Walter Lee Thomas

Era: Cold War

Military Branch: Army

Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army for two years.

He was born on June 3, 1929, in Columbiana, Ohio.

He attended Columbiana High School, where he was a basketball star.

Mr. Thomas, 50-year resident of Grand Marais, Minnesota, died at the age of 79 on June 11, 2008.

Source: Duluth News Tribune, June 22, 2008