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Who's Who from Detachment B-42 (Long Xuyen/Chao Doc) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment B-42 (Long Xuyen/Chao Doc). If you were assigned to B-42 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the bottom of this page shown as "Assignments 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 B Detachment B5/130 established a camp at Chao Doc? or took over Camp Dan Thanh at Long Xuyen from TDY Detachment B1/130, 1st SFGA o/a March ??, 1965.The Detachment was established as a CIDG Control Detachment with Sector (at Chau Doc) and Subsector responsibilities. Long Xuyen was closed either 03/??/65 or 12/22/65 and relocated to Chao Doc. Long Xuyen was located in ? District, Chao Doc Province and Cho Doc was located in Chao Phu District, Chao Doc Province. Chao Doc was closed o/a 07/??/68 and converted to RF/PF. Medical, Signal, Intelligence and Engineering augmentations are presently listed with the parent element at the SFOB.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Arnn | John O | MAJ | 02/20/65 | 12/26/65 | DET CO | KIA | ||
Neller | Herbert F | Jr | MAJ | 01/07/66 | 07/14/66 | DET CO | & PSA | DEC |
Brewer | Donald | LTC | 07/01/66 | 01/06/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Thieme | Earl L | MAJ | 01/21/67 | 06/28/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Skiles | Robert L | MAJ | 06/01/67 | 10/01/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Myers | Claire G | MAJ | 11/01/67 | 03/01/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
Sildam | Are | MAJ | 08/15/67 | 02/04/68 | DET CO | NOR to B-23 | DEC | |
Reid | Robert L | MAJ | 02/19/68 | 07/01/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||||||
Dixon | Charles L | CPT | 02/20/65 | 02/19/66 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Brewer | Donald | LTC | 01/07/66 | 07/01/67 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Williford | Donald E | MAJ | 04/11/66 | 09/09/66 | DET XO | Y, | ||
Poole | George E | Jr | CPT | 08/22/66 | 12/12/66 | DET XO | DEC | |
Campbell | Donald F | MAJ | 11/15/66 | 05/07/67 | DET XO | Fm 5/8/66- 11/15/66? NOR | DEC | |
Doar | James M | MAJ | 04/28/67 | 06/13/67 | DET XO | DEC | ||
Smith | Daniel A | CPT | 08/05/67 | 09/21/67 | DET XO | YR | ||
Smith | William F | MAJ | 08/05/67 | 03/01/68 | DET XO/CO | to FOB1 | DEC | |
Myers | Clair G | MAJ | 09/20/67 | DET XO | DEC | |||
Hanlon | James A | MAJ | 10/18/67 | 09/29/68 | DET XO | DEC | ||
LeBlanc | Victor A | MAJ | 11/15/67 | 06/30/68 | DET XO | DDUS 8/12/67- | DEC | |
Frye | Montgomery S | MAJ | 04/01/68 | 08/04/68 | DET XO | DEC | ||
DETACHMENT SERGEANT MAJOR | ||||||||
Lockhart | John T | SGM | DET SGM | DEC | ||||
Grisham | Robert G | SSM | 06/01/67 | 01/01/68 | DET SGM | DEC | ||
Terbush | George K | SGM | 08/01/67 | 04/15/68 | DET SGM | &/OR C-3 | DEC | |
S-1 (PERSONNEL) | ||||||||
McCracken | John B | CPT | 02/20/65 | S-1 | B5/130 | DEC | ||
