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Gordon E. Thomas

 
 
Gordon E. Thomas Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2024
1. Gordon E. Thomas Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of
Gordon E. Thomas
Born October 10, 1923
Killed in Action Aug. 1, 1944
in the Battle for
Saint Lo, France

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 14.706′ N, 76° 39.79′ W. Memorial is in Lansdowne, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Clyde Avenue just east of Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 104 Clyde Ave, Halethorpe MD 21227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lansdowne Christian Church (here, next to this marker);
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Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Halethorpe Colored School (approx. one mile away); Halethorpe Colored School (1924) (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Joseph Gans (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mount Auburn Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Of Fords, Felles, and Falls (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansdowne.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Lansdowne Christian Church (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Restoring Water Quality (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Additional keywords. KIA Memorial
 
Gordon E. Thomas Memorial affixed to the Memorial Bell image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2024
2. Gordon E. Thomas Memorial affixed to the Memorial Bell
A dedication is also affixed to the bell display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2024
3. A dedication is also affixed to the bell display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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