James Burdette Thayer, American brigadier general (born 1920)

James B. Thayer

United States Army general (1922–2018)

James Burdette Thayer was an American brigadier general who served on active duty during World War II. On May 4, 1945, Thayer and his platoon discovered and liberated 15,000 people held at a concentration camp near Wels, Austria. Following the war, he continued his service in…