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Medal of Honor Recipient

Clyde Aristide Thomason

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve · World War II

MOH-RC-003032Source-based record

The award

Representative medal image: Navy star design with the 1913 blue ribbon. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1942

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Presentation date is not usable for design selection. This is an action-era reference; a later presentation or replacement medal may differ. The Navy used more than one design in this period. No Tiffany Cross attribution is inferred from service or conflict alone. Neck-ribbon use expanded during World War II; the early ribbon shown is illustrative, not a claim about the recipient’s own suspension.

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Medal of Honor

1942-08-17 through 1942-08-18

Makin Island, Gilbert Islands

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Conflict
World War II
Unit or command
Company A, 2d Marine Raider Battalion

The Citation

Sources ↓
For conspicuous heroism and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during the Marine Raider Expedition against the Japanese-held island of Makin on 17-18 August 1942. Leading the advance element of the assault echelon, Sgt. Thomason disposed his men with keen judgment and discrimination and, by his exemplary leadership and great personal valor, exhorted them to like fearless efforts. On 1 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. His courage and loyal devotion to duty in the face of grave peril were in keeping with the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Clyde Aristide Thomason — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003047
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
Georgia
Archive transcription SHA-256
c009d346adbdcd78f517a687110ae653ed84dbb333e5217a2b9a7908451e85e3

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official profile expands the middle name, identifies Marine Corps Reserve service, and uses a URL outside the inherited candidate set. All inherited candidate URLs and the legacy form remain preserved.

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