Individual Details

1940 City Directory, Des Moines, Iowa
Thomas, Victor G. (Florence), corporal USA. home: 1107 Bundy Av (Ft. DM - Fort Des Moines)

1940 Census. Fort Lewis, Pierce Co, Washington
Camp Jackson, South Carolina written in margin
Victor G. Thomas, 26, b. Iowa
Residence in 1935 - U.S. Army
Enlisted man, U.S. Army

U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs Death File.
Enlisted, in the Army, 19 Nov 1942; discharged, 21 Jul 1947
B. 30 Oct 1913, d. 29 Dec 1979

Barely readable document from the Iowa Bonus World War II Case Files.
Claim #160191, 7 Jun 1949, Received, 15 Jun 1949
Victor G. Thomas, entered the service, 1 Sep 1940 (not 1942), Separated, 21 Jul 1947. Cannot read his service other than "Field Artillery". Lived in Palo, Iowa.
Departures and Arrivals - United States
19 Nov 1944 - 21 Oct 1945
14 July 1945 - 17 Sep 1945
Active Domestic Service 76 months
Due $500.00
He served in the Army and was assigned to inactive status when separated honorably from active duty. He was never a subject of military discipline.
Organizations with which he served: 4 Sep 1940 to 2 Sep 1941 - 40th Field Artillery; 3 Sep 1941 to 4 Aug 1942 - DEML, Kansas City, MO; 5 Aug 1942 to 18 Nov 1942 - Student, Field Artillery School.
13 Jan 1945 to 30 Sep 1945 - 675 Glider Field Artillery Bn.
Capt. James C. Pogue of Nara Honshu, Japan, personally examined the discharge of 1st Lt. Victor G. Thomas, 90th FA Battalion. He entered active duty, 4 Sep 1940, at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa and was separated 21 July 1947. His foreign service was from 19 Nov 1944 to 21 Oct 45. He was discharged honoably. 7 Jun 1949.


Buried Cedar Rapids Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, Iowa. Stone reads Maj. Victor G. Thomas.

Birth	30 Oct 1913	Palo, Linn County, Iowa
Marriage	3 Mar 1939	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina - Florence B. Bryan
Death	28 Dec 1979	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Spouse	Florence B. Bryan (1906 - 1998)
Child	Living

Father	Alfred Thomas (1888 - 1952)
Mother	Lelia H. Elson (1892 - 1969)