In my last post on this storyline, in full regalia, Bob Leach tells the story of Ward Raymond Thomas.
In only a few days, arrangements have been made to give him a funeral April 15th, 2024, at Soldiers Square in Greenlawn Cemetery at Eastern Avenue and Watt Streets in Chillicothe.
Leach also explains the context of Soldiers Square in Greenlawn Cemetery, as well as Soldiers Circle there.
Learn more in my previous two stories:
- Remains of Decorated WWII Veteran Finally Identified and to be Laid To Rest in Chillicothe
- New Technology and Nonprofit Effort Identifies “Scioto River John Doe 1996” as Decorated Chillicothe VA Patient
Retired Army Ranger Lt. Col. Robert Leach is a Ross County Veterans Commissioner, as well as a member of various local veterans organizations, coordinator of veterans events, and military presenter.
With the help of the “DNA Doe Project” and “Investigative Genetic Genealogy,” Ward Raymond Thomas was finally positively identified.
Find more in the article on the Scioto Post, including a video interview.
Kevin Coleman covers local government and culture for the Scioto Post and iHeart Media Southern Ohio. For stories or questions, contact Kevin Coleman or the iHeart Southern Ohio Newsroom.
Bob Leach tells the story of Ward Raymond Thomas, a long-missing decorated WWII veteran to be laid to rest in Chillicothe soon.