A-323 (Trai Bi/Thien Ngon)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-323 (Trang Sup/Trai Bi/Thien Ngon) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-323 (Trai Bi/Thien Ngon). If you were assigned to A-323 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 "Assignment 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.

Narrative Information: A5/331 replaced TDY Team A1/411 at Trang Sup o/a 3/20/65. The camp was redesignated A-323 Several detachments were concentrated at Trang Sup which conducted CIDG training for IIICTZ. The resident Trang Sup detachment was reassigned to the Mike Force as A-301 o/a 9/01/65. The first Detachment to open Trai Bi was Sheldon's team, which had come through Nha Trang, via Trang Sup to open Trai Bi o/a/ 3/1/66. The Yellow Highlight Band indicates personnel whose tours included both camps. Trai Bi was located in Phuoc Ninh District, Tay Ninh Province. Trai Bi was closed o/a 12/22/67 and Thien Ngon was opened o/a/ 12/08/67. The Silver Highlight Band indicates personnel whose tours included both of these camps. Thien Ngon was converted to 73rd Border Ranger o/a 09/30/70. Thien Ngon was located in Phuoc Ninh District, Tay Ninh Province.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Fortier	Joseph E	III	CPT	03/20/65	09/01/65	DET CO	A5/111	YE
Smallwood	Donald B		2LT	04/01/65	06/01/65	DET CO		YE
Arsenault	Philip N		CPT	06/01/65	12/26/65	DET CO	TRANG SUP	DEC
Sheldon	William W		CPT	07/20/65	07/19/66	DET CO	VIA TRANG SUP
Burroughs	Dale A		CPT	06/22/66	08/10/66	DET CO		DEC
Parks	William I	Jr	CPT	08/10/66	03/23/67	DET CO		YE
Biddle	Robert S		CPT	04/01/67	06/01/67	DET CO		YE
McLendon	Louie H		CPT	05/06/67	11/01/67	DET CO		Y
Croom	Oliver L	Jr	CPT	06/01/67	09/13/67	DET CO		Y
Lopez	Louis	Jr	CPT	09/20/67	01/23/68	DET CO	medevaced	Y
Vogel	Harold E		CPT	01/01/68	01/17/68	DET CO		YE
Smith	Rodney G		CPT	01/24/68	04/27/68	DET CO		DEC
Clarke	William E	Jr	CPT	06/01/68	09/27/68	DET CO	DATES?	DEC
Winchester	Jerry R		CPT	01/01/69	03/27/69	DET CO		DEC
Stuart	Gary R		CPT	01/07/69	06/01/69	DET CO
Sutton	Clifford E		CPT	02/14/69	11/22/69	DET CO		YE
McClain	Robert		CPT	08/15/69	03/14/70	DET CO

Dillon	Eugene C		CPT	11/07/69	09/30/70	DET CO		YE
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Rittenhouse	David L		2LT	03/20/65		DET XO	A5/111	A0Y
Smallwood	Donald B		2LT	06/01/65	04/01/66	DET XO		YE
Chirico	Frank M		1LT	04/12/66	10/01/66	DET XO		A0U
Condon	James J		1LT	08/10/66	03/01/67	DET XO		A0U
Harvey	Frederick W	Jr	1LT	12/18/66	03/07/67	DET XO		A0Y
Miller	James E	III	1LT	05/01/67	07/21/67	DET XO		YE
Berry	Roy D	Jr	1LT	07/17/67	11/06/67	DET XO		A0U
Moore	Charles R	'Roger'	1LT	10/18/67	10/04/68	DET XO		YE
Van Ness	Gerrit P		1LT	02/02/68	06/10/68	DET XO		YE
Winslow	Michael J		1LT	06/16/68		DET XO		YE
Calvert	Ronald M		1LT	11/17/68	10/16/69	DET XO		YE
Fetters	David M		1LT	03/06/69	09/01/69	DET XO		YE
Siciliano	David F		1LT	08/01/69	11/26/69	DET XO		YE
Dillon	Eugene C		1LT	11/07/69	05/13/70	DET XO		YE
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Winslow	Michael J		1LT	05/01/68	06/16/68	CAPO		YE
Lepak	Alexander L	Jr	1LT	05/02/68	09/27/69	CAPO		YE
Velez	Edwin M		1LT	12/21/68	03/01/69	CAPO		A0Y

