A-414 (Moc Hoa/Thanh Tri)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-414 (Moc Hoa/Thanh Tri) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-414 (Moc Hoa/Thanh Tri). If you were assigned to these camps 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: The first PCS Detachment A5/424 took over Camp Dan Cuong at Moc Hoa from A1/221, 1st SFG(A) o/a 3/24/65. It orignially reported to Long Xuyen and was designated A-421. O/a/ 2/??/65 it was redesignated A-414 when the B-team at Muc Hoa was established. Moc Hoa had been an FOB of An Long (see A-432) and the first resident team was A5/21 after Hiep Hoa was overrun. (see 5th SFGA TDY) Moc Hoa was located in Chau Thanh District, Kien Tuong Province. The TDY teams at Moc Hoa had a subsector advisory responsibility, but B-41 was established to fill that role as well as the Provincial (Sector) Advisory role. Moc Hoa had FOB's at Minh Chau, Chau Hoi, Cai Doi, Bien Hiep and Thanh Tri. The Moc Hoa "A" detachment was closed o/a 3/??/68. Some of the USASF assets went to Cao Lanh, the CIDG and the rest of the USASF expanded the FOB to a new camp site o/a ??/68. Thanh Tri was located in ? District, Kien Phuong Province. Thanh Tri was converted to 67th Border Ranger o/a 08/11/70.

Terry McIntosh has an interesting website at https://sites.google.com/site/specialforcesa414/home

John P. McAfee is the author of a Slow Walk in a Sad Rain, a darkly comic novel about life at an A-Camp.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Lamb	Richard D		CPT	03/19/65	03/18/66	DET CO	A5/424	Y
Bridgewater	Tom W	Jr	CPT	03/24/66	10/17/66	DET CO		DEC
Hendrick	Thomas G		CPT	10/17/66	01/27/67	DET CO		A0Y
Peyton	John H		CPT	01/27/67	03/09/67	DET CO		YE
Lane	Charles D		CPT	03/08/67	06/04/67	DET CO		YE
Jencks	Harlan W		CPT	05/25/67	11/22/67	DET CO	NOR FM 5/17/67	YE
Clemens	Judd L		CPT	12/13/67	04/12/68	DET CO	4/12/67 ? Closed ?	Y
Bidwell	Robert L	Jr	CPT	03/07/68	07/31/68	DET CO		Y
Karow	Peter D		CPT	07/05/68	11/06/68	DET CO		DEC
Wicks	Bruce J		CPT	10/03/68	03/19/69	DET CO		Y
Merrill	Charles E		CPT	03/01/69	07/26/69	DET CO
Kittredge	Albert A		CPT	03/20/69	07/09/69	DET CO		YE
Geneseo	Louis J		CPT	07/14/69	07/24/69	DET CO		KIA
Lee	Gordon O		CPT	07/10/69	11/23/69	DET CO		YE
Brucker	Robert L		1LT	11/23/69	12/20/69	ACTING CO		Y
Hoover	Clifford B		CPT	12/05/69	08/06/70	DET CO		A0Y
McAfee	John P		CPT	06/01/70	12/15/70	DET CO		Y
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Ritchie	Ronald		1LT	03/19/65	03/18/66	DET XO	A5/424 replaced by McDaniel, Jack
McDaniel	Jack K		1LT	03/20/65		DET XO		DEC
Cubitt	James C		1LT	04/01/65		DET XO	A5/424	A0U
Cook	Wiliam H		1LT	02/20/66	06/01/66	DET XO		DEC
Duncan	Robert W		1LT	02/08/66	02/07/67	DET XO
Drushal	Richard G		CPT	03/08/67	06/01/67	DET XO		A0Y
O'Toole	George P		1LT	05/23/67	11/15/67	DET XO		KIA
Fleming	Gary L		1LT	10/15/67	10/14/68	DET XO		A0Y
Merrill	Charles E		1LT	07/10/68	01/01/69	DET XO/A
Williams	William W	II	1LT	10/22/68	06/05/69	DET XO		YE
Thomas	James A		1LT	12/04/69	07/11/70	DET XO	oldest LT?	DEC
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Danio	Roger G		2LT	06/24/67	09/26/67	CAPO		A0U
Colangelo	Thomas W		1LT	11/29/67	07/28/68	CAPO		Y
Marshall	Charles A	Jr	1LT	03/15/68	10/01/68	CAPO		REL?
