A-502 (Nha Trang Security Forces)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-502 (Nha Trang Security Forces) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-502 (Nha Trang Security Forces) at Dien Khanh (Camp Trung Dung or "Bunkhouse?"), Binh Thanh, Suoi Dau, Tuong Phat ("Graveyard"?), Nui Chut, and MSS Da Hanh ("Rock Pile"). Can someone clarify the geography and/or identify the company assignments? If you were assigned to A-502 or you can correct any errors or can add any names 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: A-502 was set up to man outposts in the Nha Trang area. This was separate from the Mobile Reaction Force at Trung Dung by earlier TDY teams which was designated A-503. [Further details required.] These camps were under the control of B-51 (Dong Ba Thin) RF/PF advisors and the Nha Trang Area Defense Command (ADC/IDC). The CO of Trung Dung was the Deputy Commander of the IDC beginning in 1969. Presumeably, these assets were converted, but I have no information about the details. A-502 billed itself as the largest A-team in the World. There is a website of interest at:

DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Day	Kenneth J		CPT	01/01/65	12/26/65	DET CO
Cincotti	Joseph G		CPT	11/26/65	04/01/66	DET CO
Johnson	Dean B		CPT	06/01/66	10/24/66	DET CO
Deason	Robert L		CPT	10/01/66	06/04/67	DET CO
Andree	Martin E		CPT	04/27/67	10/28/67	DET CO
Lee	Wilbur L		MAJ	09/13/67	09/12/68	DET CO
Dubovick	Richard R		MAJ	08/14/68	01/22/69	DET CO	NOR	Y
Phillips	Billy J		MAJ	01/29/69	05/24/69	DET CO
Dubovick	Richard R		LTC	05/01/69	08/13/69	DET CO	ABOVE OR THIS	Y
McBride	John B		MAJ	05/19/69	01/31/70	DET CO	DATES?
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
McMenamy	Charles W		2LT	01/10/66		DET XO
Jordan	Richard W		1LT	07/14/66	12/07/66	DET XO
Chase	James E	Jr	1LT	12/04/66	08/09/67	DET XO
Sturm	Henry B		1LT	01/01/67	10/15/67	DET XO
Ross	Thomas A		1LT	06/01/68		DET XO	BUNK HOUSE
Capra	James R		1LT	01/01/69	4/14/69	DET XO
Overby	Morris C		1LT	03/10/69	12/18/69	DET XO
Wilson	Thomas E		CPT	04/04/69	07/10/69	DET XO/A
Hearst	John R		CPT	08/20/69	01/28/70	DET XO
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Gardner	Norman H	Jr	1LT	01/01/66	8/01/66	CAPO		YE
Sturm	Henry B		2LT	10/16/66	01/01/67	CAPO
Sweeney	Robert T		1LT	04/10/67	04/10/68	CAPO
Sullivan	Michael E		1LT	11/21/67	10/18/68	CAPO	CRP
Robertson	Juan P		1LT	06/26/68	01/05/69	S-5	& A-503
