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Who's Who from Detachment A-232 (Buon Brieng, Bao Loc (New), Tan Rai) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-232 (Buon Brieng, Bao Loc (New), Tan Rai). If you were assigned to A-232 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the last page of the list shown as "Assignments Unknown," or if you have any rosters, please let me know by e-mail at (sherman1@flash.net) or by phone at (713) 683-9076 or
Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/234 replaced a 1st SFG(A) TDY team, A1/312, at Buon Brieng. The TDY team had come through the Montagnard revolt as noted in the Jun 1965 National Geographic. The PCS team was redesignated A-232 on 01/08/65. The Buon Brieng camp was closed o/a 09/10/65 after a second Montagnard revolt in 1965 and a new camp was opened at Bao Loc (New) and o/a 01/01/66, that camp was camp was relocated to Tan Rai in Bao Loc District, Lam Dong Province. The earlier TDY teams, from the 1st SFGA, are listed in a previously published monograph. The camp was turned over to RF/PF on 03/31/69.
DET CO | ||||||||
Florence | William E | CPT | 11/01/64 | DET CO | A5/234 | YE, | ||
Einseln | Aleksander | CPT | 01/24/65 | 09/10/65 | DET CO | DATES ? | DEC | |
Ruggles | John S | Jr | CPT | 05/30/65 | 05/29/66 | DET CO | DEC | |
Howley | Dennis C | CPT | 03/01/66 | 05/01/66 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Carr | Sammie T | CPT | 05/01/66 | 06/20/66 | DET CO | Emergency Leave | DEC | |
Carter | Edward C | 1LT | 06/20/66 | 06/27/66 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Striler | Raymond J | CPT | 06/27/66 | 03/03/67 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Miller | Charles S | CPT | 01/23/67 | 05/26/67 | DET CO | medevaced | ||
Keller | Alan R | CPT | 05/27/67 | 11/03/67 | DET CO | YE | ||
Gayol-Tabares | Amado | CPT | 11/04/67 | 06/01/68 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Cole | Robert G | CPT | 06/01/68 | 09/07/68 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Hall | Peter W | 1LT | 09/05/68 | 03/31/69 | DET CO | A0U | ||
DET XO | ||||||||
Bender | Gerald G | 2LT | 11/01/64 | DET XO | A5/234 | DEC | ||
Duncan | James L | 1LT | 05/01/65 | DET XO | A0Y | |||
Cowling | Leonard E | 1LT | 10/11/65 | 05/01/66 | DET XO | YE, | ||
Carter | Edward E | 1LT | 01/01/66 | 05/01/66 | YE. | |||
Jones | Chester T | 1LT | 05/21/66 | 03/04/67 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Bruch | Barry S | 1LT | 12/31/66 | 10/24/67 | DET XO | Y | ||
Matthews | William P | 1LT | 01/17/67 | 04/27/68 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Hall | Peter W | 1LT | 04/08/68 | 09/05/69 | DET XO | A0U | ||
Spring | Timothy L | 1LT | 09/01/68 | 10/20/68 | DET XO | KIA | ||
Harrell | Bob L | Jr | 1LT | 10/27/68 | 03/31/69 | DET XO | YE. | |
Gonzales | Dennis R | 1LT | 02/10/69 | 03/31/69 | DET XO | YE, | ||
CA/PO OFFICER | ||||||||
Stahl | Vincent E | 1LT | 02/01/65 | 06/01/65 | CAPO | YE | ||
Kirk | Johnny L | 1LT | 07/23/67 | 03/01/68 | CAPO | A-234? | DEC | |
