A-233 (Buon Mi Ga, Buon Ea Yang, Trang Phuc)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-233 (Trang Phuc aka Ban Don, etc) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-233 (Buon Mi Ga, Buon Ea Yang/Trang Phuc aka Ban Don). If you were assigned to A-233 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 (281) 879-5688 or join the team discussion at the Green Beret Forum.

Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/2 (AKA A5/212) replaced a 1st SFG(A) TDY team at Buon Mi Ga. The team was redesignated A-233 on 01/08/65. O/a 4/28/65, that camp was closed and a new camp reopened at Buon Ea Yang. O/a 8/8/66, the camp was relocated to Trang Phuc aka Ban Don in ? District, Darlac Province. The earlier TDY teams, from the 1st SFGA, are listed in a previously published monograph. An augmentation team from B-57 was present in late 1966-67. The camp was turned over to the 72nd Border Ranger Battalion on 09/20/70.

DET CO
Willoughby	Lawrence C		CPT	09/01/64	08/31/65	DET CO	A5/212	DEC
Abraham	Jack B		CPT	01/25/65	07/01/65	DET CO	A5/121 to C-2?	YE
Andersen	Arne		CPT	06/01/65	11/01/65	DET CO		YE,
White	Robert W	Sr	CPT	08/11/65		DET CO		DEC
Mize	Ola L		CPT	01/03/66	10/01/66	DET CO		DEC
Daniel	William D	Jr	CPT	05/01/66	12/01/66	DET CO		DEC
Wolfe	Robert M		CPT	11/09/66	07/02/67	DET CO	& C-4?	DEC
Peters	Stephen F		1LT	06/14/67		DET CO		KIA
Hamilton	Emery		CPT	08/03/67	01/20/68	DET CO		DEC
Spoerry	Stephen J	'Jim'	CPT	01/05/68	03/06/68	DET CO		YE
Worthy	George A		1LT	03/07/68	11/12/68	DET CO		YE
O'Harra	James P		CPT	08/30/68	01/25/69	DET CO		Y
Gritz	John P		CPT	01/26/69	09/17/69	DET CO		Y
O'Neal	Ralph K		1LT	07/18/69	07/18/70	ACTING CO		A0Y
Janous	William J		CPT	08/12/69	12/01/69	DET CO		YE,
Whiteside	Richard I		CPT	12/01/69	04/01/70	DET CO		DEC
Heslin	Thomas F		CPT	03/28/70	07/01/70	DET CO		DEC
Dahlman	Robert W		CPT	06/01/70	10/30/70	DET CO		DEC
DET XO
Riddle	Steven G		1LT	09/01/64	08/31/65	DET XO	A5/212	DEC
Smith	Jimmy J		1LT	10/12/65	10/11/66	DET XO		DEC
Peters	Stephen F		2LT	10/11/66	06/13/67	DET XO		KIA
Janik	William J		2LT	07/09/67	12/27/67	DET XO		A0Y
Ratcliffe	William S		1LT	11/26/67	04/09/68	DET XO		YE.
Elmquist	Ronald E		1LT	04/10/68	10/01/68	DET XO	MED-EVACED?	Y
Cronin	Joseph T	II	1LT	10/07/68	04/01/69	DET XO		DEC
Mitchell	John R		1LT	04/01/69	09/09/69	DET XO		YE,
O'Neal	Ralph K		1LT	07/18/69	07/18/70	DET XO		A0Y
Beck	Andrew J		1LT	07/01/70	11/01/70	DET XO		YE.
CA/PO OFFICER
Robey	Lyle G		1LT	08/05/65	03/01/65	CAPO		DEC
Peters	Stephen F		2LT	08/15/66	10/11/66	CAPO		KIA
Husband	Chester A	Jr	1LT	04/09/67	09/02/67	CAPO	ASSIGN?	YE,
Elmquist	Ronald E		1LT	02/04/68	04/09/68	CAPO		Y
Brackett	Richard P		1LT	09/06/68	02/12/69	CAPO		YE,
Mills	Stewart C		1LT	12/26/68	03/01/69	CAPO		YE,
Kivipelto	John D		1LT	03/23/69	01/21/70	CAPO		DEC
Beck	Andrew J		1LT	07/01/70	11/01/70	CAPO		Y
TM SGT
Duarte	Antonio	Jr 'Tony'	MSG	09/01/64	01/01/65	TM SGT	A5/212	DEC
Farrell	Jimmie L		SFC	09/01/64	08/31/65	TM SGT	A5/212	DEC
Heathman	Howard V		SFC	09/01/65	01/01/66	TM SGT		DEC
Ashcraft	Leland		MSG	01/01/66	04/01/66	TM SGT	to SGM	DEC
Pylant	Minor B		MSG	04/01/66	10/01/66	TM SGT		DEC
Taylor	Lewis R	'Smokey'	MSG	01/01/67	01/01/68	TM SGT		DEC
Boody	Thomas T	'Ted'	MSG	01/01/68	08/01/68	TM SGT		YE,
Jessee	Thomas J		MSG	09/23/68	03/01/68	TM SGT		DEC
Ratleff	Roy J		MSG	09/01/68	05/01/69	TM SGT		DEC
Miller	Hugh W		MSG	03/10/69	03/09/70	TM SGT		DEC
Ledbetter	William C	Jr	MSG	11/01/69	03/01/70	TM SGT		DEC
Maynard	Kennie W		MSG	01/01/70	04/01/70	TM SGT		Y
Cherry	Owen L		MSG	04/01/70	11/01/70	TM SGT		DEC
INTEL SGT
Gaydosik	Edward H		SFC	08/01/64	08/31/65	INTEL	A5/212	DEC
Kling	Daniel J	"Danny"	SFC	05/01/65	08/01/65	INTEL		DEC

