Jackson County IA Archives Military Records.....Thomas, Floyd April 7, 1944
WWII Allied Military Government
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Lt. Col. Thomas Honored In Sicily
Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, April 7, 1944 

LT. COL. FLOYD THOMAS HONORED IN SICILY 

Lt. Col. Floyd Thomas, formerly of Maquoketa, was honored in Sicily for his 
service as military governor of Trapani province. Col. Thomas served as 
Jackson County Attorney and was the first commander of Timber City Post 75, 
American Legion. The Colonel is a veteran of World War I and was a professor 
of law at the University of Arizona in Tucson before being called to active 
duty in February, 1941. He served as senior civil affairs officer of Trapani 
province for six months. 

The citizens of Trapani province honored Col. Thomas at a formal reception by 
presenting him with a marble bust, which will be placed in the Municipio hall 
of Trapani. The prefect of Trapani, Paolo D'Antoni, asked Col. Thomas to sit 
for the bust, by Domenico Limuli, the leading artist of Sicily. 

Col. Thomas came to Sicily as a stranger and helped the people rebuild their 
bombed city and restore the transportation system and streets and provide food 
and clothing for the people. 




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