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Who's Who from Detachment A-441 (Tri Ton/Phu Quoc) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-441 (Tri Ton/Phu Quoc). 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 bottom of the 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 B5/230 established Camp Dan Tam at Phu Quoc o/a 03/06/65. B5/230 actually was B-31, having transferred from the Phuoc Binh Thanh Special Zone (see B-31). It was redesignated A-426 and reported to B-42 in Chau Doc. As near as I can make out, that B team at Phu Quoc was downgraded to an A team. Some of the B-team assets were sent to Tri Ton to replace the A5/131 assets there o/a 8/01/65 and the A5/131 assets (A-427) went to Phu Quoc in return. Since all of the A5/131 assets at Tri Ton are readily identifiable (they are marked in silver) in the Phu Quoc portion of the chart below, I will only list those elements that came from Phu Quoc to Tri Ton in the Tri Ton section. Tri Ton (A-426) was located in Tri Ton District, Chau Doc Province. The Tri Ton subsector was turned over to MACV and the A-426 was reorganized o/a 10/01/66 as a training detachment of Phu Quoc Island. An undermanned B-Detachment (B-44) was formed at Phu Quoc to control the two A teams. On 20 March 1967, a new team designated A-426 began construction of My An (see A-433).
The first PCS Detachment A5/131 took over Camp Dan Y ( a subsectory advisory post) at Tri Ton from A1/111, 1st SFG(A) o/a 02/01/65.This camp was designated A-427. A5/131 assets (A-427) went to Phu Quoc in return in a swap with A-426. Phu Quoc (A-427) was located in ? District, Kien Giang Province. It was redesignated A-441 with the establishment of B-44, but closed and turned over to RF/PF o/a 06/15/68 when the B-team was closed. Assets went to A-402,
A-426 (Phu Quoc/Tri Ton/My An)
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Jackson | James W | MAJ | 01/01/65 | 06/01/65 | DET CO | B5/230 | DEC | |
Frasche | Louis D F | 'Denny' | CPT | 03/01/65 | 12/09/65 | DET CO | A5/230 | YE. |
Neilson | Robert S | CPT | 10/28/65 | 08/01/66 | DET CO | A-426 | DEC | |
Thacker | James F | CPT | 01/08/66 | 09/15/66 | DET CO | A-426 | DEC | |
Klys | Adam J | CPT | 08/03/66 | 10/01/66 | DET CO | A-426 | DEC | |
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Thorne | Larry | CPT | DET XO | A-426 | KIA | |||
Greene | Channing M | CPT | DET XO | DEC | ||||
Sullivan | Darr F | Jr | 1LT | 07/01/65 | 11/01/65 | DET XO | DEC | |
Kaplan | Michael P | 2LT | 04/15/66 | 06/21/66 | DET XO | A-426 | YE. | |
Kaplan | Michael P | 1LT | 06/21/66 | 08/01/66 | DET XO | A-426 | YE. | |
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Damer | Tony | CPT | Veterinarian | 97th CA TDY | DEC | |||
TEAM SERGEANT | ||||||||
Blenis | Paul E | SGM | 03/01/65 | TM SGT | B5/230 | DEC | ||
Holden | Warren G | MSG | 06/01/65 | TM SGT | A-426 | DEC | ||
Verdusco? | MSG | TM SGT | A5/230 No Orders | |||||
Hall | Glynn V? | MSG | TM SGT | No Orders | DEC | |||
Scott | William F | III | SFC | 02/01/66 | TM SGT | No Orders | DEC | |
Fox | Douglas I? | MSG | 06/01/66 | 09/01/66 | TM SGT | No Orders | DEC | |
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Lima | Dennis P | 'Tony' | MSG | 03/01/65 | INTEL | B5/230 | DEC | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Jones | John W | SFC | 03/01/65 | LT WPNS | B5/230 | DEC | ||