Kirby	Wickliffe B	III	2LT	05/28/69	09/01/69	CAPO
TEAM SERGEANT
Field	Arthur T	Jr	MSG	01/01/65	08/01/65	TM SGT	A5/323	YE
McClellan	Henry G		MSG	06/01/65		TM SGT	or SIGCO
Clow	James L		MSG	01/15/66	01/15/67	TM SGT
Vasquez	Jose E		MSG	10/30/67	10/30/68	TM SGT
Kerestes	Paul A		MSG	09/24/68	01/01/69	TM SGT
Sellers	Lawrence P		MSG	01/04/69	09/01/69	TM SGT
Kemmer	Thomas J		MSG	02/01/69	01/30/70	TM SGT
S-2/S-3
Ross	Thomas A		1LT	02/07/68		S-2/S-3
Caldwell	Herschel E		CPT	11/15/68	08/05/69	S-2	BUNK HOUSE
Ross	Thomas A		1LT	01/01/69	12/16/69	S-2
Roush	James E		2LT	10/04/69	03/19/70	S-2
Sheridan	William E		1LT	10/07/69	02/27/70	S-2/S-3
Tocci	Mark A		SFC	01/01/66	08/01/66	INTEL		DEC
Johnston	Charles W		SFC	09/05/66	09/04/67	INTEL
Cottrell	John R		SSG	05/16/69	11/16/69	INTEL
Pope	Lonzo		SP4	07/29/68	09/27/68	INTEL/A	Dien Khanh
King	Roy		SFC	11/15/67	06/15/68	S-3 NCO	BUNK HOUSE
S-4
Blake	John H	III	1LT	06/01/68	12/16/68	S-4
Crabtree	Donald L		CPT	02/01/69	12/01/69	S-4
Estrada	Pedro B	'Pete'	SFC	08/18/69	02/07/70	S-4 NCO		Y
WEAPONS
Mallare	Gerald E		SGT	01/01/65		HVY WPNS
Wilson	Gerry W		SGT	01/01/65		LT WPNS	A5/323
Berg	Charles L		SSG	03/01/65	12/01/65	LT WPNS
Batteford	Frank P	Jr	SP4	06/01/65	02/22/66	LT WPNS
Chestnut	John		SGT	12/12/65	12/13/66	HVY WPNS
Grady	Clyde E	Jr	SSG	12/18/65	12/17/66	LT WPNS
Rouse	Glenn R		SFC	02/17/66	02/16/67	WPNS
Shriver	Jerry M		SFC	03/01/66	10/01/66	LT WPNS		MIA
Stewart	Mitchell G		SFC	11/28/67	11/26/68	HVY WPNS	BUNK HOUSE
Barnes	James M		SFC	12/01/67	07/01/68	HVY WPNS		YE
Jackson	Hugh P		SSG	01/01/68		LT WPNS
Gigliotti	John L		SGT	01/01/69	04/13/69	LT WPNS		Y
Lindsey	Gene B		SGT	08/06/69	01/31/70	LT WPNS		YE
Gebhardt	John L		SP4	09/18/69	01/31/69	HVY WPNS		YE
RADIO OPERATORS
Miner	Louis F		SSG	01/01/65		RAD OP	A5/323
Foxworth	Lewis G		SGT	01/01/65	12/26/65	RAD OP	A5/323
Hughes	James E		SGT	01/01/65		RAD OP		KIA
Wilson	Carl L		SSG	01/01/65		RAD OP	A5/323
Schreiber	Robert D		SSG	02/01/65	02/01/66	RAD OP
Young	James W	Jr	SGT	03/01/66	10/27/66	RAD OP		YE
Rice	Homer L		SFC	12/03/65	12/02/66	RAD OP
Charest	Robert A	'Bob'	SGT	01/01/66	09/15/66	RAD OP
Salsman	Berney	Jr	SFC	09/05/66	09/04/67	RAD OP
Lavaud	Jean P		SSG	01/01/68	01/01/69	RAD OP
Poelman	Earl E		SP4	01/01/68		RAD OP
Hawley	Robert L		SSG	02/15/68	02/11/70	RAD OP
Sheppard	Andrew D		SSG	03/01/68	07/25/68	RAD OP		YE
Strong	Tully F		SFC	04/01/68	10/01/68	RAD OP
Ballou	Richard D		SSG	05/24/68	05/06/69	RAD OP	ALSO C-2?
