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Thomas Booth Rawson was born on February 28, 1921 in Palo, Iowa. He is the brother-in-law of Walt’s aunt Doris Harden Hoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thomas Rawson was born to Cortland ans Abbie Booth Rawson in Palo, Iowa. He was the youngest of nine children born to the couple. The family had a farm near Palo. The 1940 census has him still living with his parents and one brother. It lists him as a “new worker,” having held a job for only 8 weeks at the time of the census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World War II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thomas registered for the draft on February 16, 1942. He enlisted in the Army on August 29, 1942. I found a file on his service that provided more details about his service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This shows that Thomas was inducted in to the army at Camp Dodge, in Johnston, Iowa. Camp Dodge has a long history with the military and National Guard. You can read more about it here<\/a>. Thomas was sent overseas to Europe on August 21, 1943 and returned to the States on October 21, a945. He was discharged on October 29, 1945. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1950 census finds Thomas in Clinton, Iowa. He is living with his brother Donald and his widowed sister Lila McCune and her children. He is working as a machinist.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1950 census<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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On December 16, 1951, Thomas Rawson married Shirley Harden. I found a news clipping where Shirley’s mother was announcing the marriage. The marriage took place at the Methodist Church in Oxford Junction, Iowa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa shortly after the wedding. Thomas and Shirley had one child who was stillborn in 1953. A 1958 city directory had him working at Link-Belt Speeder in Palo. You can read more about that company here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Rawson died on January 30, 1989 in Cedar Rapids. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Palo, Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote about Shirley’s sister Doris and her husband Clarence Hoel in this post<\/a>. I wrote about her brother Kenneth in this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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