Reginald Thorlin

1915 - 1993  (78 år)

• Namn	Reginald Thorlin
  Födelse	12 Jul 1915	US
  	Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
  Kön	Man
  Död	1 Nov 1993	US
  	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
  Begravning	US
  	East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
  Person-ID	I884	Genealogy
  Senast ändrad	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Far	Johan Fredrick Alexander Thorlin,   f. 15 Okt 1888, South Shields, England, GB d. 14 Jul 1957, Seattle, King County, Washington, US (Ålder 68 år)
  Mor	Eva Judith Johnson,   f. 24 Dec 1890, US d. 2 Jul 1969, US (Ålder 78 år)
  Vigsel	18 Okt 1909	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, US
  Familjens ID	F216	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram

  
  

  Familj 1	Eldora Ketler Stevens,   f. 11 Maj 1917, US d. 2 Apr 2002, US (Ålder 84 år)
  Barn	1. Levande   2. Levande   3. Levande
  Familjens ID	F307	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram
  Senast ändrad	22 Sep 2020

  
  

  Familj 2	Frances Elizabeth Mccaughey,   f. 5 Sep 1914, US d. 4 Sep 1966, US (Ålder 51 år)
  Vigsel	1940	US
  	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Barn	1. Philip Scott Thorlin,   f. 13 Sep 1941, US d. 29 Okt 1988, US (Ålder 47 år)
  Familjens ID	F329	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram
  Senast ändrad	22 Sep 2020

  
  

• Noteringar

  Thorlin had an interesting military career that began with enlisted service in the Oregon Nation Guard in 1930-36. He attended the Naval Academy, majoring in Marine Engineering, for one year during 1937-38. He must have dropped out of the Naval Academy and went back into the Oregon NG. He was commissioned in the US Army in 1942 and attended tank destroyer school, serving as the XO for 643 TD BN. During 1943 he attends Parachute School at Ft. Benning, GA and then attends Field Artillery School. He is assigned to the Airborne Command as a Field Artillery Officer (Btry Commander) and then becomes an OSS Instructor during late 1943-44. From 1944-46 he serves with Det 101 in the OSS in the CBI as a Detachment Commanding Officer. https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235805-oss-group-for-cbi-det-101-officer/&/topic/235805-oss-group-for-cbi-det-101-officer/?hl=thorlin