Clarence Crase Thomas Military person
Clarence Crase Thomas (December 26, 1886 – January 28, 1917) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. Thomas became the first U.S. naval officer to die in the war, after his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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| Birth date | December 26, 1886 |
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| Date of death | January 28, 1917 |
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Military person
| allegiance | United States of America |
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| service start | 1904 |
| service end | 1917 |