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A-405 (Ha Tien/Can Tho) (Partial Draft)
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The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-405 (Ha Tien). If you were assigned to A-405 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or put people in the appropriate companies or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the bottom of this page 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
Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/311 took over the Ha Tien (To Chau) camp from A1/332, 1st SFG(A). It was redesignated A-421. (Was the early camp in Ha Tien or To Chau and why was it described as Ha Tien (To Chau)?). The camp was relocated to a new site (Camp Dan Viet) almost immediately (04/??/65), but still in Ha Tien District, Kien Giang Province. It was redesignated A-405 (LRRP/Airborne Training) o/a 06/01/67. Moved to Can Tho o/a ??/??/???? and closed o/a 5/31/70. What was the relationship between this team and A-442 (To Chau)? Ha Tien was converted to RF/PF o/a 05/31/70.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Brock | Willie E | CPT | 04/01/65 | DET CO | A5/311 | DEC? | ||
Angel | William E | CPT | 06/01/65 | 11/01/65 | DET CO | A-421 | DEC | |
Howley | Dennis C | CPT | 10/17/65 | 01/01/66 | DET CO | YE; | ||
Poe | Phillip W | CPT | 01/04/66 | DET CO | A-421 | YE. | ||
Howley | Dennis C | CPT | 02/01/66 | 03/01/66 | DET CO | YE; | ||
Hudson | William K | CPT | 03/01/66 | 11/20/66 | DET CO | A-421 | DEC | |
Smith | Richard D | CPT | 02/01/67 | 04/18/67 | DET CO | A-421 | DEC? | |
Harris | Anderson W | III | CPT | 04/19/67 | 06/05/67 | DET CO | DEC | |
Olson | Stephen A | 1LT | 06/06/67 | 10/19/67 | DET CO | YE; | ||
Lightell | Clarence R | 1LT | 11/06/68 | 05/25/69 | DET CO | DEC | ||
McCombs | Edgar G | 'Gordon' | CPT | 11/24/68 | 01/08/69 | DET CO | @Can Tho med/eved | YE; |
Hector | Lionel | 1LT | 03/01/69 | 05/01/69 | DET CO | or S-1 Dates? Extended? | YE. | |
Rassmann | James A | 1LT | 07/01/69 | 09/09/69 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Lombard | Bruce A | CPT | 11/24/69 | 06/04/70 | DET CO | YE. | ||
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Isaacs | Royal G | 1LT | 12/01/64 | 04/24/65 | DET XO | A5/311 | KIA | |
Johnson? | 1LT | fm C-team | ||||||
Walters | Jerry R | 1LT | 10/11/65 | 06/01/06 | DET XO | A-421 | YE; | |
Luce | Gordon R | 1LT | 03/30/66 | 09/01/66 | DET XO | A-421 | YE. | |
Smith | Richard D | CPT | 04/19/66 | 02/01/67 | DET XO | A-421 (NOR) | DEC? | |
Myers | Dennis P | 1LT | 07/06/67 | 10/08/67 | DET XO | YE; | ||
Johnson | Frank E | 1LT | 10/05/68 | 07/02/69 | DET XO | YE; | ||
Sherwood | Anthony P | Jr | CPT | 08/17/69 | 02/01/70 | DET XO | DEC | |
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | ||||||||
TEAM SERGEANT | ||||||||
Holden | Warren G | MSG | 12/01/64 | TM SGT | A5/311 | DEC | ||
Walker | Paul LD | 'Hiram' | MSG | TM SGT | No orders | DEC | ||
Lima | Dennis P | 'Tony' | MSG | 06/01/66 | TM SGT | A5/421 | DEC | |
Belton | Henry T | MSG | 06/01/67 | 03/27/68 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Burns? | MSG | |||||||
Oller | James N | MSG | 06/01/68 | TM SGT | DEC | |||
Ramos | Edmundo H | MSG | 10/01/69 | 05/31/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Nichols | Carl W | Jr | SFC | 03/01/65 | 01/14/66 | INTEL | A5/311 | DEC |
Zimirowski | Terry W | SP5 | 10/19/68 | 10/18/69 | INTEL/A | A0Y | ||
Benson | James B | SFC | 10/23/68 | 10/22/69 | INTEL | Y, | ||
Fillers | Bobby D | SFC | 01/01/69 | 01/01/70 | INTEL | RECON CO | DEC | |
King | Richard L | SSG | 09/08/69 | 04/01/70 | INTEL/A | @Can Tho | YE. | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Soper | Leroy J | SSG | 12/01/64 | LT WPNS | A5/311 @Tra Phu | DEC | ||
Adams | James O | SSG | 12/01/64 | 11/01/65 | HVY WPNS | A5/311 | Y. | |
Smith | Paul M | SSG | 11/01/65 | 11/01/66 | LT WPNS | A-421 | Y | |
Osgood | Chesley D | SFC | 02/22/67 | 02/12/68 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Watson | Billy J | SFC | 02/27/67 | 02/26/68 | LT WPNS | & TM SGT | DNH | |
Jones | Donald D | SFC | 08/26/69 | 08/25/70 | LT WPNS | from A-405 | YE. | |
Steppe | Robert N | SFC | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||||
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Comstock | Robert | Jr | SSG | 12/01/64 | RAD OP | A5/311 | DEC | |
Cotter | Jerry R | SGT | 12/01/64 | RAD OP | A5/311 | DEC | ||
Pittman | William T | SGT | 11/29/66 | 11/29/67 | RAD OP | & HHC? | ? | |
Corbit | Edwin E | Sr | SGT | 03/28/67 | 03/28/68 | RAD OP | ||
Nelson | Thomas A | SGT | 10/15/68 | 09/10/69 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
Slate | Gerald L | SFC | 06/01/69 | 10/06/68 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Kopelen | Leon R | SGT | 02/01/68 | 02/01/69 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
DEMO | ||||||||
Wilkeson | John G | Jr | SSG | 12/01/64 | DEMO | A5/311 | DEC | |
Wise | Richard | Jr | SFC | 12/01/64 | Dropped | DEMO? | A5/331 | DEC |
Swierczynski | Matthew | SGT | 12/01/64 | DEMO? | A5/331 | REL? | ||
Gore | Olanda | SSG | 08/01/66 | 06/01/67 | DEMO | YE. | ||
MEDIC | ||||||||
Charno | Gregory | SSG | 12/01/64 | MEDIC | A5/311 | DEC | ||
DePrez | Kenneth J | SGT | 12/01/64 | MEDIC | A5/311 medevaced | YE; | ||
Shannon | Jackie H | SGT | 0/01/65 | 06/01/65 | MEDIC | @Tra Phu | DEC | |
Mulqueen | Joseph P | 'Lucky' | SP4 | 03/01/66 | 07/01/66 | MEDIC | A-412 | DEC |
Chase | Donald H | SFC | 09/04/66 | 09/04/67 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Wallevand | Joseph H | SGT | 03/31/67 | 07/01/67 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Millam | Gary B | SGT | 06/01/67 | MEDIC | YE; | |||
Heineman | Robert P | SGT | 01/01/69 | MEDIC | YE; | |||
Mierle | Gerald | SSG | 12/01/69 | 03/04/70 | PLT ADV/MD | to C-4 | YE. | |
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Rulz | Fernando | Jr | SP4 | 01/01/66 | 71Q2L | DEC | ||
MAP of A-421/A-405 (Ha Tien/To Chao) |
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