Eckhardt | Eric G | 2LT | 01/22/68 | 07/03/68 | CAPO | YE. | ||
Morrow | Michael D | 1LT | 06/10/68 | 09/18/68 | CAPO | YE. | ||
Gutbrod | Earl R | 1LT | 10/01/68 | 01/20/69 | CAPO | OR 241 MSF? | DEC | |
Merrill | Michael G | 1LT | 10/08/68 | 10/04/69 | CAPO | A0U | ||
TM SGT | ||||||||
Fuller | William | Jr | MSG | 11/01/64 | 04/01/65 | TM SGT | A5/234 to HHQ | DEC |
Carrell | Floyd | Jr | SFC | 04/01/65 | 10/01/65 | TM SGT | A5/234 | DEC |
Meier | Walter L | MSG | 10/01/65 | DEC | ||||
Samuelson | Carl A | MSG | 09/01/65 | 09/01/66 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Nabors | Jim E | MSG | 08/01/66 | 02/01/67 | TM SGT | YE. | ||
Mason | Howard M | MSG | 03/01/67 | 03/01/68 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Schiller | Frederick | 'Fritz" | SFC | 03/01/68 | 09/14/68 | TM SGT | DEC | |
Ratleff | Roy J | MSG | 05/01/68 | 08/01/68 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Schiller | Frederick | 'Fritz" | SFC | 08/01/68 | 09/14/68 | TM SGT | DEC | |
Carter | Jake | Jr | SFC | 09/01/68 | 10/01/68 | TM SGT | Y | |
Tsoukalas | Tony | MSG | TM SGT | no orders | Y | |||
Natkong | Charles N | MSG | 09/01/68 | 02/01/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Spence | James E | SFC | 10/01/68 | 03/31/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
INTEL SGT | ||||||||
Carrell | Floyd | Jr | SFC | 11/01/64 | 04/01/65 | INTEL | A5/234 | DEC |
McLaughlin | John R | SFC | 04/01/65 | 01/01/66 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Cherry | Owen L | SFC | 01/01/66 | 03/19/66 | INTEL | or Lac Thien | DEC | |
Nessmith | Austin A | 3/1/66? | SFC | 09/01/65 | 09/01/66 | INTEL | & TM SGT | DEC |
Coon | Harold W | SFC | 10/01/66 | 03/01/67 | INTEL | medevaced | DEC | |
Flores | Alejandro | "Alex" | SFC | 10/01/67 | 03/01/68 | INTEL | to ? | DEC |
Schiller | Frederick | 'Fritz" | SFC | 03/01/68 | 08/01/68 | INTEL | DEC | |
Carter | Jake | Jr | SFC | 04/01/68 | 10/01/68 | INTEL | Y | |
Gill | Harry C | SP5 | 10/30/67 | 02/01/68 | INTEL ASST | DEC | ||
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Beal | Ralph C | SSG | 11/01/64 | HVY WPNS | A5/234 | DEC | ||
Slate | Hamilton A | Jr | SGT | 11/01/64 | 07/01/65 | LT WPNS | A5/234 | YE, |
Treadwell | Frank L | SSG | 07/05/65 | 09/20/66 | LT WPNS | YE | ||
Griffith | Kenneth W | SSG | LT WPNS | DEC | ||||
Durham | Robert E | SFC | 12/01/65 | 03/01/66 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Moore | James R | SSG | 01/01/66 | LT WPNS | YE, | |||
Williams | Robert F | SP4 | 07/01/66 | 07/01/67 | LT WPNS | CAPO | DEC | |
Davis | Frederick L | SFC | 10/02/67 | 10/01/68 | HVY WPNS | Y | ||
Palmieri | George | SFC | 11/11/67 | 05/01/68 | HVY WPNS | to B-23 MSF | Y, | |
Carter | Curtis R | SFC | 06/30/68 | 06/29/69 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Mulkey | Jerry A | SFC | 08/31/68 | 03/31/69 | WPNS | to C-2 | DEC | |
CA/PO NCO | ||||||||
Nicholson | Frank E | SP5 | 06/01/65 | 08/31/65 | CAPO NCO | DEMO | DEC | |
