Date of Birth: 5/30/1949
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Home of Record: CINCINNATI OH
Date of Casualty: 11/25/1986
Age at time of death: 37
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: PFC - E3
Hostile, died of wounds
GROUND CASUALTY: GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: OFFSHORE
Thomas is honored on Panel 12W, Line 112 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
"I was with you on the day you were wounded. That was the same day I was wounded. We were were a six man team and all got hit that day in the Ashau Valley on 4-9-70. You were in B Co 2/501 Inf. 101st ABN 1st Plt. You were in my squad. Take care fellow Grunt. You were a good Combat Soldier. Miss you all over again."
~Len Blachly
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