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Who's Who from Detachment A-442 (Tan Chau/Phu Quoc/To Chau (new)) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-442 (Tan Chau/Phu Quoc/To Chau (new)). 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: A composite detachment of PCS personnel took over the Tan Chau camp from A1/311, 1st SFG(A). It was redesignated A-428 and reported to B-42 in Chau Doc. Tan Chau was located in Tan Chau District, Chau Doc Province. Tan Chau became a subsector advisory team (1 officer and 1 EM) and ultimately the role was turned over to MACV o/a 04/01/67. The number A-428, as of 03/01/67 was used by the training detachment on Phu Quoc Island.
The team was reorganized as A-426 around 10/01/66 and reported to a newly formed B-44 on Phu Quoc Island, becoming first A-428 (In Feb as A-426 it had 2 Officers and 3 EM), and then A-442. A-442 relocated To Chau (new) o/a 03/01/68. When B-44 closed (o/a 06/15/68), it remained as A-442 without a B-Detachment. To Chao appears to have been co-located with the 3rd MSF Battalion, until the Battalion moved to Can Tho. To Chau was converted to 66th Border Rangers o/a 08/30/70. To Chau was located in ? District, Kien Giang Province.
A-428 (Tan Chau)
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Topp | Robert G | CPT | 10/13/65 | 01/06/66 | DET CO | A-428 | DEC | |
Collett | Willis C | CPT | 01/07/66 | 05/30/66 | DET CO | A-428 | YE. | |
Miles | James G | CPT | 05/31/66 | 01/01/67 | DET CO | A-428 | YE. | |
Houlihan | John C | CPT | 01/02/67 | 03/31/67 | DET CO | A-428 | DEC | |
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Reiss | David W | 1LT | 10/13/65 | 09/04/66 | DET XO | A/428 | YE. | |
Strait | John E | 1LT | 09/01/66 | 03/25/67 | DET XO | A-428 | DEC | |
TEAM SERGEANT | ||||||||
Jackson | Vernon J | MSG | 10/05/65 | 02/01/66 | TM SGT | A-428 | DEC | |
Banta | MSG | TM SGT | ||||||
Cobham | Edward A | MSG | 6/1/66 | TM SGT | DEC | |||
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Sutton | Kenneth L | SSG | 06/01/66 | INTEL | A-428 Medevaced | DEC | ||
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Sydney | Harry F | Jr | SSG | 03/01/66 | LT WPNS | A-428 | DEC | |
Sagnella | Eugene V | SSG | 06/23/66 | 01/01/67 | HVY WPNS | A-428 | DEC | |
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Kimball | Lyle L | SFC | 06/01/65 | RAD OP | A-426 | DEC? | ||
Monday | Carol E | Jr | SGT | 10/20/65 | 10/01/66 | RAD OP | A-428 | YE. |
McRae | Arthur | SSG | 11/01/65 | 03/01/66 | RAD OP | A-428 | YE;. | |
DEMO | ||||||||
MEDIC | ||||||||
MAP of A-428 (Tan Chau) |
A-426/A-428/A-442 (Phu Quoc)
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Haralson | John T | CPT | 10/02/66 | 02/01/67 | DET CO | A-426 | YE. | |
Barnett | James P | MAJ | 02/01/67 | 04/01/67 | DET CO | A-426 | DEC | |
Rees | Steven J | CPT | 04/01/67 | 08/11/67 | DET CO | A-428 | DEC | |
Komendantov | Alex P | CPT | 07/31/67 | 12/04/67 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Garcia | Reynaldo A | CPT | 12/13/67 | 06/15/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Snell | Larry M | 1LT | 12/13/67 | 06/20/68 | DET CO | |||
Coats | Landis R | 1LT | 06/15/68 | 10/21/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Sellers | Nicholas | CPT | 10/07/68 | 04/08/69 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Arnold | Wiley R | CPT | 04/08/69 | 08/04/69 | DET CO | YE. | ||
Spainhour | John M | "Mike" | CPT | 06/01/69 | 11/11/69 | DET CO | YE. | |
Schmaltz | John R | CPT | 10/24/69 | 02/11/70 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Bertram | Thomas A | 1LT | DET CO | Y | ||||
Shears | George C | CPT | 02/12/70 | 05/30/70 | DET CO | YE; | ||
Kulik | Paul A | CPT | 05/30/70 | 10/20/70 | DET CO | YE; | ||
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Kraus | James W | 2LT | 02/17/67 | DET XO | YE. | |||
Lugo | Filberto | 2LT | 12/09/66 | DET XO | A-428 | DEC | ||
Macey | Railey W | III | 1LT | 01/25/67 | 05/02/67 | DET XO | A-428 | DEC |
Brown | Ralph E | CPT | 05/10/67 | 12/08/67 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Hector | Lionel | 1LT | 08/01/68 | 12/01/68 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Arnold | Wiley R | CPT | 12/01/68 | 04/08/69 | DET XO | YE. | ||
Pike | Randall R | 1LT | 03/01/70 | 06/22/70 | DET XO? | A-421 | YE. | |
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Huggins | Claude | 1LT | 09/01/66 | 02/24/67 | CAPO | A-428 | DEC | |
Hector | Lionel | 1LT | 05/22/68 | 08/01/68 | CAPO | YE. | ||
Arnold | Wiley R | CPT | 08/05/68 | 12/01/68 | CAPO | YE. | ||
