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Who's Who from Detachment A-236 (Lac Thien and Bu Prang) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-236 (Lac Thien and Bu Prang). If you were assigned to A-236 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 A5/223 replaced 1st SFG(A) TDY team, A1/311B, at Old Bu Prang after the Montagnard revolt. I need the PCS orders and official photo for this team. The team was redesignated A-236. O/a 5/13/65, the Bu Prang (Old) camp was closed and a new camp reopened at Lac Thien in Lac Thien District, Darlac Province. (Highlighted in Silver) The earlier TDY teams, from the 1st SFGA, are listed in a previously published monograph. Personnel from the 95th Civil Affairs Det were attached to this team in 1966. The camp was turned over to RF/PF o/a 09/30/67. Bu Prang (New) was opened in a parachute assault (OPERATION BLUE MAX) on 10/05/67. It was located in ? District, Quang Duc Provine. Bu Prang was relocated and rebuilt on a nearby position in April 1970. The camp was converted to 89th Border Rangers on 11/30/70.
DET CO | ||||||||
Hendricks | Christopher P | CPT | 11/01/64 | 04/01/65 | DET CO | A5/223 | YE. | |
McKinney | John W | CPT | 05/20/65 | 01/24/66 | DET CO | SSAT | DEC | |
Vay | Nicholas R | CPT | 12/15/65 | 04/10/66 | DET CO | YE, | ||
Jackson | John H | CPT | 05/05/66 | 07/01/66 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Meder | William A | CPT | 07/01/66 | 08/01/66 | DET CO | medevaced | YE. | |
Soderberg | John D | 1LT | 06/22/66 | 02/16/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Gerst | Jackson C | CPT | 12/08/66 | 06/07/67 | DET CO | Y, | ||
Keim | David W | CPT | 06/07/67 | 08/07/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Folsom | Spencer A | Jr | CPT | 08/03/67 | 07/16/68 | DET CO | DEC | |
Poe | William H | CPT | 07/09/68 | 01/21/69 | DET CO | YE, | ||
Kerr | Laurence M | CPT | 01/31/69 | 06/01/69 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Brown | James E | CPT | 03/12/69 | 09/26/69 | DET CO | |||
Griner | Billy G | CPT | 04/09/69 | 12/19/69 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Palmer | William L | "Nick" | CPT | 09/23/69 | 05/20/70 | DET CO | to 3/503/173 | YE. |
Potter | Ransford A | II | CPT | 05/20/70 | 11/30/70 | DET CO | DEC | |
DET XO | ||||||||
Caravalho | Sario J | 2LT | 10/01/64 | 01/01/65 | DET XO | A5/223 | YE, | |
Stahl | Vincent E | 1LT | 08/01/65 | 12/31/65 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Gonneville | Donald E | 1LT | 12/03/65 | 06/01/66 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Soderberg | John D | 1LT | 06/22/66 | 08/01/66 | DET XO | & CO | YE, | |
Manning | Charles F | 2LT | 08/03/66 | 10/31/67 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Bowman | William J | 1LT | 11/23/66 | 07/15/67 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Richie | Thomas K | 2LT | 06/23/67 | 12/25/67 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Hargrove | Jerry W | 1LT | 12/27/67 | 10/27/68 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Bahnatka | Joseph A | Jr | 1LT | 08/30/68 | 12/20/68 | DET XO | YE. | |
Belbey | Eugene | 1LT | 12/21/68 | 04/19/69 | DET XO | A0Y | ||
Gwynn | Eugene T | 1LT | 04/20/69 | 06/24/69 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Turney | George A | 1LT | 06/23/69 | 06/19/70 | DET XO | YE, | ||
Albracht | William L | CPT | 09/19/69 | 12/13/69 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Albracht | William L | CPT | 10/28/69 | 11/02/69 | FSB CO | FSB Kate | YE. | |
