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Theo was discharged from the Army on May 30, 1919, Memorial Day.  Above is a copy of his discharge. In April 1920 he married Ethel Friis.  They had five children.  He went to work for the Chicago Surface Lines as a streetcar motorman.  (The Chicago Surface Lines was the predecessor of the Chicago Transit Authority.)  His main route was the Clark-Wentworth line that stretched from Chicago’s northern border to its southern border. 

 

Theo died on December 26, 1940.  He is buried in Montrose Cemetery on Chicago’s northwest side.  His grave is marked with a Government Issue tombstone inscribed:

 

THEODORE F. THOURSON

ILLINOIS

PVT. 1 CL. 132 INF. 33 DIV.

DECEMBER 26, 1940