FRED L THOMAS
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HONORED ON PANEL 10E, LINE 11 OF THE WALL

FRED L THOMAS

WALL NAME

FRED L THOMAS

PANEL / LINE

10E/11

DATE OF BIRTH

05/26/1943

CASUALTY PROVINCE

PR & MR UNKNOWN

DATE OF CASUALTY

08/15/1966

HOME OF RECORD

ATHENS

COUNTY OF RECORD

Athens-Clarke County

STATE

GA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

PFC

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR FRED L THOMAS
POSTED ON 11.29.2020
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Vietnam Vet, St. Cloud, Minnesota

I Remember Your Sacrifice

You were one of the brave that answered the call. You honored us by your service and sacrifice. We now honor you each time we stand and sing the words “THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”. Rest in Peace and Honor Fred.
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POSTED ON 8.8.2020
POSTED BY: Mary DeWitt

For his family

Fred is buried at Little Creek Cemetery in Greshamville, Greene County, Georgia.
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POSTED ON 8.27.2019
POSTED BY: Mary DeWitt

A letter home

PFC Thomas sent this letter to his cousin, Miss Hattie Thomas.
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POSTED ON 8.15.2018
POSTED BY: Janice Current

An American Hero

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.
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POSTED ON 11.20.2017

Final Mission of PFC Fred L. Thomas

During Operation Paul Revere II, the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, had a continuing mission, beginning in May 1966, to interdict infiltration and supply routes in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. The Operation ended at the battle of Hill 534, on the southern portion of Chu Pong Massif near the Cambodian Border. Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, while pursuing a group of Viet Cong on foot, ran into a North Vietnamese battalion in prepared, bunkered positions. Company B, 2/5, while attempting to link up with Alpha Company, began slugging it out with enemy troops, likewise in well-defended positions. As the size of the fortification became known, additional companies were committed until two battalions of Skytroopers were positioned around the enemy. The fierce, close-in fighting continued throughout the night of August 14th and well into the morning of the 15th. When it was over, a total of 138 NVA dead were counted on the slope of Hill 534. The 5th Cavalry Regiment also paid a high price at the battle on Hill 534, suffering 17 killed. The dead included SSGT Laurie L. Alexander, PFC Henry Butler, 2LT Edward J. Dalton Jr., SP4 Jeffrey B. Wagman, PFC Richard A. Waltman, SP4 Fred Brown Jr., SGT Wayland Dunn Jr., SP4 Sanford L. Jackson Jr., SP4 James T. Langlois, SGT James R. Morley, PFC Donald L. Summers, PFC Fred L. Thomas, PFC James E. Phillips, SSGT William M. Croy, SP4 Caney Green, FSGT Kenneth Hawsey, and MAJ William E. Taylor. [Taken from
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