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Who's Who from Detachment A-254 (Plei Do Lim) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-254 (Plei Do Lim). If you were assigned to A-254 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 I need a copy of the PCS orders for the original PCS team.
Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/1 (AKA A5/224) (redesignated A-216 on 01/08/65) took over the Plei Do Lim camp from A-751A, a 7th SFGA TDY Split team. Plei Do Lim had been established in 1963 by A1/123, 1st SFG(A) which had relocated from Tra Bong. A5/216 was redesignated A-254 about March 1966. Plei Do Lim was converted to VNSF o/a 08/02/66. Plei Do Lim was located in Le Truong District, Pleiku Province.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Robbins | Chandler P | III | CPT | 09/01/64 | DET CO | A5/1 (A-216) | Y, | |
Rave | John S | CPT | 03/05/65 | DET CO | DEC | |||
McCoy | James A | CPT | 08/01/65 | 01/12/66 | DET CO | A-216 | ||
Word | Larry E | CPT | 12/19/65 | DET CO | A5/216 | DEC | ||
Miller | William H | CPT | 06/20/66 | 06/19/67 | DET CO | A7/24 | DEC | |
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Wilhelm | Alfred D | Jr "Al" | 1LT | 09/01/64 | DET XO | A5/1 (A-216) | Y, | |
McCoy | James A | 1LT | 01/13/65 | 08/01/65 | DET XO | A5/1 A-216 | ||
McNeil | Robert | 1LT | 01/13/65 | 01/12/66 | DET XO | A5/216 | ||
Walker | Jimmy | 1LT | 06/01/65 | 10/31/65 | DET XO | A5/216 | YE. | |
Horton | Ira D | 1LT | 10/21/65 | 10/20/66 | DET XO | YE. | ||
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Jacobelly | Robert C | 'Jake' | 1LT | 08/10/65 | 06/01/66 | CAPO | A5/216 & A-234? | YE. |
Caro | Carlos D | SGT | 12/15/65 | CAPO | DEC | |||
TEAM SERGEANTS | ||||||||
Manuel | Francis E | 'Fritz' | MSG | 09/01/64 | TM SGT | A5/1(A-216) | KIA | |
Soublet | Paul J | MSG | 06/01/65 | 12/01/65 | TM SGT | Y | ||
Hill | Joseph B | MSG | 11/09/65 | 11/08/66 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Buzzell | Donald A | SFC | 09/01/64 | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC | |||
Sortillo | Elliot | SFC | 04/12/65 | 10/31/65 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Combichi | Nicholas | SFC | 06/01/66 | 08/01/66 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Lewis | James L | Jr | SSG | 08/01/66 | 02/21/67 | INTEL | YE. | |
Stevens | Lowell W | SSG | 10/14/66 | 06/01/67 | INTEL/A | Assign? | DEC | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Ellis | Kenneth | Jr | SFC | 09/01/64 | HVY WPNS | A5/1 (A-216) | ||
Wright | Fred J | SSG | 09/01/64 | 05/01/65 | LT WPNS | A5/1 (A-216) | Y, | |
Vrba | Raymond J | Jr | SGT | 05/01/65 | 05/25/65 | LT WPNS | replaced Wright | KIA |
Smith | Robert A | SSG | 05/23/65 | 05/22/66 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Allickson | Henry O | SSG | 09/01/65 | 04/01/66 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Saxon | Joseph B | SFC | 03/01/67 | 08/27/67 | LT WPNS | Assign? | DEC | |
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Holthusen | Patrick H | SGT | 09/01/64 | 01/01/66 | RAD OP | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC | |
Hunt | Phillip W | SGT | 09/01/64 | 04/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC | |
Opshinsky | John R | "Jack" | SGT | 01/01/65 | 03/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | |
St George | Herbert J | SSG | 04/01/65 | 01/01/66 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
Holcomb | Charles R | SSG | 02/07/66 | 08/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Spencer | David D | SP4 | 03/10/66 | 03/09/67 | RAD OP | |||
DEMO | ||||||||
Bean | Billy V | SSG | 09/01/64 | DEMO | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC | ||
Johnston | Thor B | SP5 | 09/01/64 | DEMO | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC? | ||
Vrba | Raymond J | SGT | 05/01/65 | 05/25/65 | DEMO | KIA | ||
Arnold | Winfred W | SSG | 01/01/66 | 04/21/66 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Brown | Roy E | SSG | 03/17/66 | 08/01/66 | DEMO | YE. | ||
MEDIC | ||||||||
Johnson | Billy D | SGT | 09/01/64 | 12/31/65 | MEDIC | A5/1 (A-216) | DEC | |
Legrand | William F | SSG | 09/01/64 | 04/28/65 | MEDIC | A5/1 (A-216) | KIA | |
Sadler | Barry A | SP5 | 01/02/65 | 12/31/65 | MEDIC | fm B-21 | DEC | |
Johnson | Kenneth | SSG | 09/01/65 | 04/01/66 | MEDIC | KIA | ||
Barker | Thomas L | SSG | 01/15/66 | 02/24/66 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Pozorski | Paul J | SSG | 04/01/66 | 07/01/66 | MEDIC | YE, | ||
Beswick | William F | Jr | SSG | 09/14/66 | 08/01/66 | MEDIC | YE. | |
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
MAP of A-254 (Plei Do Lim) |
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