U.S. Navy Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Edward Thomas
Edward Franklin Thomas passed away Friday, August 17, 2018. He was born Nov. 1, 1921 in Fairfield, Alabama. He graduated from Fairfield High School, and the University of Alabama in Metallurgical Engineering. He was a member of the Million Dollar Band, the Navy ROTC band, Sigma Chi fraternity. After graduation he served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant on the USS Takanis Bay. Ed worked for Thomas Foundry, Tennessee Coal and Iron, Harry J. Mouat Company. He then began his own company, Thomas...