Davidson | William J | SSG | 03/01/65 | HVY WPNS | B5/230 | DEC | ||
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Cleveland | Horst H | SGT | 03/01/65 | RAD OP | B5/230 | DEC | ||
Perdue | Malcolm C | SGT | 03/01/65 | 08/05/65 | RAD OP | B5/230 to C-4 | YE. | |
DEMO | ||||||||
Gerardo | Antonio | "Tony" | SSG | 03/01/65 | DEMO | B5/230 | DEC | |
Yellin | James H | PFC | 03/01/65 | DEMO | B5/230 | YE. | ||
MEDIC | ||||||||
Gunter | Terry M | SSG | 03/01/65 | MEDIC | B5/230 | DEC | ||
Dennis | Arnold F | SP4 | 03/01/65 | MEDIC | B5/230 | DEC | ||
McDonald | Lanny W | MEDIC | A-426 | YE; | ||||
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Jimenez | Luis R | SSG | 03/01/65 | 07/10/65 | A/426 | KIA |
A-427/A-441 (Tri Ton/Phu Quoc)
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Parent | Joseph W | CPT | 04/21/65 | 04/03/66 | DET CO | A5/131 A-427 | KIA | |
Fenlon | James A | CPT | 04/01/66 | 06/01/66 | DET CO | A-427 | DEC | |
Sluka | Sylvester D | CPT | 06/01/66 | 11/02/66 | DET CO | A-427 | YE. | |
Maples | William D | CPT | 08/23/66 | 02/06/67 | DET CO | A-427 and B-44 | DEC | |
Carter | Raymond K | Jr | MAJ | 08/01/66 | 10/14/67 | DET CO | A-427 | DEC |
Laster | James F | CPT | 09/01/66 | 12/13/66 | DET CO | A-427 | YE. | |
Levin | Daniel | 1LT | 04/01/67 | DET CO | A-427 | Y, | ||
Houlihan | John C | CPT | 04/01/67 | 10/23/67 | DET CO | A-427 | DEC | |
Perez-Rodriguez | Celso A | CPT | 05/01/67 | 06/04/67 | DET CO | KIA | ||
Ziegler | Jay E | CPT | 06/05/67 | 08/01/67 | DET CO | |||
Hill | Harvey W | Jr | 1LT | 06/05/67 | 09/26/67 | DET CO | YE. | |
Garcia | Reynaldo A | CPT | 12/13/67 | 06/15/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Stanford | Jimmy B | 2LT | 04/21/65 | DET XO | A5/131 | YE, | ||
Lamonte | George | 1LT | 10/09/65 | 03/01/66 | DET XO | A-427 | DEC | |
Sullivan | Darr F | Jr | 1LT | 11/01/65 | 05/01/66 | DET XO | A-427 | DEC |
Levin | Daniel | 1LT | 05/07/66 | 05/06/67 | DET XO | A-427 | Y, | |
Hill | Harvey W | Jr | 1LT | 09/30/66 | 08/01/67 | DET XO | A-427 | YE. |
Hill | Stephen M | 1LT | 08/01/67 | 01/11/68 | DET XO | HOSPITAL | DEC | |
McFarland | James M | 1LT | 12/06/67 | 06/15/68 | DET XO | YE. | ||
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Cook | William H | 1LT | 10/14/65 | 02/20/66 | CAPO/XO | A-427 | DEC | |
Snell | Larry M | 1LT | 06/21/67 | 12/12/67 | CAPO | Y, | ||
TEAM SERGEANT | ||||||||
Gallant | Henry J | MSG | 04/21/65 | to Delta | TM SGT | A5/131 | KIA | |
Wisham | Charlie R | MSG | 10/01/65 | 05/01/66 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Robinson | Frederick | 'TR' | MSG | 12/01/65 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Allard | Stephen C | MSG | 07/01/66 | TM SGT | A-427 med? | DEC | ||
Durham | Marvin L | 'Bull' | MSG | 09/24/66 | 02/01/67 | TM SGT | A-427 | DEC |
Pietz | Rudolf F | SFC | 02/01/67 | 07/05/67 | TM SGT | Y, | ||
Wilson | Lawrence A | MSG | 06/03/67 | 01/01/68 | TM SGT | to B-44 | YE; | |
Hasson | Harry J | MSG | 11/11/67 | 06/15/68 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Alger | Thomas L | SFC | 04/21/65 | 01/01/66 | INTEL | A5/131 | DEC | |
Sweeney | Paul K | SFC | 04/21/65 | 01/01/66 | INTEL | A5/131 | DEC | |
Cottle | James A | SFC | 12/14/66 | 12/14/67 | INTEL | YE. | ||
