Jim Thomas was with Company E, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry from August, 1969 to September, 1970. He served in the 4.2 Mortar Platoon which was located on FSB Hill 4-11. His unit went on several missions in the field to provide 4.2 inch mortar support for the line infantry companies.
Photograph by Jim Thomas
Jim Thomas in a Monsoon downpour on FSB Hill 4-11.
Photograph by Jim Thomas
Denny Clelland (Company C), from Galveston, IN and Jim Thomas, from Olathe, KS.
Photograph by Jim Thomas
The 4 Deuce platoon on a mission in the mountains.
Photograph by Jim Thomas
Larry Cochran from South Carolina, Roy Barber from Centerville, Tennessee, and Jim Thomas from Olathe, Kansas cooking their C-ration meal over an open flame.