Florida Memory • James Benjamin Franklin Thomas

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First Name

James

Last Name

Thomas

Race

White

Rank

Private

Service

1884317

Birth State

Highner

City of Residence

Altoona

State of Residence

Florida

Branch

United States Army

Box

Title

James Benjamin Franklin Thomas

Subject

World War (1914-1918)

Creator

Florida. Military Dept.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1204

Format

military records

Type

Text

Identifier

s1204_b14_002294

Coverage

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

First Name

James

Last Name

Thomas

Service Number

1884317

Rank

Private

Race/Ethnicity

White

City of Birth

Highner

State of Birth

Florida

City of Residence

Altoona

State of Residence

Florida

PersonMilitaryBranch

United States Army

Box

Identifier

s1204_b14_002294

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Geographic Term

Altoona (Fla.)

Lake County (Fla.)

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Florida. Military Dept. James Benjamin Franklin Thomas. . State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/228785>, accessed 3 August 2026.

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Florida. Military Dept. James Benjamin Franklin Thomas. . State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/228785>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. Military Dept.)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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