T/SGT James Richard Thomas
United States Air Force- Pararescue- 37th ARRSq- Vietnam

T/SGT James R. Thomas entered the Air Force in 1961. In 1965, he cross-trained for Pararescue. He was a prime team member on Apollo 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 and 14. He excelled in this field and by 1969 was an instructor at Eglin, AFB. In March of 1971, he left his family for Vietnam. On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1971, T/SGT James R. Thomas

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