Myron Thomas (January 1916 – September 1987) was an American coal miner in northeastern Pennsylvania, and a hero of the Knox Mine Disaster when he led a group of 24 survivors to safety.
"[2] He led two dozen men through chest-high icy water for more than seven hours, until they reached the only remaining exit, Eagle Shaft.
[4] He was also called to testify at the trial of the Knox Mine Company owners, the following year.
[6] Thomas's grave is in a small wooded miners' cemetery in Taylor, Pennsylvania.
[7] In 2016, a documentary tribute to Myron Thomas, made by Al and David Brocca,[8] was shown at the Annual Knox Mine Disaster Remembrance Program, at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton.