Maceo Augustine Thomas (1897 - 1971)

Born 22 May 1897 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 1971 at age 73 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Maceo Thomas is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Maceo Thomas served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 24 Jan 1918
Unit(s): American Expeditionary Force
Service ended: 13 Mar 1919

Maceo Thomas was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1897. He was the son of Roderick Thomas and Manuella Guzman.

Maceo served in the 92nd Infantry Division in World War I.^[1] The 92nd Infantry Division (92nd Division, WWI) was an African-American infantry division of the United States Army that served in both World War I and World War II.

He attained the rank of Private First Class in the 325th Field Signal Battalion, 92nd Infantry Division, Company B.^[2] This was an elite group, considered to be one of the best-educated battalions in the Army. The Field Signal Corps maintained communications between the front lines and the division headquarters. Company B was the wire company.

He died in 1971.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918"
   Maryland in the World War 1917-1919 Military and Naval Service Records In Two Volumes and Case of Maps Volume II
   Ancestry Record 4545 #65745
   Name: Maceo Augustine Thomas; Gender: Male; Race: Colored (Black); Age: 20; Birth Date: 22 May 1897; Birth Place: Baltimore, MD.; Residence Place: 1430 Division St., Baltimore; Military Year: 1917-1919; Military Place: Maryland, USA; Comments: NA 1/23/18 pvt; pvt 1c 2/3/18, Co B 325 F Sig Bn, Hon disch 3/13/19, Overseas 6/10/18 to 2/27/19, St Die Sector; Meuse-Argonne; Marbache Sector.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939"
   The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 338
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61174 #6542020
   Name: Maceo A. Thomas; Departure Date: 15 Feb 1919; Departure Place: Brest, France; Arrival Date: 27 Feb 1919; Arrival Place: New York; Address: 1430 Division Street; Residence Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Mother: Manuela Thomas; Ship: ULUA; Military Unit: COMPANY "B"; Rank: Pvt 1st Class SC; Service Number: 1, 974, 474; Notes: COMPANY "B" 325th FIELD SIGNAL BATTALION.
3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107733106/obituary-for-thomas-thomas-aged-73/

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3KJ-Y2S : accessed 13 July 2020), Maceo Thomas in household of Roderick B Thomas, Precinct 10 Baltimore city Ward 15, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 198, sheet 11B, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,614.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2F4-GPJ : accessed 13 July 2020), Maceo Thomas in household of Roderick B Thomas, Baltimore Ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 220, sheet 11A, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 557; FHL microfilm 1,374,570.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQRS-WSN2 : 26 October 2019), Maceo Augustine Thomas, 13 Mar 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6QM-429 : accessed 13 July 2020), Maceo Thomas in household of Roderick Thomas, Baltimore Ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing ED 224, sheet 12A, line 9, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 663; FHL microfilm 1,820,663.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQBR-N38 : 28 July 2019), Maceo Thomas, Assembly District 6, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-736, sheet 15B, line 76, family 258, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2479.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRS1-RMN : 2 July 2020), Maceo Thomas Sr, Apr 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Maceo Thomas, 73, Interracial Leader." The New York TImes. Accessed 13 Jul 2020.