Guerrero	Francisco T		SGT	01/01/69		RAD OP
Cottrell	George A	Jr	SSG	06/27/69	01/31/70	RAD OP
Tolbert	James E		SFC	01/01/70		RAD OP
ENGINEERS/DEMO
Weller	Richard O		1LT	07/10/68	09/03/69	ENG OFF
Combs	Harold J		SSG	01/01/65		DEMO
Johnston	James M		SSG	01/01/65		DEMO	A5/323
Grabey	Stanley G		SP5	01/01/65		DEMO	A5/323
Armstrong	Edwin D		SFC	04/20/68	02/20/69	DEMO
Crockett	Charles D		SFC	03/03/69	09/01/69	DEMO	550 CIDG CO
MEDICS
Chastain	Joyce F		SSG	01/01/65		MEDIC	A5/323	Y
Spradlin	Ernest J		SP4	01/01/65	12/26/65	MEDIC	A5/323
Foshee	Edgar E		SSG	01/01/65		MEDIC	Fm C-1?/C-4 2 SRP	YE
Chaplin	Robert W	Sr	SGT	02/09/66		MEDIC		Y
Gumper	Victor W		SSG	03/14/66	03/13/67	MEDIC		DEC
Funk	George C		SSG	02/17/69	01/31/70	MEDIC
Palmer	Charles P		SGT	03/01/69	09/23/69	MEDIC
Short	Harlow C		SP4	07/26/69	01/31/70	MEDIC		Y
Merletti	Lewis C		SGT	09/20/69	01/01/70	MEDIC		Y
FUNDS OFFICER
Shutley	George F	Jr	CPT	05/21/69	03/07/70	FUNDS OFF
Payne	Thomas R		1LT	07/13/69	07/14/70	FUNDS OFF
BINH THANH
Batchelor	Hardy E	Jr	1LT	05/03/68	10/18/68	FOB CO	BINH THANH	Y
Hubbard	Lyman L	Jr	1LT	11/16/68	11/15/69	FOB CO	BINH THANH
Kentopp	James M		SSG	12/01/66	11/01/67	OP/INTEL	BINH THANH	Y
Puckett	Wayne R		SFC	09/01/67		TM SGT	BINH THANH
Hines	Robert M	Sr	SFC	05/15/68	01/01/69	TM SGT	BINH THANH	Y
Munoz	Ferdinand		SFC	10/01/68		FOB NCOIC	BINH THANH	YE
Shreck	Raymond D		SFC	09/01/66	06/01/67	HVY WPNS	BINH THANH
Noe	Frank R		SFC	01/01/67	11/01/67	WPNS	BINH THANH	KIA
Daly	John J		SP5	01/01/67		DEMO	BINH THANH
Noe	Frank R		SFC	01/01/67	11/01/67	MEDIC	BINH THUAN	KIA
Goodwin	Donald J		SP5	12/01/67	05/01/68	MEDIC	BT - to MAT	YE
Sipots	Carl A		SP4	01/01/68		MEDIC	BINH THANH
Olt	Timothy F		SP5	05/21/68	05/20/69	MEDIC	BINH THANH
Webb	Carlton E		SGT	09/24/68	09/13/69	RAD OP	w/CRP 72 @BT
Beeler	David E		SGT	11/11/68	11/09/69		w/CRP 71	YE
Madera	Eddie	Jr	SGT	01/01/67		DUTY UNKN	BINH THANH	YE
Stevens	Max R		SSG	11/07/67	10/26/68	DUTY UNKN	BINH THANH
Sanford	Henry C	Jr	SGT	01/01/68				KIA
OLD 101 ABN BASE NEAR CAM RANH BAY
St Martin	Joseph E B		SFC	06/01/67		TM SGT
MISSION SUPPORT SITE DA HANH aka "THE ROCKPILE"
Harrell	Bob L	Jr	1LT	07/12/68	10/26/68	OP TM LDR	ROCKPILE
Dukovic	Gary V		SSG	01/01/68	09/02/68
Everett	James L		SP5	12/01/67	08/01/68		CIDG 558
Herbert	John						Not identified
SUOI DAU or XUOI DAU
Blake	John H	III	1LT	12/21/67	06/01/68		SOUI DAU & MSS DA HANG
Jones (Aka Shorten)	James H		SGT	06/28/69	11/30/69	MEDIC	SOUI DAU	YE
DIEN KHANH (IS THIS THE MAIN CAMP AT TRUNG DUNG?)