Pawlick	William J		SGT	05/01/66	05/01/67	INTEL		DEC
Rubio	Anthony L		SSG	01/01/67		INTEL		YE,
Christy	Gale P		SFC	06/01/67	01/28/68	INTEL		DEC
Holton	Archie B		SSG	06/01/67		INTEL/A		DEC
Massingill	Roy G		SFC	01/01/68		INTEL		DEC
Cummings	David L		SP5	07/01/68	01/01/69	INTEL/A		YE
Dawkins	James R		SFC	08/24/68	08/23/69	INTEL		DEC
Roseberry	Larry D		SSG	08/01/68	10/08/68	INTEL/A		DEC
Speyrer	Lloyd E		SFC	03/03/69	03/02/70	INTEL		DEC
WEAPONS
Freyser	William O	'Bill'	SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	LT WPNS	A5/212 to A-103 (PH)?	DEC
Anderson	James H	Jr	SSG	12/01/64	09/01/65	LT WPNS	A5/312	Y
Bowman	James C		SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	WPNS	A5/212	DEC
Blanchard	Alexander C		SGT	11/01/65	11/01/66	LT WPNS		Y
Hughes	Glenn C		SSG	12/05/65	06/01/66	HVY WPNS		DEC
DeLuca	Thomas A		SFC	03/01/66	03/01/67	HVY WPNS	COMMISSIONED	YE,
Ramirez	Robert C		SGT	04/01/67	05/01/67	LT WPNS		YE,
Morris	Jimmie		SSG	04/29/67	12/01/67	LT WPNS	medevaced, commissnd	YE.
Gale	Donald A		SFC	10/01/67	09/01/68	HVY WPNS		YE,
Bonner	Jack L		SFC	09/01/67	03/18/68	HVY WPNS		DEC
Camacho	Fred A		SSG	12/06/67	11/05/68	LT WPNS		YE
Taylor	Terrell	"King Kong"	SFC	03/10/69	03/09/70	HVY WPNS		Y
Pierelli	Daniel J		SGT	06/01/69		LT WPNS		YE,
Gilbert	Michael W		SGT	06/10/70	09/30/70	LT WPNS		DEC
RAD OP
James	Charles G		SGT	09/01/64	08/31/65	RAD OP	A5/212	Y
Bonner	Robert W		SP4	01/01/65	03/01/66	RAD OP		YE,
Bain	Neville G		SP4	06/01/65	11/01/65	RAD OP	from SIGCO TM B-3	YE,
Miller	Byron S		SGT	11/15/65	05/08/66	RAD OP		YE,
Collier	William D		SFC	01/01/66		RAD OP		DEC
Ballou	Richard D		SGT	01/01/66	01/01/67	RAD OP	ALSO C-2	DEC
Clemmer	James L		SP4	09/01/66	05/01/67	RAD OP		DEC
Williams	Gene H		SP4	01/01/67	07/01/67	RAD OP		YE
Holcomb	Charles R		SSG	01/01/67		RAD OP		DEC
Krajicek	Russell J		SSG	06/01/67		RAD OP		DEC
Hoskins	Edward L		SSG	07/04/67	12/01/67	RAD OP		YE
Brown	Brian A		SSG	11/17/67	11/01/68	RAD OP		YE,
Pawelko	Michael J	Jr	SGT	06/01/68		RAD OP	rash ?	DEC
Vermillion	Michael L		SGT	09/23/68	09/22/69	RAD OP		AOU
Smith	Jack E		SSG	05/08/69	04/12/70	RAD OP		YE,
Helm	Edward L		SFC	05/20/69	05/19/70	RAD OP		A0U
Henke	James J		SGT	09/01/69	09/01/70	RAD OP		DEC
Ordway	Stephen D		SGT	03/01/70	11/30/70	RAD OP		YE,
DEMO
Dreblow	Harold H		SSG	09/01/64	12/01/64	DEMO	A5/212 to B-52?	DEC
Escher	Casey H	Jr	PFC	09/01/64	08/31/65	DEMO	A5/212	YE,
Poole	Thomas D		SP5	10/01/65	04/01/66	DEMO		YE,
Webster	Earle E		SSG	11/01/65	11/01/66	DEMO	or B-52	Y
Stedman	Gary M		SSG	03/01/66	12/01/66	DEMO		YE,
Eckhardt	Eric G		SSG	12/02/66	12/07/67	DEMO		YE,
Kreis	Marvin M		SSG	06/01/67		DEMO
Arbizo	Santiago M		SSG	10/23/68	09/22/70	DEMO		DEC
MEDIC
Trout	Donald K		SGT	09/01/64	08/31/65	MEDIC	A5/212	Y
Dillinder	Troy D		SSG	09/01/64	01/01/65	MEDIC	A5/212	DEC
Dare	Ronald A		SGT	01/01/65		MEDIC		Y
?Spivey	Gene		SSG			MEDIC		DEC
Nation	Robert H		SGT	08/01/65	08/01/66	MEDIC		DEC
Meade	Patrick W		SP4	09/01/66	08/01/67	MEDIC		YE
Brackett	Richard P		SSG	05/01/66	11/01/66	MEDIC		YE,
Knuble	Vitauts		SGT	05/01/67		MEDIC		DEC
Schroeder	Bryant J		SGT	06/01/67		MEDIC		Y
Smith	James W		SGT	05/01/68	08/23/68	MEDIC	@A-239?	KIA
Hill	Robert M		SFC	06/01/68		MEDIC		DEC
Chestnut	William J		SP4	09/01/68	12/01/69	MEDIC	& C-2	YE.
Green	Thomas D		SFC	01/07/69	05/01/69	MEDIC		DEC

