ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz ɛnlˈɪstmənt hiː dɹˈɑːpt ðə "ˈeɪ" ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚz nˈeɪm ænd bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn ɪnðə mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ sˈɪmpli æz klˈaɪd tˈɑːmeɪsən.
Although he was named for his father, at the time of his enlistment he dropped the "A" of his father's name and became known in the Marine Corps simply as Clyde Thomason.