Thomas Clarence Benjamin

Monuments

100th Infantry Division Memorial - Rimling Church

Name:

Clarence Benjamin Thomas

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

20403539

Unit:

397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

2017-11-19

State:

Georgia

Cemetery:

Sunnyside Cemetery Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia,

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star; POW Medal

Comments:

Clarence B. Thomas served in Company F, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, during World War II. He was thought to have been KIA between October 20, 1944, and March 22, 1945. However, he was taken POW (9A & 9B),

From Find a Grave:
Mr. Thomas was a native of Cordele, GA. He was the son of Paul E. and Dora Cecelia Dockweiler Thomas. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Thomas was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was also a prisoner of war. He also was a member of the American Legion and the Disable American Veteran.