Celaya	Raymond		SGT	09/01/69	05/01/70	MEDIC		YE,
Hinton	Thomas H		SP5	07/01/70	11/18/70	MEDIC		DEC
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN
Scull	John F	Jr	SP4	01/01/66	03/21/66	PHOTOG	Group PIO	KIA
Hamilton	Christopher B		SGT	12/08/69	11/12/70

B-57 (Project Gamma Personnel at A-233)
Terry	Curtis D		MAJ	07/09/66	11/04/66	@A-233	Spec Projects	DEC
Walters	Jerry R		CPT	10/05/66	04/10/67	@A-233	CASE OFF	YE,
Young	James A		CPT	11/10/66	11/05/67	@A-233
Peters	Stephen F		1LT	08/15/66	06/13/67	@A-233	Det XO or B-57?	KIA
Meehan	William F	Jr	1LT	09/29/66	04/11/67	@A-233	CASE OFF
Elkins	Harry F		SFC	10/01/66	04/01/67	@A-233		DEC
403 RR (ASA Personnel at A-233)
Bagley	Michael F		SSG	09/15/66	04/27/68	05H4S	@A-233	Y,
Herr	William M		SP5		09/14/67	05H	@A-233	YE.
Larsen	John A		SSG	08/05/67	07/31/68	98C4S68	@A-233	YE.
Alligood	James	Jr	MSG	09/01/67		98Z	OPS NCOIC	DEC
McCallum	Andrew	Jr	SSG	09/01/67	09/14/67	05H4S		YE,
Campbell	James H	III	SSG	08/01/67	08/27/68	05D4P
Toten	William L		SSG	08/01/67	08/23/68	05D4S69
Quinn	Duane E		SP4	09/01/67	09/14/67	05H4S	@A-233 malaria	YE.
Hubbard	Michael E		SSG	08/29/67	09/14/67	05D4S	@A-233 malaria	YE.
Semmler	James W		SSG	10/15/67	11/05/68	05H2P	@A-233	YE,
MAP OF BUON EA YANG
MAP OF TRANG PHUC
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