Merrill	Charles E		1LT	01/01/69	03/01/69	DET XO/CAPO
Brucker	Robert L		1LT	03/20/69	12/20/69	CAPO	& ACTING CO	Y
Wenkus	Michael J		1LT	08/20/69	08/19/70	CAPO		Y
McAfee	John P		1LT	04/18/69	06/01/70	CAPO		Y
TEAM SERGEANT
Parish	Lester H	Jr	SFC	03/19/65	03/18/66	TM SGT	A5/424	DEC
Allen?
Robinson	Frederick	"TR"	MSG			TM SGT	A-441/413 (Dates)	DEC
Boose	Jacob L	"Jake"	SFC	06/01/66	11/01/66	TM SGT		DEC
Smith	Willis C		MSG	11/01/66	06/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Silva	John B		MSG	03/01/67	06/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Stewart	Charles A		SFC	07/01/67	04/29/68	TM SGT		YE
Kreilick	James G		MSG	05/28/67	01/01/68	TM SGT		DEC
Jenkins	Herbert S		SFC	10/03/67	10/02/68	TM SGT		Y
Hornbuckle	Clarence E	Jr	MSG	04/01/68	06/06/68	TM SGT		KIA
Asbill	Marvin F		MSG	05/01/68	05/01/69	TM SGT		A0Y
Fralia	Nat		MSG	09/01/68	08/31/69	TM SGT		Y
Thompson	Lavon V		MSG			TM SGT	B-41 S-3?DATES	DEC
Deming	Herbert W		SFC	06/01/69	12/31/69	TM SGT		A0Y
Watson	John W		MSG	01/01/70	08/04/70	TM SGT		DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Carson	Tyrone B		SGT	03/19/65	05/30/65	INTEL	A5/424	DNH
Hobgood	George W		SFC	12/29/66	12/29/67	INTEL/A		DEC
Wofford	Ralph L		SSG	09/01/66	07/14/67	INTEL/A		YE
Stewart	Charles A		SFC	04/30/67	07/01/67	INTEL		YE
Melton	Walter W		SFC	11/01/67	04/01/68	INTEL		YE
Dennison	Joseph L		SSG	04/16/68	04/15/69	INTEL		Y
Flynn	Thomas A		SSG	10/01/68	04/03/69	INTEL/A	DATES	A0Y
Hamby	Eddie G	"Gene"	SFC	06/01/69	02/06/70	INTEL		YE
WEAPONS
Blakeney	Boncrosby H		SSG	03/19/65	03/18/66	LT WPNS	A5/424	YE
Dillin	James O		SSG	03/19/65	03/18/66	HVY WPNS	A5/424	DEC
Davis	Joseph A		SGT	01/01/66		LT WPNS	unconfirmed
Boyd	David S		SSG	03/01/66	11/14/66	HVY WPNS		KIA
Barker	David K		SFC	09/25/66	01/01/67	HVY WPNS		DEC
Bean	William E		SSG	12/10/66	12/10/67	LT WPNS		DEC
Cosby	Herb M		SSG	09/13/67	09/12/68	WPNS		DEC
Mills	Walter L		SFC	11/17/67		LT WPNS	Emergency Leava	DEC
Almand	Robert K		SSG	01/01/68	06/01/68	LT WPNS		Y
Brewer	Ennis		SFC	07/22/68	07/21/69	LT WPNS		YE
Midlil	Frank		SFC	02/17/69	09/14/70	HVY WPNS		DEC
Hallman	James T		SSG	10/02/69	12/23/69	LT WPNS		YE
Zayas	Milton A		SFC	11/03/69	11/09/70	HVY WPNS		YE
RADIO OP
Eatman	Matthew		SGT	03/19/65	03/18/66	RAD OP	A5/424	DEC
Burkell	Thomas C		SGT	03/24/65	09/01/65	RAD OP	A5/424	Y
Yara	George M		SFC	02/01/66	08/01/66	RAD OP		Y
Mayo	John		SP4	09/01/66	11/14/66	RAD OP		KIA
Ely	Robert L		SFC	01/01/66		RAD OP		DEC
Bly	Leon	Jr	SFC	06/03/67	06/02/68	RAD OP		AOU
Panoke	George W		SSG	09/01/67	05/03/68	RAD OP		A0U
Davis	Richard S	Jr	SP4	11/18/67	06/06/68	RAD OP		KIA
Hagen	David L		SP4	12/09/67	12/08/68	RAD OP	CIB CK DATES	DNH
Swee	Dale C		SGT	01/01/68		RAD OP		A0Y
Pharo	David C		SGT	09/09/68	02/01/69	RAD OP		YE
Hagen	David L	Mike	SP4	12/09/68	12/08/69	RAD OP		DNH
McIntosh	Terry L		SGT	02/01/69	07/29/69	RAD OP		YE
Merry	Gordon N		SP4	09/15/69	09/14/70	RAD OP		A0Y
Caldwell	Paul H		SGT	09/16/69	03/24/70	RAD OP		Y
DEMO
Fuller	William H		SSG	03/19/65	03/18/66	DEMO	A5/424	DEC
Roberto	Albert G		SP4	03/19/65	03/18/66	DEMO	A5/424	YE
Vanskiver	Mark A		SGT	01/01/66		DEMO		DEC
Ponds	Charles D		SSG	06/01/66	01/06/67	DEMO		Y
Wilkeson	John G		SFC	06/18/67	06/18/68	DEMO		DEC
Powell	Thomas E		SSG	06/17/68	01/18/70	DEMO		YE
Johnson	Philip A		SP5	01/07/69	01/06/70	INTEL/A		A0Y
Kabel	Steven E		SP5	03/13/69	10/05/70	DEMO		YE
Crane	Jaye K		SGT	08/16/69	08/15/70	DEMO	DOSOA	Y
MEDIC
Long	William D		SGT	03/19/65	03/18/66	MEDIC	A5/424	Y
Niemann	John K		SP5	03/19/65	03/18/66	MEDIC	A5/424
Matthews	Harry M	Jr	SFC	01/01/66	01/01/67	MEDIC	&/or A-415	YE
Millam	Gary B		SGT	02/01/66	11/01/66	MEDIC		YE
Gaede	Brant P		SP4	09/18/66	09/18/67	MEDIC		YE
Bell	John M		SGT	04/05/67	03/31/68	MEDIC		A0Y
Baer	William C		SGT	09/09/67	05/20/68	MEDIC		KIA
Skomiro	Joseph W		SP4	10/01/67	05/05/68	MEDIC	to MACV AT, BU DOP	YE
Ikehara	Stanley N		SGT	06/01/68		RAD OP		A0U
Noone	Peter J		SSG	08/23/68	08/24/69	MEDIC		Y
Mesa	Adolph D		SP4	01/10/69	06/01/69	MEDIC		A0Y
Ringstrom	Grant M	"Mike"	SGT	08/05/69	04/08/70	MEDIC
Dougan	John S		SP4	10/23/69	08/11/70	MEDIC		YE
Conlon	Michael A		SGT	02/01/70	08/11/70	MEDIC		Y
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Williams	Charles F		SP4	08/11/67	03/01/68	WPNS		DEC

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