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A fact from James B. Thayer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 March 2017, and was viewed approximately 7,283 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1945, Lieutenant James B. Thayer and his platoon liberated the Gunskirchen Lager concentration camp, saving thousands of Jewish and political prisoners from starvation?

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A news item involving James B. Thayer was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 17 September 2018.

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Fact check needed about Sylvanus Thayer relationship.

This article claims that James B. Thayer "was a descendant of Sylvanus Thayer, who is known as the "Father of West Point"."

However, Sylvanus Thayer was never married and had no children. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.88.227.162 (talk) 21:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]