Born 23 May 1917, Alabama
Died non Battle 22 August 1944
Private
80th Regiment, FA TNG Center Tennessee
Pvt Thomas is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama
Miami Daily News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma)
Found dead in Jeep. Fort Sill, Okla., Aug. 3 – Pvt. William G. Thomas, 27, South Pittsburg, Tenn., was found dead late yesterday near an overturned jeep on the range of the field artillery school. Officers said it appeared that Thomas was killed when he lost control of the machine.