and while there participated in ROTC. He then transferred to the University of Wisconsin as a pre-med student. He was forced to stop attending college because of the Great Depression. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas was activated into the Army, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was later assigned to the Army Air Corps due to his knowledge of high speed motion photography and flying. Thomas was part of the team that photographed the nuclear tests at the White Sands Proving Ground near Roswell, New Mexico. He then became part of Operation Crossroads.
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Date interred: 8/15/1977
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