Potter | Ransford A | II | 1LT | 12/24/69 | 05/20/70 | DET XO/A | DEC | |
Norton | Robert D | Jr | 1LT | 05/21/70 | 08/22/70 | DET XO | Y | |
Entrican | Danny D | 1LT | 07/15/70 | 11/30/70 | DET XO | MIA | ||
CA/PO OFFICER | ||||||||
Parker | John A | 2LT | 10/12/65 | 10/11/66 | CAPO | |||
Goettle | Jimmy A | 1LT | 04/01/66 | 10/01/66 | CIVIL ENG | 95CA ATTD 16 TEAMS (4 OFF+MEDIC) | YE. | |
Hargrove | Jerry W | 1LT | 11/03/67 | 12/25/67 | CAPO | DEC | ||
Salter | John B | 1LT | 03/01/68 | 08/01/68 | CAPO | DEC | ||
Bahnatka | Joseph A | Jr | 1LT | 06/10/68 | 08/30/68 | CAPO | YE. | |
Wilm | Arthur J | 2LT | 11/01/68 | 09/20/69 | CAPO | DEC | ||
Norton | Robert D | Jr | 1LT | 09/15/69 | 03/01/70 | CAPO | & A-235? | Y |
Beck | Andrew J | 1LT | 03/01/70 | 05/01/70 | CAPO | YE. | ||
TM SGT | ||||||||
Davis | Joseph L | MSG | 10/01/64 | 0101/65 | TM SGT | A5/223 | DEC | |
Cardinal | Henry | MSG | 05/20/65 | 03/28/66 | TM SGT | SSAT | DEC | |
Drought | James H | MSG | 06/01/65 | 01/12/66 | TM SGT | SSAT | DEC | |
Pylant | Minor B | MSG | 10/01/66 | 01/01/67 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Viamontes | Mario A | MSG | 01/01/67 | 10/01/67 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Talkington | Walter A | MSG | 09/17/67 | 11/09/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Newsome | Lonnie F | MSG | 11/01/69 | 02/01/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Bishop | Charles M | "Cowboy" | SFC | 02/01/70 | 09/20/70 | TM SGT | DEC | |
Bell | Gene C | MSG | 09/01/70 | 12/29/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
INTEL SGT | ||||||||
Trejo | Lino | SSG | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | INTEL | A5/223 | DEC | |
Cherry | Owen L | SFC | 03/19/66 | INTEL | DEC | |||
Keltner | Kenneth K | SGT | 09/07/66 | 09/06/67 | INTEL/A | & A-234 | DEC | |
Brown | Marvin K | SSG | 09/13/66 | 09/12/67 | INTEL | SD to B-50 Sep 67 for 2 Apache recons | DEC | |
Peyton | Richard L | SFC | 03/01/67 | INTEL | DEC | |||
McNamara | Charles A | Jr "Mac" | SP5 | 09/01/68 | 03/01/69 | INTEL | YE. | |
Newsome | Lonnie F | MSG | 08/01/69 | 11/01/69 | INTEL | to 8/17/70? | DEC | |
Connell | John P | SFC | 01/01/69 | 01/01/70 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Brock | Ronald C | MSG | 10/20/69 | 12/11/69 | INTEL | & TM SGT | Y | |
Dunlop [Shanahan] | Steven R | SP4 | 11/10/69 | 04/14/70 | INTEL/A | YE, | ||
Anadon | Jeffery E | SP5 | 01/01/70 | 09/18/70 | INTEL/A | YE, | ||
Bishop | Charles M | "Cowboy" | SFC | 09/20/70 | 11/30/70 | INTEL | DEC | |
Smallwood | Michael W | SP5 | 08/01/70 | 12/15/70 | INTEL/A | YE | ||
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Carrow | Billy E | SFC | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | HVY WPNS | A5/223 | DNH | |
Trujillo | Gilbert | SFC | 11/01/64 | LT WPNS | A5/222 | DEC? | ||
Schmutzler | Clarence J | SSG | 11/01/64 | 01/01/65 | LT WPNS | A5/222 | DEC | |
Durham | Robert E | "Bull" | SFC | 03/01/65 | 12/01/65 | HVY WPNS | DEC | |
Treadwell | Frank L | SFC | 09/20/65 | 01/01/66 | LT WPNS | YE. | ||
Munoz | Ferdinand | SSG | 11/01/65 | 12/01/65 | LT WPNS | YE, | ||
Vander Zwalm | Richard L | SGT | 02/15/66 | 02/14/67 | HVY WPNS | Y. | ||
Williams | Robert N | SFC | 01/01/67 | 05/19/67 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Taylor | William E | SSG | 01/01/67 | DEC | ||||
Blair | James F | Jr | SFC | 06/02/67 | 10/25/67 | LT WPNS | to MSF | Y, |
Wilkerson | James L | SSG | 10/01/67 | 02/01/68 | LT WPNS | medevaced | DEC? | |
Hanna | Harry A | Jr | SSG | 12/01/67 | 02/01/68 | LT WPNS | DEC | |
