A-401 (Don Phuoc)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-401 (Don Phuoc) (Partial Draft)
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The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-401 (Don Phuoc). If you were assigned to A-401 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. I am planning to put the old Don Phuc detachment under Binh Hung with a footnote. I also think that for new Don Phuc it might be worthwhile to note company and platoon assignments in the remarks section, but maintain the listing by MOS. Any Comments?

Narrative Information: A PCS Team or composite element designated TF GREEN took over the Old Don Phuoc camp from A1/311, 1st SFG(A). TF Green was replaced by PCS Detachment A5/333 and TF Green relocated to set up Cai Cai (see A-431). A5/333 relocated to Binh Hung and was redesignated A-411 (see A-404). Don Phuoc appears to have closed out for several months, until Detachment A-430 was set up to provide a reaction force capability. O/a 06/01/67 A-430 was redesignated A-401. (B-43 was established 2/67, did B-43 initially control the MSF/MGF detachments?) A-401 became the Ist Battalion, IV Corps Mobile Strike Force Command on 05/23/68. Did it move to Can Tho at the end of 1968? Don Phuoc (?) was converted to RF/PF o/a 05/31/70. Don Phuoc was located in Hong Ngu District, Kien Phong Province.

Don Phuoc (old) (I have no information on TF Green, which preceeded this team.)

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Chaplinski	Charles W	Jr	CPT	01/29/65	06/01/65	DET CO	A5/333 to B-42	YE.
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Enright	William E	Jr	2LT	01/29/65	06/01/66	DET XO	A5/333	DEC
TEAM SERGEANT
Jones	Lester W		MSG	01/29/65	01/28/66	TM SGT	A5/333(A-411)
INTELLIGENCE
Cooper	Rudolph W	'Rudy'	SFC	01/29/65	06/01/65	INTEL	A5/333	DEC
WEAPONS
Zan	Tom L		SSG	01/29/65	06/01/65	HVY WPNS	A5/333	DEC
Almand	Francis A		SGT	01/29/65	04/01/65	LT WPNS	A5/333 m/e	Y.
RADIO OP
Cavanaugh	Robert L		SSG	01/29/65	01/28/66	RAD OP	A5/333	DEC
Safer	Jerry		SGT	01/29/65	01/28/66	RAD OP	A5/333 (A-411)	DEC
DEMO
Soule	Peter E		SP5	01/29/65	01/28/66	DEMO	A5/333	Y,
Woodard	Hoke S	Jr	SSG	01/29/65	01/28/66	DEMO	A5/333 (A-411)	DEC
MEDIC
Spangler	Herbert B		SP4	01/29/65	01/28/66	MEDIC	A5/333	DEC
Zaleski	Peter		SSG	01/29/65	01/28/66	MEDIC	A5/333 & HHC?	DEC

Don Phuoc (new)

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Topp	Robert G		MAJ	01/01/66	10/12/66	DET CO	A-430	DEC
Bynam	Holland E		MAJ	09/05/66	01/25/67	DET CO	A-430	YE
Marecek	George R		CPT	12/15/66	04/05/67	DET CO	A-430	DEC
Culp	Thomas D		CPT	02/21/67	09/11/67	PROJ OFF	AIRBOAT B-43	KIA

