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THOMAS, JONATHON E. JR
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Casualty
Record
Name:
THOMAS, JONATHON E. JR
Rank / Branch:
FIRST SERGEANT, U.S. ARMY
Unit:
101ST AIRBORNE DIVIS
Date of Birth:
1931-12-31
Country
of Loss:
SOUTH VIETNAM
Loss
Coordinates:
NOT REPORTED
Status:
NON HOSTILE-HEART ATTACK
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:
GROUND
Awards & Decorations:
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Veteran
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JONATHON E. THOMAS, JR, FIRST SERGEANT, U.S. ARMY, PECOS, REEVES COUNTY, TEXAS AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star, Army Commendation's Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal with four loops, National Defense Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Korean Service Medal, United Nation's Expeditionary Medal-Korea, Korean Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal BIOGRAPHY Jonathon E. Thomas, Jr was a Pecos, Texas native. He was career military having served with the U.S. Army between 18 and 19 years as an artilleryman. He had served during the Korean War and had duty stations at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Germany, had addtional service in Korea and other stateside bases. He had started his tour in Vietnam on August 8, 1966 and he was serving as a Battery First Sergeant with a 155 battery with A Battery, 27th Artillery; 101st Airborne Division. He suffered a heart attack and died on January 23, 1967. He was buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Naples, Texas with military honors and given a posthumous Bronze Star for meritorious service.
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