Miller | Robert R | SFC | 11/16/67 | 11/15/68 | KIA | |||
Johnson | Jesse F | SFC | 06/16/69 | 12/21/69 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Gilbert | Michael W | SP4 | 10/01/69 | 05/30/70 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Tippett | Edward R | SSG | 04/01/70 | 11/30/70 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
RAD OP | ||||||||
Zabitosky | Frederick W | SGT | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/223 | DEC | |
Hoodye | Lawrence L | SFC | 10/01/64 | 01/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/223 | DEC | |
Hoodye | Lawrence L | SFC | 05/20/65 | 10/01/65 | RAD OP | SSAT to ? | DEC | |
Grant | Willard P | SFC | 01/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | |||
Jackson | Hugh P | SGT | 09/01/66 | 02/05/67 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
McKenna | John J | SFC | 01/01/67 | RAD OP | A0Y | |||
Gadwa | Michael F | SGT | 06/01/67 | RAD OP | & A-235 | YE. | ||
Moore | Gary L | SGT | 08/02/67 | 05/26/67 | RAD OP | & B-23 | YE. | |
McDaniel | Michael S | SP4 | 10/01/67 | 08/01/68 | RAD OP | medevaced | YE. | |
Fuller | William A | SSG | 01/01/68 | RAD OP | A0U, | |||
Wylie | Gary D | SGT | 09/01/68 | 02/01/69 | RAD OP | A0U | ||
Denote | Rocco L | SSG | 04/01/69 | 02/01/70 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
Heffernan | James F | SGT | 10/01/69 | 10/01/70 | RAD OP | Y, | ||
Olson | Peter J | SSG | 10/23/69 | 10/22/70 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Smallwood | Michael W | SP5 | 08/01/70 | 12/15/70 | INTEL | YE. | ||
DEMO | ||||||||
White | Milton H | Jr. | SFC | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | DEMO | A5/223 | DEC |
Turner | Willie J | SP5 | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | DEMO | A5/223 | YE. | |
Poole | Thomas D | SP5 | 08/01/65 | 09/01/65 | DEMO | YE. | ||
Kizzie | Floyd | 'Cat' | SFC | 09/22/66 | 09/21/67 | DEMO | DEC | |
Coutourier | Alvin | 'Tiny' | SP5 | 10/01/67 | 01/01/68 | DEMO | YE. | |
Henry | Ronald A | SP5 | 07/17/69 | 07/16/70 | DEMO | AOU | ||
Weaver | Jerry M | SSG | 07/01/70 | 07/16/70 | DEMO | fm B-22 | KIA | |
Hooks | Danny F | SSG | 09/01/70 | 11/29/69 | DEMO | medevaced | YE. | |
Reagan | Robel L | "Lee" | SP5 | 10/01/70 | 11/30/70 | 12B4S | ASSIGN? | DEC |
MEDIC | ||||||||
Deprez | Kenneth J | SGT | 10/01/64 | DROPPED | MEDIC | A5/223 to ? | YE? | |
Tamashunas | Robert R | SGT | 10/01/64 | 01/01/65 | MEDIC | A5/223 | YE. | |
Baker | Allen B | SFC | 10/10/64 | 01/01/65 | MEDIC | A5/223 | YE | |
Cianos | Andrew M | "Andy" | SP5 | 05/20/65 | 11/30/65 | MEDIC | DEC | |
Blais | Gerald J | SSG | 08/01/65 | 01/24/66 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Underwood | Oliver | SFC | 10/01/65 | MEDIC | & TM SGT | DEC | ||
Hollingsworth | Michael G | SSG | 06/01/66 | MEDIC | DEC | |||
Walton | Allen N | III "Nick" | SP4 | 06/01/66 | 12/01/66 | MEDIC | YE. | |
Sikes | Tommy C | SSG | 08/01/66 | 07/31/67 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Sweeney | John H | SFC | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | to B-23 S-4 | DEC | ||
Knuble | Vitauts | SP4 | 01/02/67 | MEDIC | DEC | |||
Dickerson | John K | SP4 | 03/01/67 | 03/01/68 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Waits | James M | SFC | 02/01/67 | 02/01/68 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Weiser | Randall T | SFC | 02/01/68 | MEDIC | Y, | |||
Mertz | Fritz A | SSG | 05/18/68 | 12/28/69 | MEDIC | |||
Simpson | Harold B | "Buck" | SGT | 05/17/69 | 05/15/70 | MEDIC | YE. | |
