A-254 (Plei Do Lim)

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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 join the team discussion at the Green Beret Forum. 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)
Rave	John S		CPT	03/05/65		DET CO
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
Miller	William H		CPT	06/20/66	06/19/67	DET CO	A7/24
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Wilhelm	Alfred D	Jr	1LT	09/01/64		DET XO	A5/1 (A-216)
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	James B	'Jimmy'	1LT	06/01/65	10/31/65	DET XO	A5/216
Horton	Ira D		1LT	10/21/65	10/20/66	DET XO
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Jacobelly	Robert C	'Jake'	1LT	08/10/65	06/01/66	CAPO	A5/216 & A-234?
Caro	Carlos D		SGT	12/15/65		CAPO
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
Hill	Joseph B		MSG	11/09/65	11/08/66	TM SGT		Y
INTELLIGENCE
Buzzell	Donald A		SFC	09/01/64			A5/1 (A-216)	DEC
Sortillo	Elliot		SFC	04/12/65	10/31/65	INTEL

Combichi	Nicholas		SFC	06/01/66	08/01/66	INTEL
Lewis	James L	Jr	SSG	08/01/66	02/21/67	INTEL
Stevens	Lowell W		SSG	10/14/66	06/01/67	INTEL/A
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)
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
Allickson	Henry O		SSG	09/01/65	04/01/66	LT WPNS
Saxon	Joseph B		SFC	03/01/67	08/27/67	LT WPNS
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		RAD OP	A5/1 (A-216)
Opshinsky	John R		SGT	01/01/65	03/01/66	RAD OP		Y
St George	Herbert J		SSG	04/01/65	04/01/66	RAD OP
Holcomb	Charles R		SSG	02/07/66	08/01/66	RAD OP
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)
Johnston	Thor B		SP5	09/01/64		DEMO	A5/1 (A-216)
Arnold	Winfred W		SSG	01/01/66	04/21/66	DEMO
Brown	Roy E		SSG	03/17/66	08/01/66	DEMO
MEDIC
Johnson	Billy D		SGT	09/01/64	12/31/65	MEDIC	A5/1 (A-216)
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
Pozorski	Paul J		SSG	04/01/66	07/01/66	MEDIC		YE
Beswick	William F	Jr	SSG	09/14/66	08/01/66	MEDIC		Y
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN

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