Bowman	Joseph M		1LT	07/06/69	10/24/69	CAPO		YE
Barnes	Ervin K		1LT	11/15/69	11/01/70	CAPO		A0U
Haworth	Roderic L	"Rod"	2LT	11/15/69	06/01/70	CAPO	A-322	A0Y
TEAM SERGEANT
Ladd	Oren D		MSG	03/20/65	03/01/66	TM SGT	A5/111	DEC
Hoff	Herbert L		MSG	06/01/65	11/01/65	TM SGT	to B-32 S2 NCOIC	Y
Picklesimer	Billy A		SFC	11/01/65	06/01/66	TM SGT		DEC
Matthews	Roy L		MSG	06/01/66	02/01/67	TM SGT		Y
O'Keefe	John J		MSG	01/01/67	10/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Larimore	James L		MSG	11/01/66	11/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Gollihugh	Donald K		MSG	03/27/67	03/26/68	TM SGT		DEC
Beatty	James D		MSG	10/10/67	10/10/68		Also B-36? in 66?	DEC
Tagart	Charles W	Jr	SFC	03/01/68		TM SGT		YZ
Moss	Richard H		MSG	10/23/68	10/22/69	TM SGT		DEC
Brown	Donald B	'DB'	SFC	01/04/69	01/03/70	TM SGT	& Intel	A0Y
Davenport	Howard L					TM SGT	dates?	DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Hargraves	James E		SSG	03/20/65		INTEL	A5/111	A0Y
Kauffman	Ronald E		SFC	07/20/65	07/20/66	INTEL		YE

Gross	Richard R	"Moose"	SFC	05/01/67	01/01/68	INTEL		DEC
Ferola	Paul G	Sr	SFC	10/08/67	10/07/68	INTEL		Y
Lind	Darrell J		SFC	09/07/68	11/03/68	INTEL		DEC
Brown	Donald B	'DB'	SFC	01/04/69	01/03/70	INTEL	& TM SGT	A0Y
Childress	Carl R		SP5	01/06/69	01/05/70	INTEL/A		A0Y
Hart	Robert J	"Big Bob"	SFC	08/21/69	08/20/70	INTEL	to B-32	DEC
McCrea	Richard G		SGT	12/18/68	12/17/69	INTEL/A		A0Y
WEAPONS
Brock	David R		SGT	03/20/65	09/01/65	HVY WPNS	A5/111	A0U
Breen	John P		SGT	03/20/65		LT WPNS	A5/111	DEC
Campbell	Ollie G		SSG	01/01/66		WPNS	medevaced	A0Y
Smith	Joseph A		SP4	01/01/66		WPNS	Trai Bi

Toth	Dennis K		SSG	04/01/67	03/01/67	LT WPNS	twice medevaced	YE
Collarile	Robert V		SP5	05/01/67		LT WPNS		YE
Hernandez	Samuel D		SFC	04/01/67	04/01/68	HVY WPNS	medevaced	YE
Cranford	Howard F		SFC	01/01/68		HVY WPNS		A0U
Bain	Ronald L		SFC	03/01/68	05/15/68	HVY WPNS	medevaced	YE
Putnam	Spencer W		SSG	07/01/68		HVY WPNS		DEC
Richards	Jose		SGT	01/01/69		LT WPNS		A0U
Lambert	Franklin D		SFC	01/03/69	10/20/69	LT WPNS		A0Y
Massey	Carl E		SFC	09/01/69	09/22/69	LT WPNS		DEC
Fratus	Raymond L	Jr	SFC	09/13/69	11/01/69	LT WPNS		YE
Elledge	Christopher C		SGT	01/01/70		HVY WPNS		DEC
RADIO OP
Taylor	Fred		SFC	03/20/65	06/01/65	RAD OP	A5/111	MIA
Lambacher	Terry L		SFC	03/20/65	03/19/66	RAD OP	A5/111	DEC
O'Kelley	James O		SSG	04/01/65	02/09/66	RAD OP		YE
Counts	Clarence		SFC	05/01/66	05/01/67	RAD OP	& TM SGT	A0Y
Magsby	Ray D		SGT	06/01/66	09/01/66	RAD OP		YE
Taylor	Donald J		SSG	06/18/66	07/15/68	RAD OP		YE
McArdle	Francis J		SSG	06/17/67	01/01/68	RAD OP		DEC
Perry	James E		SSG	08/01/67	03/01/68	RAD OP		YE
Dressler	Richard F		SGT	01/01/68	03/15/70	RAD OP		A0Y
Holland	Ronald F		SGT	01/01/68		RAD OP		YE
Long	Gregory T		SP4	03/01/68	09/04/68	RAD OP
Cooper	Charles		SSG	07/21/68	07/20/69	RAD OP		DEC
Fregoso	Emilio I		SFC	08/23/68	07/28/69	RAD OP		A0Y?
Smith	Robert G	Jr	SGT	08/01/69	07/01/70	RAD OP		YE
Ingram	Ronald G		SGT	09/19/68	08/24/69	RAD OP		YE
Pierce	Coy L		SFC	01/07/68		RTT OP		YE
Hall	Jon		SGT	07/01/70	09/30/70	RAD OP		DEC
DEMO
Callaghan	John F		SP5	03/20/65		DEMO	A5/111
Covell	Charles R		SSG	03/20/65		DEMO	A5/111	A0Y
Breon	Richard A		SSG	07/01/65	02/19/66	DEMO		DEC

