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.

 

The 4 Deuce platoon on a mission in the mountains.
Denny Clelland (Company C), from Galveston, IN and Jim Thomas, from Olathe, KS.
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.