Peters	Larry J		1LT	09/01/65	01/23/66	DET XO	DIEN KHANH
Phalen	William C		1LT	02/09/68	02/23/69	FOB CO	DIEN KHANH
Munoz	Ferdinand		SFC	10/01/67		LT WPNS	DIEN KHANH	YE
Jarvies	James Y		SFC	11/05/67	11/01/68	WPNS/INTEL	DIEN KHANH
Bardsley	Richard W	Jr	SSG	01/01/68		WPNS	DIEN KHANH
Gray	Darrel W		SSG	01/01/68	12/01/68	WPNS	DIEN KHANH
Arrants	Jerry C		SFC	11/01/67	11/01/68	MEDIC	DIEN KHANH
Morace	Albert T	Jr	SP5	01/01/68			DIEN KHANH
McGill	Charles A		SP5	03/01/68			DIEN KHANH
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN
Carlson	John E		SP4		09/16/69		553 CO	KIA
Cooper	Gerald L		SFC		02/15/70
Moore	George R		SSG	01/01/65
Smeltzer	William L		SGT	10/29/65				Y
Ditton	William L		SSG	01/01/67
Geronime	John F	Iii	SP5	01/01/67
Reynolds	Ronald W		SFC	05/24/67	11/03/67
Anderson	Roger L		SP4	06/01/67
Wertz	Walter D	"Don"	SP4	06/01/67				Y
Freedman	Lawrence N 'Superjew'		SSG	07/20/67	08/20/69	PLT ADV		KIA
Key	John C		SSG	11/17/67	05/16/69
Homitz	Ronald D		SGT	11/24/67	10/07/68
Barnes	James M		SFC	12/01/67	10/25/68
Gilmore	Gordon S		SSG	12/15/67	12/15/68
Alen	Manuel B		SP5	01/01/68
Childs	Benjamin B		SSG	01/01/68		PLT LDR
Juncer	Dennis A		SP5	01/01/68
Lane	Terry V		SFC	01/01/68
Miller	James H	Jr	SP4	01/01/68
Rupp	John M		SP4	01/01/68
Lane	William K	Jr	1LT	01/13/68	01/09/69		SUBDET CO?
Brandon	John C		SFC	01/18/68	02/03/69
Darragh	Shaun M		2LT	01/19/68	05/27/68			Y
Hawley	Robert L	Jr	SSG	02/15/68	02/11/70
Holland	James D	Jr	SSG	05/01/68	07/25/68
Egan	Jan C		SSG	05/17/68	01/01/69
Knorr	James R		SGT	05/28/68	09/26/69
Burruss	Thomas G		SP4	06/01/68	06/01/69
Campbell	Charles E		SFC	08/10/68	08/10/69
Land	Kenneth D		SSG	08/17/68	07/12/69
Koch	Paul L		SFC	10/01/68
Hicks	Archie G		SSG	11/01/68	10/28/69
Chesnut	John		SFC	11/14/68	11/13/69
Cheston	Elliott B 'Pete'	Jr	1LT	11/20/68	04/12/69			Y
Goble	Theron D		SFC	11/27/68	01/24/71
Harris	Edward D		1LT	11/30/68	11/30/69
Drennan	Dennis P		1LT	12/03/68	06/01/69
Dinnel	Michael L		1LT	01/01/69	12/28/69
Keeman	Thomas F		1LT	01/01/69
Davenport	Kenneth L		SFC	01/01/69
Hefferman	William F		SSG	01/01/69	10/09/69
Mitchem	James W		SP5	01/01/69
Trujillo	Louis A		SSG	01/01/69	12/15/69
Sagnella	Eugene V		SFC	01/31/69	01/09/70
Deschamps	John T		SGT	02/06/69	01/16/70
Sheridan	William E		1LT	02/28/69	10/06/70
McCandless	Kerry M		1LT	05/25/69	01/11/70
Abraham	Anthony G		PFC	07/17/69				Y
Hilliard	Sidney H	III	SP4	08/11/69	06/01/70
Stucki	Gary W		SP4	08/16/69	01/31/70		to CCC
Mika	Michael J		SFC	09/01/69
Eastburn	David R	III	SSG	09/02/69	01/31/70
Hein	Charles J	Jr	SP4	10/04/69	01/01/70			KIA
Hoffman	George P	'Sonny'	SGT	10/21/69	10/01/70		CMH BAND
Bemis	Donald W		SGT	05/01/70	10/17/70			DEC
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