I am the daughter of William J Nicholas...full name William Jesse Nicholas. My father passed on November 10, 2011 and, in my random searches on the computer, I stumbled upon this thread that he began on June 18. I am uncertain what my father meant by "Thai" and think that it might have been a typo...he may have meant to type the word "This" or maybe "That." If you discover any more info about William Jesse Nicholas, during the war, I would be very interested to know. Thank you.