Thomas, Melvin D.

1925 - 2007  (81 years)

• Name	Thomas, Melvin D.
  Birth	13 Dec 1925	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	THOM.M016
  _FGRAVE	18525364
  Military Service	World War II, Technical Sergeant, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Bronze Star Medal
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	16 Mar 2007	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Melvin D. Thomas, 81, of Olney, died at 12:29 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2007, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  	Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Star of Hope Chapel in Crest Haven Cemetery in rural Claremont with Rev. Mike Baker officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in the Star of Hope Mausoleum in Crest Haven Cemetery. Full military rites will be performed at the graveside.
  		Headstone, Thomas, Melvin D.
  Person ID	I43330	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas, Noah Melvin,   b. 19 Jan 1896, Richland County, Illinois d. 14 Dec 1969, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	VanMatre, Mabel,   b. 22 Jan 1902   d. 28 Mar 1979 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellison, M.
  Family ID	F16764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Dec 1925 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 16 Mar 2007 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a retired oil-field driller. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in World War II. He was a member of American Legion and VFW.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13567] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thomas, Melvin D., 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18525364/melvin-d_-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13568] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Melvin D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18525364/melvin-d_-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).