Verbena’s Pfc. Thomas returns home after 83 years - The Clanton Advertiser

Verbena’s Pfc. Thomas returns home after 83 years - The Clanton Advertiser

By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor On July 15, a once lost soul of war from Verbena will be reunited with his family and properly laid to rest back in his hometown after 83 years. Private First Class Norman R. Thomas will be returned home by the United States military after being listed as missing in action since 1942, bringing closure to his family, friends and community. Thomas was born in 1922 and graduated from Verbena High School in 1940 bef…