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Gerald W. Thomas

Gerald W. Thomas, American soldier and academic (died 2013)

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Born
July 3, 1919
Died
July 31, 2013
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1919

About Gerald W. Thomas

Gerald Waylett Thomas was President Emeritus of New Mexico State University, a veteran of World War II, and an author. Thomas was the second oldest of six sons. Thomas' first combat action was Operation Leader, a strike on German shipping along the coast of Norway on October 4, 1943. Thomas was awarded 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 2 Air Medals, and 2 Presidential Unit Citations for his combat actions in World War II. The attack on Japan was the first attack on Japan from an aircraft carrier since the "Doolittle Raid." While on the Essex, just after Thomas had returned from a strike on Santa Cruz, the ship was hit by a Kamikaze flying a Yokosuka D4Y dive bomber.

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The world when Gerald W. Thomas was born

Gerald W. Thomas was born in 1919. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1919

  • Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
  • Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gerald W. Thomas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19192026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population103.2M341 million

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