Luketina | Robert M | CPT | 11/10/65 | 11/09/66 | S-1 | YE. | ||
Lacey | William J | Jr | CPT | 12/06/66 | 11/30/67 | S-1 | DEC | |
Auburn | Parker K | 1LT | 10/01/67 | 09/14/68 | S-1 | S-2? | Y, | |
Nesbitt | William T | "Terry" | 1LT | 02/01/68 | 07/01/68 | S-1 | YE. | |
McKoy | Samuel L | SSG | 05/26/67 | 05/25/68 | S-1 NCOIC | YE. | ||
S-2 (INTELLIGENCE) | ||||||||
Nollner | Ralph E | Jr | CPT | 02/20/65 | 06/01/65 | S-2 | B5/130 | DEC |
Chaplinski | Charles W | Jr | CPT | 06/01/65 | 01/23/65 | S-2 | YE | |
Rangel | Ynes | Jr | CPT | 09/01/65 | 03/25/66 | S-2 | Y | |
Blesse | James S | CPT | 05/15/66 | 12/12/66 | S-2 | YE. | ||
Houlihan | John C | CPT | 10/24/66 | 03/31/67 | S-2 | DEC | ||
Fink | Kenneth L | CPT | 02/14/67 | 01/31/68 | S-2 | DEC | ||
Whittington | Richard F | 1LT | 01/20/68 | 04/25/69 | S-2 | 9/26/66-1/19/68 NOR | ||
Wallace | James L | SFC | 12/04/66 | 12/04/67 | S-2 NCOIC | PMTD MSG | ||
Drake | Joseph L | SFC | 01/01/68 | S-2 NCO | DEC | |||
Critzburg | Lloyd C | SP6 | 06/01/67 | 12/27/67 | S-2 ANAL | 96B3S | DEC | |
S-3 (OPERATIONS) | ||||||||
Williford | Donald E | CPT | 09/08/65 | 04/10/66 | S-3 | Y, | ||
Hoskin | Donald L | MAJ | 05/12/66 | 09/01/66 | S-3 | DEC | ||
Knight | Roger P | MAJ | 09/01/66 | 01/25/67 | S-3 | YE | ||
Klys | Adam J | MAJ | 01/19/67 | 08/02/67 | S-3 | DEC | ||
Morris | Alvin B | CPT | 06/01/67 | 09/05/67 | S-3 | Y. | ||
Rees | Steven J | CPT | 08/12/67 | 01/12/68 | S-3 | DEC | ||
Henrich | William B | CPT | 10/22/67 | 05/23/68 | S-3 | DEC | ||
Louk | Thomas N | SFC | 01/01/66 | 12/05/66 | S-3 TRNG | Y, | ||
Povich | Sam | MSG | 02/20/65 | 02/19/66 | S-3 NCOIC | B5/130 | DEC | |
Johnson | Evans H | Sr | MSG | 04/01/66 | 08/17/68 | S-3 NCOIC | DEC | |
Evans | J T | Jr | SSG | 02/20/65 | 02/19/66 | HVY WPNS | B5/130 | |
Thompson | Hugh C | SSG | 02/20/65 | HVY WPNS | B5/130 | DEC | ||
Erwin | Leroy E | SFC | 06/04/67 | 06/02/68 | LT WPNS | DEC | ||
S-4 (LOGISTICS) | ||||||||
Bryant | Walter R | CPT | 09/08/65 | 09/07/66 | S-4 | Y. | ||
Marvin | Daniel | CPT | 08/08/66 | 12/15/66 | S-4 | DEC | ||
Gibson | James L | CPT | 03/08/67 | 07/30/67 | S-4 | YE; | ||
Taylor | Clyde R | CPT | 07/29/67 | 09/21/67 | S-4 | DEC | ||
Taylor | Clyde R | CPT | 09/22/67 | 07/11/68 | S-4 | DEC | ||
Connelly | John R | 1LT | 12/16/67 | 11/27/68 | S-4/ASST | DEC | ||
Brown | Allen R | SFC | 02/20/65 | 02/19/66 | S-4 NCOIC | B5/130 | DEC | |
Davis | Eugene T | SSG | 09/20/66 | 09/20/67 | S-4 NCO | 76K4S | DEC | |
S-5 (CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS) | ||||||||
Gorrell | Otmer R | CPT | 11/07/65 | 05/15/66 | S-5 | DEC | ||
George | Graham W | Jr | CPT | 07/01/66 | 01/04/67 | S-5 | DEC | |
Young | John F | CPT | 08/08/67 | 12/12/67 | S-5 | @A-411 | KIA | |
Haake | Ronald M | 1LT | 12/19/67 | 12/18/68 | S-5 | |||
Knowlton | William F X | CPT | 12/06/66 | 05/18/67 | S-5 CA | YE. | ||
Thacker | James F | CPT | 09/16/65 | 01/07/66 | RF/PF ADV | DEC | ||
Smith | Burton G | CPT | 12/03/65 | 06/01/66 | RF/PF ADV | DEC | ||