Nuqui	Roland		SSG	08/23/66	11/01/66	DEMO	TRAI BI	YE
Patterson	Charles J		SP5	09/01/67		DEMO		A0U
Weber	Marvin R		SP5	01/15/68	09/20/68	DEMO		A0Y
Alexander	Tony E		SP5	09/22/68	08/01/69	DEMO		A0Y
Holck	Norman W		SP5	01/01/69	09/10/69	DEMO	medevaced	DEC?
Hargrove	Colin M		SSG	09/21/69	09/17/70	DEMO	to B-32 S-3	A0Y
MEDIC
Mims	Leonard A		SSG	03/20/65		MEDIC	A5/111	DEC
Sapper	Douglas A		SP4	03/20/65		MEDIC	A5/111	YE
Goff	Wendell D		SGT	02/01/66	10/01/66	MEDIC	TRANG SUP	A0Y
Etler	David C		SP5	02/10/66	10/26/66	MEDIC		YE
Holt	James W		SFC	03/01/66	02/01/67	MEDIC		KIA
Parker	David A		SP5	01/01/67	01/01/68	MEDIC		KIA
Marshall	John S		SGT	03/01/67	07/19/68	MEDIC	to B-36 4/68?	YE
Burr	Jerome O		SGT	01/01/67		MEDIC	to MSF	A0Y
Briggs	Milton E		SGT	08/19/67	06/27/68	MEDIC	to B-36 4/68?	A0Y
Brock	Daniel B		SGT	02/01/68	05/01/68	MEDIC		YE
Contreras	Benito	Jr	SGT	02/12/68	09/01/68	MEDIC		KIA
Canepa	David J		SGT	01/01/68	09/15/68	MEDIC		YE
Needle	David L		SGT	10/19/68	02/05/69	MEDIC		A0Y
Monce	Ronald B		SGT	11/09/68	11/10/68	MEDIC		A0Y
Manning	Reginald T		SSG	01/14/69	04/01/69	MEDIC		DEC
Bozeman	Clarence M		SFC	01/16/69	09/01/69	MEDIC		YE
			SSG			MEDIC
Miller	William P		SGT	09/10/69	09/16/69	MEDIC	Medevaced
			SP4			MEDIC
Abrams	Willis D	Jr	SFC	03/01/70	09/30/70	MEDIC	& Tm SGT	A0U
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Reece	Lecil R		SGT	03/20/64	Dropped	to C-3	A5/111	YE
Goatbe	Arthur R		SP4	01/01/67				YE
Holdorf	Charles		SGT	01/01/67
Roberts	Bennie B		SFC	01/01/68	07/20/68			A0U
Flores	Moises L		SFC	08/07/69	08/06/70			A0U
Collins	Gerald E		SFC	01/01/70	10/06/70			DEC
Powell	Michael L		SP5	01/01/70	12/01/70			A0Y

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