A-422 (Vinh Gia)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-422/A-149 (Vinh Gia) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-422/A-149 (Vinh Gia). 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 A5/211 took over the Vinh Gia camp from A5/31, 5th SFG(A). It was redesignated A-422. Vinh Gia was located in Thnh Bien District, Chao Doc Province. Vinh Gia was converted to the control of VNSF Detachment A-149 on 6/27/67. Vinh Gia was converted to 93rd Border Ranger o/a 11/30/70.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Bowser	William H		CPT	09/01/64	08/31/65	DET CO	A5/211	A0U
Yon	Everett M	Jr	CPT	06/01/65	09/08/65	DET CO	A-422	DEC
Wesneski	Carl A		CPT	09/09/65	01/01/66	DET CO	A-422	Y
Eisenstadt?						DET CO	No orders/No ID
Neilson	Robert S		CPT	01/08/66		DET CO		Y
Smith	Burton G		CPT	06/01/66	01/22/67	DET CO		Y
Morris	Alvin B		CPT	12/16/66	06/27/67	DET CO	Camp converted to VNSF	Y

Coats	Landis R		1LT	11/02/67	06/15/68	SR ADV?		DEC
Anderson	Jergen K		1LT	01/01/69	06/09/69	SR ADV?	A-149	YE
Bertram	Thomas A		1LT	03/01/70	04/17/70	SR ADV	A-149	A0U
Fox	Terry A		CPT	03/01/70	05/27/70	SF ADV	A-149	YE
Mead	Gary R		1LT	05/15/70	09/01/70	LNO	A-149	YE
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Wharton	Richard W	Jr	1LT	09/01/64	08/31/65	DET XO	A5/211(A5/7)
Gitell	Gerald		1LT	09/01/65	05/01/66	DET XO	fm A-423	DEC
Degyurky	Szabolz M		1LT	12/17/65	12/16/66	DET XO		YE
Tomlinson	Robert H		1LT	11/19/66	06/27/67	DET XO		DEC
TEAM SERGEANT
Hale	John H		MSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	TM SGT	A5/211	DEC
Spicer	Marion A		MSG	08/01/65	09/01/65	TM SGT	Medevaced	Y
Burns	Francis or Anderson	'Blood'	MSG			TM SGT
Richard	Charles J		SFC	09/01/66	12/01/66	TM SGT
Blalock	Claude R		SFC	11/28/66	06/27/67	TM SGT		DEC

Stogsdill	Carleton E		SFC	02/07/69	02/06/70		A-149	DEC
Bell	Joe F		MSG	01/01/70	05/01/70	SR EM ADV	A-149	DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Thomas	Claxton D		SFC	09/01/64	08/31/65	INTEL	A5/211 (A-7)	Y
Richard	Charles J		SFC	01/01/66	08/01/66	INTEL
Kounslar	Arthur W		SFC	12/01/66	06/27/67	INTEL		YE
WEAPONS
Gonsalves	Robert		SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	LT WPNS	A5/211	DEC
Guyton	James C	Jr	SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	HVY WPNS	A5/211	DEC
Maddern	Samuel J	Jr	SSG	01/01/65		WPNS	B-22 repl'ment?	YE
Wood	Steven A	Jr	SFC	10/01/65	10/01/66	LT WPNS		DEC
Greene	Michael P		SGT	09/01/66	05/01/67	LT WPNS	no orders
RADIO OP
King	Donald L		SGT	09/01/64	06/01/65	RAD OP	A5/211	YE
Pluta	Thaddeus R		SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	RAD OP	A5/211	DEC
Walker	Jan L		SSG	06/04/65	09/01/66	RAD OP	extended?	Y
White	Steven M		SP4	01/01/66	12/01/66	RAD OP		YE
Smith	James E		SSG	09/07/66	06/27/66	RAD OP		Y
DEMO
Bielecki	Charles A		SP4	09/01/64	08/31/65	DEMO	A5/211	Y
Coppinger	Thomas R	III	SP5	09/01/64	08/31/65	DEMO	A5/211	Y

James	Richard H	"Slurp"	SSG	07/10/66	07/27/67	DEMO		YE
MEDIC
Hathaway	John W		SP5	09/01/64	08/31/65	MEDIC	A5/211	YE
Thornburg	Jimmy D		SSG	09/01/64	08/31/65	MEDIC	A5/211
Johnson	Nathaniel		SSG	01/01/66		MEDIC		DEC
Stephens	William C		SGT	02/01/66	02/01/67	MEDIC		A0Y
Evec	Kenneth C		SGT	03/01/67	07/04/67	MEDIC	&A-421?	Y
Gilchrist	Michael W		SP5	03/01/67	06/26/67	MEDIC
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Carden	Clarence J		SSG	01/01/65	01/01/66			DEC
Barritt	Michael D		SGT	09/18/69		SF ADV	@A-149(VN)	Y
Holloway	John A		SFC	12/30/69	12/29/70	71L4S	@A-149	Y

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