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Namesake
	6k	John William Thomason, Jr., was born 28 February 1893 in Huntsville, Texas. 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
USS John W. Thomason (DD-760)
	57k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	170k	Undated, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	125k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	163k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	161k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	200k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	152k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	172k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	99k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	182k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	192k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	99k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	103k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	194k	Undated photo of John W. Thomason (DD-760) from the photo lab of the USS Piedmont (AD-17).		Darryl Baker
	139k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	136k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
0576085	100k	Mrs. Leda Barbara Bass Thomason, widow of Colonel Thomason, christens her husband's namesake, 30 September 1944. In the background are Thomason's son, Captain John W. Thomason III USMC and his wife.		Dave Wright
0576086	119k	John W. Thomason (DD-760) sliding down the ways, 30 September 1944.		Dave Wright
	68k	USS John W. Thomason (DD-760), entering San Francisco, on 19 October 1945. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration photo # 19-N-90577.		Robert Hurst
	98k	Forward plan view of USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) at Mare Island on 17 January 1946 with LST-855 in the background. She was in overhaul from 27 DEC 1945 to 20 Jan 1946.		Darryl Baker
	177k	Aft plan view of USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) at Mare Island on 17 January 1946.		Darryl Baker
	113k	At Mare Island 18 January 1946.		Ed Zajkowski
	79k	At Mare Island 18 January 1946. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	100k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	93k	Stern view of USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) off Mare Island on 03 April 1947.		Darryl Baker
	91k	Broadside view of USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) off Mare Island on 03 April 1947. She was in overhaul at the yard from 08 June 1946 to 07 April 1947.		Darryl Baker
	80k	Bow on view of USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) departing Mare Island on 03 April 1947.		Darryl Baker
	110k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	103k	Starboard bow view of the USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) docked in Vancouver BC on 24 October 1947. Source: City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-8717, by Walter E. Frost.		Mike Green
	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
	41k	Coming alongside the USS Boxer (CV-21) in the Sea of Japn off Korea, 1951.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	56k	USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) circa 1960, location unknown. Photo from Jane's Fighting Ships 1961-62 edition.		Robert Hurst
	127k	Long Beach Navy Yard, 08 April 1960. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	127k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	80k	As above.		Ron Reeves
	153k	Off Point Loma, 11 April 1960. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	121k	Off Point Loma, San Diego, CA, circa 1961-67..		Bill Shields RM2 66-68
	211k	USS Klondike (AR-22) In Subic Bay, Philippines, on 01 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
Inclining Experiment at Hunters Point September 28 1965, from the Oscar Boudreaux collection.				Ron Reeves
	180k	October 1969 underway from Japan to San Diego attempting to refuel from the USS Bon Homme Richard. From the collection of Oscar Boudreaux.		Ron Reeves
	179k	As above.		Ron Reeves
Memorabilia
	53k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	152k	Ship's patch.		Tom Gamstetter
ROCS Nán Yáng [南陽]
	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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CDR William Leonard Tagg    Oct 11 1945 - Jun 3 1946 (Later RADM)

LCDR George Montgomery    Jun 3 1946 - Sep 24 1946

LCDR Gordon Gemmill    Sep 24 1946 - Sep 15 1947

CDR John McCreery Stuart    Sep 15 1947 - Feb 12 1949

CDR William Tindall Samuels    Feb 12 1949 - Aug 16 1950

CDR Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon    Aug 16 1950 - Mar 7 1952 (Later RADM)

CDR William Kenneth Ratliff    Mar 7 1952 - Jul 18 1953

CDR William Kenneth Hackett Jr.    Jul 18 1953 - Mar 26 1955

CDR James Loren Cook Jr.    Mar 26 1953 - Jul 17 1957

CDR Donald Stanley Cramer    Jul 17 1957 - Mar 1959

LCDR Donald Gilbert Bonewits    Mar 1959 - Aug 1959

CDR Wilbur Gordon Sherwood    Aug 1959 - Mar 1961

CDR Clifford Lee Stewart    Mar 1961 - 1962

CDR George Valentine Eidson    1962 - Jan 15 1963

CDR Frank Aloysius Mitchell    Jan 15 1963 - Jul 6 1964

CDER Merritt Douglas Tuel    Jul 6 1964 - Feb 28 1966

CDR Jack Andrew Christensen    Feb 28 1966 - May 31 1968

CDR Thomas Edward Vines    May 31 1968 - Oct 30 1969

CDR Clarence Earl Chinn    Oct 30 1969 - Sep 9 1970

LCDR Arthur Jerome Flores    Sep 9 1970 - Dec 8 1970