Michel Thomas, a French-born Jew who received a Silver Star for his service in the U.S. Army during World War II, died Saturday in New York. He was 90 years old. Thomas served in combat during the battle of Autrey, France. Among his other exploits, Thomas, a master linguist, infiltrated a postwar Nazi and SS group plotting to form an underground terrorist organization. Thomas was a member of the French Resistance.
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