Rushing | Alan E | SP5 | 01/19/69 | 03/18/70 | MEDIC | YE, | ||
Williams | John W | 'Tonto' | SGT | 06/29/69 | 06/28/70 | MEDIC | Y, | |
Shelly | Henry F | III | SSG | 11/16/69 | 11/14/70 | MEDIC | 07/01/70 | DEC |
Fitzsimmons | Michael G | SGT | 01/20/70 | 02/15/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Noble | Richard E | SGT | 04/01/70 | 09/07/70 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Hinton | Thomas H | SP5 | 04/01/70 | 07/01/70 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Shepherd | Daniel G | SSG | 07/01/70 | 11/31/70 | MEDIC | Y. | ||
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Marcelo | Benjamin H | SGT | 01/01/69 | RAD OP | 234@FSB ANNE | DEC | ||
Varn | Douglas | SSG | 01/01/69 | DEC | ||||
Day | Seth A | LTC | 10/31/69 | 12/09/69 | SR ADV | AT 53/ 23 INF DIV |
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403rd SOD (Radio Research) | ||||||||
Korner | Robert E | SSG | 03/31/69 | 04/14/70 | 05H4S73 | @A-244, A-236, A-239,C-4, A-423, B-43 | DEC | |
Vestuto | Robert M | SSG | 07/28/69 | 07/22/70 | @A-236 & B-23 | |||
MAP OF LAC THIEN | ||||||||
MAP OF BU PRANG | ||||||||
There are six 1:50K map sheets of Vietnam that I have not been able to obtain or digitize as CADRG. I have the physical maps. DAK DAM (6433I), which includes Bu Prang, is one of the missing sheets. | ||||||||
Fire Support Bases Kate, Annie and Susan | ||||||||
From about 15 Sep. 21 Sep.1969, the various platoons and sections from the different battalions began to stage into their locations. Guns and crews were moved from their original bases to Ban Me Thuot, Duc Lap or Bu Prang and then moved out to FSB Kate(YU581548), Annie(YU484513) and Susan(YU514432) as air assets were available. As each base was occupied a company of Montagnards with their Special Forces advisors were inserted. At Kate a company advised by Team A-233 from Ban Don with their Special Forces advisor SFC Arbizo and a company from Team A-236 from Bu Prang advised by CPT Barham secured the perimeter. In the beginning of this operation, there was little activity on the firebases except the normal fire mission in support of Camp Bu Prang and its patrols. Later intelligence offered a reason for this in that the NVA had not done a reconnaissance of the area for several weeks and were unaware of the three new firebases. Upon discovering the locations of these three firebases, things began to change. On Oct. 27 SGT Dan Pierelli, a 22 year, old relieved SFC Arbizo. CPT. William Albracht, the executive officer at Bu Prang, arrived the following day to relieve CPT Braham, who was leaving for R&R. CPT. Albracht took over as senior ground commander at Kate. He was 21 years old at the time. This coincided with the NVA recognizing the new threat from the firebases and their determination to address that threat. At this time there were about 27 U.S. artillerymen on Kate along with Albracht, Pierelli and about 150 Montagnards. | ||||||||
Gallagher | Edward P | "Pat" | 1LT | 10/01/69 | 10/10/69 | FSB CO | FSB Kate (A-234) | YE. |
Barham | Lucian L | CPT | 10/10/68 | 10/28/69 | FSB CO | FSB Kate (A-239) | YE | |
Albracht | William L | CPT | 10/28/69 | 11/02/69 | FSB CO | FSB Kate (A-236) | YE. | |
Arbizo | SFC | 10/27/69 | FSB Kate (A-233) | DEC | ||||
Pierelli | Dan | SGT | 10/27/69 | 11/02/69 | FSB Kate (B-23) | YE. | ||
Ruscio | John B | SSG | FSB Anne (A-234) | YE. | ||||
Marcello | Benjamin H | SSG | RAD OP | FSB Anne (A-234) | DEC | |||
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