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To Taiwan May 6 1974, renamed Nan Yang.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 6k | John William Thomason, Jr., was born 28 February 1893 in Huntsville, Tex. He studied art and was a writer in the editorial department of the Houston Chronicle at the beginning of World War I. Appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in April 1917, he sailed to France with the AEF in 1918. When a German machine gun nest held up a Marine advance at Soissons 18 July 1918, Thomason and one of his men fearlessly advanced on the position and killed 13 of the enemy. For his heroism he received the Navy Cross and the Silver Star. He likewise became noted for his stirring self-illustrated accounts of marines in battle. Following the First World War he served at many posts of the Corps ashore and afloat and in 1941 made an extensive air survey of South and Central America, for which he received the Air Medal. He served briefly on the staff of Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific and as an instructor in amphibious technique. Promoted to Colonel 30 May 1942, he died at San Diego Naval Hospital 12 March 1944. During his entire career, John William Thomason, Jr., continued to be active as a writer and illustrator, publishing numerous books about marines and on western subjects. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 98k | Artist's conception of the Thomason as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 121k | Undated, location unknown. | Bill Shields RM2 66-68 | |
| 57k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 98k | Navy Photo 156-46, forward plan view of USS John W. Thomason (DD 760) at Mare Island on 17 Jan 1946 with LST-855 in the background. She was in overhaul from 27 DEC 1945 to 20 Jan 1946. | Darryl Baker | |
| 177k | Navy Photo 157-46, aft plan view of USS John W. Thomason (DD 760) at Mare Island on 17 Jan 1946. | Darryl Baker | |
| 93k | Navy Photo 677-47, stern view of USS John W. Thomason (DD 760) off Mare Island on 3 April 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 91k | Navy Photo 679-47, broadside view of USS John W. Thomason (DD 760) off Mare Island on 3 April 1947. She was in overhaul at the yard from 8 June 1946 to 7 April 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 80k | Navy Photo 681-47, bow on view of USS John W. Thomason (DD 760) departing Mare Island on 3 April 1947. | Darryl Baker | |
| 90k | USS Dixie (AD 14) at Sasebo, Japan with USS John A. Bole (DD 755); USS Buck (DD 761); USS John W. Thomason (DD 760); and USS Lofberg (DD 759) moored to port, circa 1953. | Wayne Schafer | |
| 38k | In drydock, circa early 1950's. | Cheryl and Karen Stanley | |
| 40k | As above. | Cheryl and Karen Stanley | |
| 211k | USS Klondike (AR-22) In Subic Bay, Philippines, on 1 November 1963. The destroyers alongside, all "FRAM II" types of Destroyer Squadron 15, are: (from inboard to outboard): USS Taussig (DD-746); USS John A. Bole (DD-755); USS Lofberg (DD-759); and USS John W. Thomason (DD-760). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 53k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| On Taiwanese Service |
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| 13k | Undated, as the Nan Yang. | Mike Purnell YN3 69 | |
| 104k | Suao, Taiwan harbor 2006. | Perry Huang | |
| 159k | As above. | Perry Huang | |
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