McKenzie	Frederick B	"Mac"	CPT	02/07/68	08/25/68	DET CO		YE.
Garbarino	Lloyd N	'Nick'	CPT	08/13/68	10/12/68	BN CDR	1 MSF BN	YE,
Salmon	Lawrence R		CPT	09/01/68	02/24/69	DET CO		DEC
Hughes	Charles F		CPT	02/20/69	07/04/69	DET CO	or A-402?	KIA
Amendola/Hector?					11/18/69	BN CDR	1 MSF BN
Canavan	Michael A		CPT	11/19/69	03/01/70	CO CDR	1 BN 1 CO	YE.
Biggie	Martin J	'Joe'	CPT	03/01/70	06/10/70	CO CDR	1 BN 1 CO	YE.
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Kelly	Donald F		2LT	01/01/66	07/27/66	DET XO	A-430	DEC
Rankin	Freddy B		2LT	06/01/66	10/11/66	DET XO	A-430
Cincotti	Joseph G		CPT	08/01/66	11/25/66	DET XO/CO	A-430	DEC
Garcia	Nelson J		1LT	10/01/66	12/17/66	DET XO	A-430	DEC
Gentry	John R		CPT	12/22/66	07/10/67	DET XO	A-430
Scales	Samuel C		1LT	06/01/67	12/06/67	DET XO		DEC
Quamo	George	'Q-Tip'	CPT	06/23/67	09/19/67	DET XO		MIA
Salmon	Lawrence R		1LT	10/17/67	09/01/68	DET XO		DEC
Becker	Dennis T		1LT	12/01/67	06/16/68	DET XO		DEC
Snapp	Earl T	Jr	1LT	04/30/68	11/04/68	DET XO	S-1?	YE.
Reese	Add H		1LT	08/05/68	04/23/69	DET XO		A0Y,
Hector	Lionel	'Lee"	1LT	12/01/68	03/01/69	DET XO		YE.
Biggie	Martin J	'Joe'	1LT	12/17/69	03/01/69	DET XO	from 1 cav	YE.
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Garcia	Nelson J		1LT	04/01/66	10/01/66	CAPO	A-430	DEC
Jones	Harry E		1LT	10/16/66	12/28/66	S-3	A-430	DEC
Scales	Samuel C		1LT	12/09/66	06/01/67	CAPO	A-430	DEC
Macey	Railey W	III	1LT	05/03/67	01/01/68	S-3		DEC
Kinsey	Thomas F	Jr	1LT	08/07/68	11/09/68	CAPO	medevaced	YE.
Owens	Roger W		1LT	01/07/70	07/05/70	CAPO		DEC
TEAM SERGEANT
Johnson	Billy J		MSG	01/01/66	12/23/66	TM SGT	A-430	DEC
Jones	Clarence L		MSG	10/01/66	10/01/67	TM SGT	A-430
Shepherd	Eugene	Jr	MSG	10/01/67	01/01/68	TM SGT		YE.
Barker	David K		SFC	01/01/67	09/25/67	ABT NCOIC	A-430	DEC
Crosby	Glon		SFC	01/01/68		TM SGT		DEC
Clark	Clifford M		MSG	04/15/68	12/15/69	TM SGT		DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Lehew	Donald L		SFC	10/13/65	08/26/66	INTEL	A-430	KIA
Girtanner	Jules T		SP4	12/15/65	08/25/66	INTEL/A	A-430	KIA

Anspach	Robert A		MSG	01/02/67	12/11/67	INTEL		MIA
Bradford	Gene W		SFC	03/01/67	11/27/67	INTEL		DEC
Murray	Joseph M		SGT	07/07/67	07/07/68	INTEL		DEC
Lapp	George E		SSG	06/01/67	06/01/68	INTEL/A		YE.
Rodriguez	Rudy A		SFC	09/23/68	09/22/69	CO CDR/INT		DEC
Trevino	Severino A		SFC	08/01/69	02/01/70	INTEL		DEC
WEAPONS
Woods	Gilbert E		SP4	03/01/66	07/01/68	HVY WPNS	A-430	YE.
Harrison	Norman J		SSG	12/14/66	12/13/66	HVY WPNS	A-430	DEC
Burleson	Michael A		SSG	01/01/67	01/21/68	WPNS	A-430	YE.
Todd	Robert J		SFC	03/01/67	09/05/67	WPNS	AIRBOATS	DEC
Holland	Don L		SSG	03/23/67	03/16/68	LT WPNS		Y,
Almand	Robert K		SSG	06/01/68	01/01/69	LT WPNS		DEC
Edwards	Guy J		SFC	07/27/68	01/27/70	HVY WPNS		DEC
Britt	James T		SFC	09/21/68	09/20/69	LT WPNS		DEC
Hess	John H	IV	SFC	03/01/69	09/17/69	HVY WPNS		YE,;
Ransone	James F		SP4	09/01/69	12/15/69	HVY WPNS	CO XO	DEC
RADIO OP
Comstock	Robert	Jr	SSG	11/25/65	11/24/66	RAD OP	A-430	DEC
Williams	George W		SGT	12/17/65	12/16/66	RAD OP	A-430	YE.
Redmond	Bobby W		SSG	04/01/67	03/31/68	RAD OP		YE;
Echan	John J		SGT	06/01/67	12/17/67	RAD OP	from C-4	YE.
Thompson	Grover G		SGT	11/13/67	11/12/69	RAD OP		YE.
Lenhart	Joseph L		SP4	12/01/67	01/01/68	RAD OP		YE.
Crandall	Robert S		SGT	08/29/68	01/01/70	RAD OP		YE.
Gratton	William F	Jr	SGT	06/01/69	12/12/69	RAD OP		DEC
Stinson	Mark W		SP4	01/24/70	05/01/70	RAD OP		YE,;
DEMO
Bleacher	Earl R		SGT	01/15/66	04/08/68	DEMO	A-430	DEC
Kent	Alan E		SP5	12/01/66	11/29/67	DEMO	A-430	Y
Sullivan	Patrick I		SP5	06/01/67	01/25/68	DEMO		DEC
Anderson	John A		SP5	01/01/68		DEMO		YE;
Ramirez	Roberto		SSG	07/22/68	07/14/69	DEMO	SQD LDR
Soucie	David H		SGT	01/01/69	12/07/69	DEMO	PLT LDR m/e	DEC
MEDIC
Lott	Riley E	Jr	SSG	11/22/65	03/01/67	MEDIC	A-430	DEC
Webb	Richard W	Jr	SFC	03/01/66	02/05/67	MEDIC	A7/10 A/430	DEC
Jackson	Johnny O		SSG	10/28/66	10/28/67	MEDIC	Assign?
Foster	Willie J		MSG	01/01/67	01/01/68	MEDIC	No Orders	DEC
Blessing	David H		SSG	01/15/67	01/15/68	MEDIC		A0UE;
Lott	Riley E	Jr	SSG	08/01/67	12/26/68	MEDIC	1 CO CDR	DEC
Blue	Donald		SSG	12/21/67	12/21/68	PLT LDR/MD		YE.
Davis	Clifton H		SGT		04/19/68	MEDIC		KIA
Keel	Gary D		SGT	10/22/68	09/05/69	CO ADV/MED	1 CO	YE.
Cook	Keith L		SGT	12/06/68	10/16/69	MEDIC		YE.
1st COMPANY
Lott	Riley E	Jr	SSG	07/14/69	01/01/70	CO CDR/MED	1 CO	DEC
2nd COMPANY
Smith	Paul M		SFC	08/30/69	08/29/70	PLT LDR	1 MSF BN 2 CO	Y.
Farrar	Errold R		SGT	10/10/69	12/23/69	SQD LDR	1 BN 2 MSF CO	KIA
3rd COMPANY
Tucker	Tomas C		SGT	04/22/69	11/08/69	PLT LDR	1 MSF BN 3 CO	KIA
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Brown	Carl H		SGT	01/01/67			A-430	DEC
Simmons	Donald G		SSG	01/01/67			A-430	YE.
Strahan	Jimmy P		SP5	03/01/66	10/01/66	DEMO	A-430	YE.
Michaud	Paul X		SFC	01/01/67	03/15/67	PLT LDR/WPNS	medevaced	YE.
Nesbitt	John F		SSG	06/01/68	10/01/68			YE.

MAP of A-401 (Don Phuoc)

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