Eliason | Clarence W | "Kelly" | 1LT | 12/05/68 | 12/04/69 | CAPO | to DET XO | DEC |
Goodson | Arnold R | 1LT | 10/24/69 | 01/21/70 | CAPO | YE. | ||
Capili | James P | 1LT | 05/24/70 | 11/01/70 | CAPO | Y, | ||
TEAM SERGEANT | ||||||||
Robinson | Frederick | "TR" | MSG | 10/02/66 | 1/1/67 | TM SGT | A-426 | DEC |
House | Jerry | MSG | TM SGT | KIA | ||||
Smith | Willie C | MSG | 06/01/67 | 11/27/67 | TM SGT | or Willis C | DEC | |
Shea | John D | MSG | 11/01/67 | 07/01/68 | TM SGT | Dates | DEC | |
Holder | Jimmie R | SFC | 09/16/68 | 09/12/69 | TM SGT | & INTEL? | DEC | |
Allickson | Henry O | MSG | 01/01/69 | 01/01/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Williams | James F | MSG | 01/14/69 | 08/17/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
Smith | James A | MSG | 11/01/69 | 08/30/70 | TM SGT | TO? | DEC | |
INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
Bridgewater | Samuel A | SFC | 10/02/66 | INTEL | A-426 | DEC | ||
Felker | Norman C | SSG | 07/07/67 | 07/06/68 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Karnes | Daniel W | SSG | 01/01/69 | 08/28/69 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Sprinkle | Ralph E | II | SFC | 01/13/69 | 01/12/70 | INTEL | YE; | |
Bouey | Dennis P | SP5 | 04/22/69 | 05/16/70 | INTEL/A | A-402? | YE. | |
Kirkham/tchen? | SFC | 10/01/69 | 08/30/70 | INTEL | ||||
Brinson | Henry | SFC | 01/01/70 | 12/01/70 | INTEL | DEC | ||
Carpenter | John A | SSG | 09/01/70 | 11/01/70 | INTEL | LT WPNS? | DEC | |
WEAPONS | ||||||||
Ward | Carl C | "Cary" | SGT | 10/02/66 | 09/17/67 | HVY WPNS | A-426 to A-411 | DEC |
Kirtchen | Fred E | PFC | 10/02/66 | 01/01/67 | LT WPNS | A-426 | DEC | |
Medrano | Oscar | SFC | 10/15/66 | 05/01/67 | HVY WPNS | Y. | ||
Perdok | Stephen M | SGT | 01/01/67 | 02/01/67 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Cox | Herbert A | III "Skip" | SP5 | 10/01/67 | 05/01/68 | HVY WPNS | Y. | |
Stubbs | Thomas | Jr | SFC | 05/08/68 | 05/07/69 | HVY WPNS | DEC | |
Vigari | Joseph A | SFC | 11/30/68 | 12/01/69 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Jenerson | Ralph M | Jr | SP4 | 10/22/69 | 04/09/70 | HVY WPNS | KIA | |
McFarland | Duane A | SSG | 03/01/70 | 09/14/70 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Soper | Leroy J | SFC | 06/01/70 | 08/31/70 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
Schramm | George | SSG | 01/18/69 | 01/17/70 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
Conard | Dwight E | SFC | 08/28/70 | HVY WPNS | DEC | |||
RADIO OP | ||||||||
Robillard | Joseph A | SP4 | 10/02/66 | RAD OP | A-426 | |||
Wilson | Rex E | "Red" | SGT | 10/02/66 | RAD OP | A-426 | ||
Hasselius | Robert H | SGT | 01/01/68 | RAD OP | A-428 | DEC | ||
Friel | Edward | SFC | 01/01/68 | 07/05/68 | RAD OP | Dates | DEC | |
Kimball | Lyle L | SFC | 04/14/68 | 02/11/69 | RAD OP | DEC? | ||
Nicolette | Arthur E | "Gene" | SGT | 09/20/68 | 09/19/69 | RAD OP | DEC | |
Kopelen | Leon R | SGT | 02/12/69 | 08/12/69 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Watson | Paul F | SSG | 01/22/69 | 01/22/70 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
Critchett | Robert C | Jr | SGT | 09/11/69 | 09/10/70 | RAD OP | A-402 | Y. |
Cherry | Artie R | SGT | 01/01/70 | 12/01/70 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
DEMO | ||||||||
Hughes | Clyde | SP5 | 10/02/66 | DEMO | A-426/B-44 | DEC | ||
Lee | DEMO | |||||||
Meddows | Marvin K | SP5 | 01/01/68 | 07/07/68 | DEMO | YE. | ||
Harper | Stephen S | SP5 | 01/01/68 | 09/01/68 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Barnhart | Paul E | SP4 | 08/28/68 | 08/26/69 | DEMO | DEC | ||
Boyle | Richard L? | SSG | 01/01/69 | 08/01/69 | MEDIC | Assign? | DEC | |
MEDIC | ||||||||
Durso | Terrence | 'Terry' | SGT | 10/02/66 | 01/31/67 | MEDIC | A-426 | YE. |
Stansky | Frank W | SSG | 10/02/66 | MEDIC | A-426 | |||
Parrish | Frank C | SFC | 03/16/67 | 06/01/67 | MEDIC | KIA | ||
Lott | Riley E | Jr | SSG | 05/27/67 | 08/01/67 | MEDIC | DEC | |
Seip | Michael B | SGT | 09/24/68 | 08/21/69 | MEDIC | Y, | ||
Rodenhi | William B | SGT | 07/11/69 | 01/14/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Livingston | David S | SGT | 09/15/69 | 06/15/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
Liimatta | Freddie | SGT | 09/21/70 | 10/02/70 | MEDIC | A-442 | YE. | |
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Book of Interest: Service to the World, by John T Haralson | ||||||||
MAP of A-428 (Tan Chau) | ||||||||
MAP of A-442 (Phu Quoc) | ||||||||
MAP of A-442 (To Chau) |
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