Wilson | John P | MSG | 12/27/67 | 04/20/68 | INTEL | to B-44 S-2 | DEC | |
Fielder | Donald L | SSG | 11/16/67 | 03/01/68 | INTEL/A | YE. | ||
Gonzalez | Gasper R | SFC | 11/16/67 | 06/15/68 | INTEL | to A-402 | DEC | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Trout | Ralph R | Jr | SFC | 04/21/65 | 04/20/66 | LT WPNS | A5/131 to DELTA | DEC |
Soper | Leroy J | SSG | 06/01/65 | LT WPNS | DEC | |||
Kirtchen | Fred E | PFC | 01/01/66 | 01/01/67 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
McGovern | John C | SSG | 07/01/66 | 01/01/67 | LT WPNS | A-427 | DEC | |
Sydney | Harry F | SSG | 06/01/67 | 10/20/67 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Ross | Kenneth J | SSG | 07/01/67 | 10/04/67 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Carlson | John V | SSG | 09/24/67 | 06/15/68 | LT WPNS | YE. | ||
McDonald | Owen C | SFC | 12/15/67 | 05/01/68 | HVY WPNS | to A-402 | DEC | |
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Leon | Barry R | SSG | 04/21/65 | RAD OP | A5/131 | YE; | ||
Robertson | Ronald L | SGT | 04/21/65 | 10/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/131 | DEC | |
Barnes | William G | "Doc" | SFC | 08/01/65 | 08/01/66 | RAD OP | DEC | |
Blevins | Robert R | SGT | 02/01/66 | 06/01/66 | RAD OP | YE; | ||
Smith | Robert T | PFC | 05/01/66 | 08/01/66 | RAD OP | A-427 | YE. | |
Meade | David R | SGT | 10/15/66 | 02/07/67 | RAD OP | A-427 | YE; | |
Henry | Robert G | SP4 | 03/01/67 | 06/01/67 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Mecca | Hector | Jr | SGT | 12/18/66 | 12/18/67 | RAD OP | DEC | |
Holquin | John L | Jr | SGT | 01/01/68 | 03/01/68 | RAD OP | Y, | |
Ikehara | Stanley N | SGT | 01/01/68 | 06/15/68 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
Arquero | Andres P | "Andy" | SGT | 09/22/67 | 06/15/68 | RAD OP | to Ba Xoai | Y, |
DEMO | ||||||||
Arnold | Winfred W | SP5 | 04/21/65 | 01/01/66 | DEMO | A5/131 | DEC | |
Campos | Domingo P | SSG | 04/21/65 | 06/01/65 | DEMO | A5/131 | DEC | |
Tagatac | Geronimo G | SGT | 08/01/65 | 08/01/66 | DEMO | A-427 | YE. | |
Donohue | Michael B | SSG | 10/01/65 | 12/31/65 | DEMO | A-426 | YE; | |
Gregory | Spencer M | Jr | SSG | 03/01/66 | 02/28/67 | DEMO | DEC | |
Boyer | Bruce E | SFC | 06/02/67 | DEMO | A-427 | DNH | ||
SP5 | 06/15/68 | DEMO | ||||||
MEDIC | ||||||||
Burrows | James F | SP5 | 04/21/65 | 04/20/66 | MEDIC | A5/131 to B-51 | DEC | |
Tenorio | Santos D | SSG | 04/21/65 | 09/01/65 | MEDIC | A5/131 | DEC | |
Bunnell | Derald R | SSG | 01/01/66 | MEDIC | A-427 medevaced | DEC | ||
Wiegert | James A | SP5 | 02/01/66 | MEDIC | A-427 | DEC | ||
Grantham | Howard D | "Doug" | SSG | 08/01/66 | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | medevaced | YE. |
Wiegert | James A | SSG | 06/01/66 | 04/01/67 | MEDIC | A-427 | DEC | |
Gilchrist | Michael W | SP5 | 06/27/67 | 12/02/67 | MEDIC | |||
Hixson | Stephen R | SSG | 11/01/67 | 06/15/68 | MEDIC | RF/PF MAT | YE. | |
Jarrett | Bobby | SGT | 12/18/66 | 12/18/67 | MEDIC | DEC? | ||
Ley | George J | "John" | SSG | 01/12/68 | 06/15/68 | MEDIC | DEC | |
ATTACHED PERSONNEL | ||||||||
Crain | David L | SP4 | 01/01/66 | PHOTOG | MACV PIO | DEC | ||
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
MAP of A-441 (Tri Ton) | ||||||||
MAP of A-441 (Phu Quoc) |
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