Templar | Roger W | SGT | 07/01/66 | 07/01/67 | CAPO | DEMO | YE. | |
RAD OP | ||||||||
Good | Ronald A | SGT | 11/01/64 | 05/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/234 | YE. | |
Hunter | David W | SSG | 11/01/64 | 10/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/234 | DEC | |
Barnes | William G? | SFC | DEC | |||||
Clemmer | James L | SP4 | 01/01/66 | 05/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Bush | Larry E | SGT | 08/01/65 | 08/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Clark | Robert L | "Bobby" | SSG | 09/01/66 | 05/01/67 | RAD OP | YE. | |
Kalicki | Victor W | SSG | 04/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | |||
McGonagle | Edward M | 'Ned' | SP4 | 09/01/66 | 06/01/67 | RAD OP | DEC | |
Berry | Vernie L | PFC | 01/01/67 | RAD OP | Y, | |||
Stengel | Andrew A | SFC | 03/01/67 | 03/01/68 | RAD OP | Y, | ||
Carey | James J | 'Jack' | SSG | 02/01/68 | 09/01/68 | RAD OP | YE. | |
Denote | Rocco L | SSG | 08/01/68 | 03/31/69 | RAD OP | YE, | ||
DEMO | ||||||||
Wheeler | Kenneth D | SP5 | 11/01/64 | DEMO | A5/234 | |||
Hanson | William H | SSG | 11/01/65 | DEMO | A5/234 | Y, | ||
Tafoya | Eugene A | SGT | 10/01/65 | 10/14/66 | DEMO | to eagle flight | DEC | |
Hayes | James M | SP5 | 06/01/65 | DEMO | DEC | |||
Geogheghan | Peter Y | SSG | 09/01/65 | 05/01/66 | DEMO | or A-245 | DEC | |
Patterson | James B | SFC | 01/01/67 | 05/24/67 | DEMO | KIA | ||
Dorcas | Roger L | SP5 | 01/01/68 | 01/01/69 | DEMO | YE, | ||
Cummings | David L | SP5 | 01/01/69 | 03/31/69 | DEMO | YE | ||
MEDIC | ||||||||
Bunselmeyer | Henry W | Jr | SSG | 11/01/64 | 05/25/65 | MEDIC | A5/234 | Y. |
Decker | Kelly P | SGT | 11/01/64 | 07/01/65 | MEDIC | A5/234 | YE, | |
Giezentanner | Jan A | SGT | 05/26/65 | 01/23/66 | MEDIC | YE, | ||
Kappel | SSG | MEDIC | ||||||
Van Horne | Larry W | SGT | 02/01/66 | 02/02/67 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Orona | Charles P | SSG | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | & C-3 | DEC | ||
Bailly | Ronald A | SSG | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | DEC | |||
Kropp | Manfred | SFC | 08/11/67 | 08/10/68 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Erkel | Michael W | SGT | 05/01/68 | 11/01/68 | MEDIC | YE, | ||
Franconi | Louis C | SGT | 01/01/69 | 03/31/69 | MEDIC | YE, | ||
Luck | Tyree | SGT | MEDIC | unidentified | ||||
ATTACHED PERSONNEL | ||||||||
Keating | Charles F | 2LT | 01/01/67 | INTEL | 95th CA | YE, | ||
OTHER PERSONNEL | ||||||||
Lien | Le | "Sam" | Civ | Interpreter | YE, | |||
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Osborn | Arthur J | Jr | SP5 | 01/01/65 | ||||
Peterson | David P | SP6 | 01/01/65 | |||||
SFC Chuck Mastern, SSG Doughty, SGT Potter noted but not identified, Chuck/ Paul Severson or Sorenson, Waits+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | ||||||||
Books about Tan Rai: Lien Le (Sam), Spirit Stills the Storm Dr. Ray Striler, Tan Rai: A Team Special Forces 1966-67 MAP OF BUON BRIENG |
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