Neilson | Robert S | CPT | 08/01/66 | 12/11/66 | RF/PF ADV | DEC | ||
Klys | Adam J | CPT | 10/01/66 | 01/18/67 | RF/PF ADV | DEC | ||
Shubert | Edwin L | Jr | 1LT | 01/14/67 | 05/01/67 | RF/PF ADV | KIA | |
McCarver | James M | CPT | 08/05/67 | RF/PF ADV | DEC | |||
Dowd | Thomas M | "Mike" | 1LT | 04/13/68 | 09/01/68 | RF/PF ADV | YE. | |
Kaffenberger | Alan G | SP4 | 06/01/67 | 09/01/67 | S-5 NCO | Y | ||
SIGNAL SECTION | ||||||||
Kimball | Lyle L | SFC | 09/04/66 | 09/04/67 | RAD SPVR | DEC | ||
Hinson | Wess | SFC | 07/05/67 | 01/01/68 | 31Z4S | YE; | ||
Walker | Jan L | SGT | 06/12/64 | 06/04/65 | RAD OP | |||
Macek | Alvin J | Jr | SP4 | 11/01/64 | 10/31/65 | RTT OP | SIGCO | DEC |
Jasper | Joe E | SFC | 02/20/65 | 02/19/65 | RAD OP | B5/130 | DEC | |
Torello | Carl H | SFC | 02/20/65 | 12/26/65 | RAD OP | B5/130 | KIA | |
Cannon | Ralph | SSG | 02/13/66 | 08/03/67 | RAD OP | KIA | ||
Hasselius | Robert H | SP4 | 03/18/67 | 03/18/68 | RAD OP | SPEC LEAVE | DEC | |
Hagen | David L | PFC | 04/07/67 | 12/08/67 | RAD OP | CIB CK DATES | DNH | |
Smith | James E | SFC | 06/30/67 | 08/27/67 | RAD OP | or B-41? | DEC | |
James | Richard H | "Slurp" | SSG | 07/01/67 | 08/01/67 | RAD OP | YE. | |
Chase | Michael F | SP4 | 09/24/67 | 11/21/68 | RAD OP | @A-149 | YE. | |
White | Steven M | SGT | 01/25/68 | 04/01/68 | RAD OP | Y | ||
Mygan | Thomas M | Jr | SSG | 03/01/69 | 01/01/70 | RAD OP | YER. | |
Del Marcelle | Louis D B | SFC | 09/22/69 | 09/10/70 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
ENGINEERING SECTION | ||||||||
Robbins | Frank A | Jr | SFC | 01/01/67 | 09/04/67 | DEMO | DEC | |
Deyermond | William M | SP5 | 09/01/67 | 02/01/68 | DEMO | DEC | ||
MEDICAL SECTION | ||||||||
Futch | Keith | SFC | 02/20/65 | 02/19/66 | MEDIC | B5/130 | YER. | |
Pierce | Melvin L | SFC | 09/01/65 | 03/01/66 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
Darce | Lionel A | Jr | SFC | 01/05/66 | 06/30/68 | MEDIC | DEC | |
Follini | Peter A | SSG | MEDIC | DEC | ||||
Fisher | Alan L | SGT | 06/12/69 | 11/01/69 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
ATTACHED PERSONNEL | ||||||||
Burkhardt | William J | SP4 | 10/12/67 | 31M20 | 52 SIG BN ATTD | KIA | ||
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN | ||||||||
Taylor | John E | CPT | 01/01/65 | PCS? | ||||
Alexander | Joseph E | Jr | CPT | 02/20/65 | 02/20/65 | DROPPED | B5/130 | Y |
McGovern | George W | CPT | 02/20/65 | 06/01/65 | B5/130 | DEC | ||
Bell | William C | SSG | 02/20/65 | B5/130 | DEC | |||
Carter | James A | MSG | 02/20/65 | B5/130 | DEC | |||
Kaluakini | Kenneth | SSG | 02/20/65 | B5/130 | DEC | |||
Willoughby | William R | SP4 | 02/20/65 | B5/130 | DEC | |||
Farmer | Thomas D | SGT | 01/01/66 | DEC | ||||
Edwards | Robert T | CPT | 07/13/67 | DEC | ||||
Dix | Drew D | SSG | 01/01/68 | YE | ||||
Book of Interest, Dick James, Slurp Sends, Book 4 | ||||||||
MAP of B-42 (Long Xuyen) | ||||||||
MAP of B-42 (Chau Doc) |
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