page_title: James B. Thayer
hierarchical_section_title: James B. Thayer
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Brigadier General James B. Thayer taken on 11 April 2012 at the site of the planned Oregon Military Museum in Clackamas, Oregon
context_page_description: James Burdette Thayer was an American brigadier general. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He was on active duty during World War II.
  His son, Tommy Thayer, is a member of Kiss.
  After the war he worked at a business supply company in Beaverton, Oregon. He was later appointed Oregon's civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army and then re-activated as commander of the Oregon State Defense Force.
  Thayer died on September 16, 2018 in Lake Oswego, Oregon at the age of 96.
context_section_description: James Burdette Thayer (March 10, 1922 – September 16, 2018) was an American brigadier general. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He was on active duty during World War II.
  His son, Tommy Thayer, is a member of Kiss.
  After the war he worked at a business supply company in Beaverton, Oregon.  He was later appointed Oregon's civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army and then re-activated as commander of the Oregon State Defense Force.
  Thayer died on September 16, 2018 in Lake Oswego, Oregon at the age of 96.
caption: Thayer in June 2012
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