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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |

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Also Remembered At
The Wall of the Missing

Honolulu, HI |
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BORN:
May 23, 1914 at Atlanta, GA
Entered Service in the US
Marine Corps from Georgia
Earned the Medal of Honor during World War II For heroism on August
17 & 18, 1942 at Makin Island, Gilbert Islands
DIED: August
18, 1942 at the age of 28
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During the
Marine Raider Expedition against the Japanese-held island of
Makin on August 17 - 18, 1942, Sergeant Thomason was leading the
advance element of the assault echelon. He disposed his men with
keen judgment and discrimination and, by his exemplary
leadership and great personal valor, exhorted them to like
fearless efforts. On one occasion, he dauntlessly walked up to a
house which concealed an enemy Japanese sniper, forced in the
door and shot the man before he could resist. Later in the
action, while leading an assault on an enemy position, he
gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.
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