Colonel Tom W. Thomas was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 18-70, 14 August 1970. His first duty assignment was as Marksmanship Instructor, Committee Group, Fort Polk, Louisiana. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Platoon Leader, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry, Vietnam; Company Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry, Vietnam; Weapons Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 153d Infantry, 39th Infantry Brigade, Operations Officer, Air (Operations), Piggott, Arkansas; Personnel Officer, Logistics Officer (Logistics), 2nd Battalion, 153d Infantry, 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Searcy, Arkansas; State Maintenance Officer, State Area Command, Little Rock, Arkansas; Civil Affairs, Headquarters, 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Little Rock, Arkansas; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 153d Infantry, 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Malvern, Arkansas; Brigade Executive Officer, Headquarters, 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Little Rock, Arkansas; Post Commander, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Thomas was serving as Director of Maintenance, State Area Command, for the Arkansas Army National Guard at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas.