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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
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 03/68. 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 | YE. | |
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 | Y. | ||
Peyton | John H | CPT | 01/27/67 | 03/09/67 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Lane | Charles D | "Denny" | CPT | 03/08/67 | 06/04/67 | DET CO | Y, | |
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 ? | YE. | |
Bidwell | Robert L | Jr | CPT | 03/07/68 | 07/31/68 | DET CO | DEC | |
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 | DEC | ||
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 | YE. | ||
Hoover | Clifford B | CPT | 12/05/69 | 08/06/70 | DET CO | DEC | ||
McAfee | John P | "Pat" | CPT | 06/01/70 | 12/15/70 | DET CO | YE. | |
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 | |||
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 | YE; | ||
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 | ||
Lombard | Bruce A | 1LT | 04/03/68 | 11/02/68 | DET XO | YE; | ||
Merrill | Charles E | 1LT | 07/10/68 | 01/01/69 | DET XO/A | DEC | ||
Williams | William W | II | 1LT | 10/22/68 | 06/05/69 | DET XO | YE. | |
Lombard | Bruce A | 1LT | 12/10/68 | 01/15/69 | 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 | DEC | ||
Colangelo | Thomas W | 1LT | 11/29/67 | 07/28/68 | CAPO | YE. | ||
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 | DEC | ||
Brucker | Robert L | 1LT | 03/20/69 | 12/20/69 | CAPO | & ACTING CO | ||
Wenckus | Michael J | 1LT | 08/20/69 | 08/19/70 | CAPO | DEC | ||
McAfee | John P | 1LT | 04/18/69 | 06/01/70 | CAPO | YE. | ||
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 | ||
Kreilick | James G | MSG | 06/01/67 | 07/01/67 | TM SGT | to B-52 | DEC | |
Stewart | Charles A | SFC | 07/01/67 | 04/29/68 | TM SGT | YE. | ||
Jenkins | Herbert S | SFC | 10/03/67 | 10/02/68 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
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 | DEC | ||
Fralia | Nat | MSG | 09/01/68 | 08/31/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
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 | DEC | ||
Stewart | Charles A | SFC | 04/30/67 | 07/01/67 | INTEL | YE; | ||
Melton | Walter W | "Wayne" | SFC | 11/01/67 | 04/01/68 | INTEL | YE.; | |
Dennison | Joseph L | SSG | 04/16/68 | 04/15/69 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Flynn | Thomas A | SSG | 10/01/68 | 04/03/69 | INTEL/A | DATES | Y, | |
Hamby | Eddie G | "Gene" | SFC | 06/01/69 | 02/06/70 | INTEL | DEC | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Blakeney | Boncrosby H | "Bob" | SSG | 03/19/65 | 03/18/66 | LT WPNS | A5/424 | DEC |
Dillin | James O | SSG | 03/19/65 | 03/18/66 | HVY WPNS | A5/424 | DEC | |
Davis | Joseph A | "Mop"? | 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 Leave | DEC | ||
Almand | Robert K | SSG | 01/01/68 | 06/01/68 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
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 | 08/11/70 | 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 | YE. | |
Yara | George M | SFC | 02/01/66 | 08/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
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 "Den Mop" | SFC | 06/03/67 | 06/02/68 | RAD OP | Y. | |
Williams | Charles F | SP4 | 08/11/67 | 03/01/68 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Panoke | George W | SSG | 09/01/67 | 05/03/68 | RAD OP | Y, | ||
Davis | Richard S | Jr"Mop"? | 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 | 04/01/68 | 11/01/68 | RAD OP | Y. | ||
Pharo | David C | SGT | 09/09/68 | 02/01/69 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
McKoon | Carl R | SGT | 11/15/68 | 03/01/69 | 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 | DEC | ||
Caldwell | Paul H | SGT | 09/16/69 | 03/24/70 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
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 | DEC | |
Vanskiver | Mark A | SGT | 01/01/66 | DEMO | DEC | |||
Ponds | Charles D | SSG | 06/01/66 | 01/06/67 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Wilkeson | John G | SFC | 06/18/67 | 06/18/68 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Powell | Thomas E | SSG | 06/17/68 | 01/18/70 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Johnson | Philip A | SP5 | 01/07/69 | 01/06/70 | INTEL/A | YE. | ||
Kabel | Steven E | SP5 | 03/13/69 | 10/05/70 | DEMO | YE. | ||
Crane | Jaye K | SGT | 08/16/69 | 08/15/70 | DEMO | DOSOA | DEC | |
MEDIC | ||||||||
Long | William D | SGT | 03/19/65 | 03/18/66 | MEDIC | A5/424 | YE. | |
Niemann | John K | SP5 | 03/19/65 | 03/18/66 | MEDIC | A5/424 | ||
Matthews | Harry M | Jr | SFC | 01/01/66 | 11/01/66 | MEDIC | to B-41 | 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 | DEC | |
Ikehara | Stanley N | SGT | 06/01/68 | RAD OP | Y, | |||
Noone | Peter J | SSG | 11/15/68 | 08/24/69 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Mesa | Adolph D | SP4 | 01/10/69 | 06/01/69 | MEDIC | Y, | ||
Ringstrom | Grant M | "Mike" | SGT | 08/05/69 | 04/08/70 | MEDIC | DEC | |
Dougan | John S | SP4 | 10/23/69 | 08/11/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Conlon | Michael A | SGT | 02/01/70 | 08/11/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
B-57 (Project Gamma) Augmentation | ||||||||
Sabol | Paul | MSG | 03/01/65 | 02/15/66 | @A-412? | SGN (TDY) | DEC | |
Tayloe | Edward D | II | PFC | 07/01/67 | 04/23/67 | @A-414 | 97C20 613 MI | YE. |
Yavasile | Klare W | 1LT | 03/13/68 | 03/07/69 | @A-414 | AREA INTEL FN: Clay Yanick | YE; | |
Smith | Alvin L | Jr | SFC | 10/15/68 | @A-414 | FN: Peter Sands @Muc Hoa | DEC | |
Olivarez | Norman L | SGT | 11/19/68 | 07/05/69 | @A-414 | DEC | ||
Jensen | Sydney N | SSG | 12/11/68 | 12/10/69 | @A-414 | commo | YE. | |
Marasco | Robert F | 1LT | 01/17/69 | 07/24/69 | @A-414 | FN: Robert A Martin | DEC | |
Interview: Terry McIntosh | ||||||||
MAP of A-421/A-414 (Moc Hoa) | ||||||||
MAP of A-414 (Thanh Tri) |
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