B-43 (Cao Lanh (old)/Chi Lang)

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Who's Who from Detachment B-43 (Cao Lanh (old)/Chi Lang) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment B-43 (Cao Lanh (old)/Chi Lang). If you were assigned to B-43 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 join the team discussion at the Green Beret Forum.

Narrative Information: The designation B-43 and A-430 originally referred to the Can Tho Mike Force. (see B-40) The first PCS B Detachment was established a Cao Lanh o/a February ??, 1967.The Detachment was established as a CIDG Control Detachment with Sector and Subsector responsibilites. Cao Lanh was located in ?? District, Kien Phong Province. After Tet '68, the 44th Special Tactical Zone was established at Cao Lanh and given OPCON over Company D assets. Cao Lanh was closed o/a 04/03/69 and reopened at Chi Lang on 04/07/69 at the That Son/Chi Lang Training Center. Chi Lang was located in ?? District, Chao Doc Province. On 12/08/70 it was converted to Chi Lang Training Center, UITG/FANK Training Command. (see UITG/FANK) 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
Frost	Theodore N		MAJ	12/02/66	07/25/67	DET CO		DEC
Doar	James M		MAJ	06/14/67	12/03/67	DET CO		DEC
Mullen	Raymond C	Jr	LTC	12/04/67	02/25/68	DET CO/PSA	DATES?	DEC
Callahan	Joseph J		LTC	07/04/68	06/30/69	DET CO	to Chi Lang 4/7/69	DEC
Stanier	Richard E		LTC	07/18/69	01/03/70	DET CO		DEC
Soldato	Shane N		MAJ	09/24/69	01/08/70	DET CO		KIA
Zachary	James L		MAJ	01/09/70	07/01/70	DET CO		DEC
Faist	David O		MAJ	07/01/70	09/11/70	DET CO		DEC
Leary	Paul E		MAJ	11/21/70	01/16/71	DET CO	CLTC	KIA
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Kurland	Bert		CPT	01/01/67	08/01/67	DEP PSA	CORDS	DEC
Hazen	William C		MAJ	11/17/66	11/17/67	DET XO		Y
Daniel	William D	Jr	MAJ	12/02/66	05/09/67	DET XO		DEC
Smith	Daniel A		CPT	08/05/67	09/21/67	DET XO
Frye	Montgomery S		MAJ	09/22/67	02/01/68	DET XO		DEC
Brookshire	John H		MAJ	01/31/68	01/20/69	DET XO	Then 2 MAR ? Acting CO in Feb?	DEC
Fleck	Richard D		MAJ	11/13/68	07/19/69	DET XO		DEC
McKenzie	George R		MAJ	06/01/69	09/26/69	DET XO		DEC
Soldato	Shane N		MAJ	09/24/69	01/08/70	DET XO		KIA
Wagner	Hans O		MAJ	04/01/70	05/15/70	DET XO		YE
Faist	David O		MAJ	04/02/70	07/07/70	DET XO		DEC
DETACHMENT SERGEANT MAJOR
Thomas	Edgar A		SGM	04/01/67		DET SGM		DEC

Grisham	Robert G		SSM	01/01/69	03/29/69	DET SGM		DEC
Slugocki	Albert		SGM	02/09/69	02/01/70	DET SGM		YE.
Coleman	Reuben		MSG	12/09/69	04/20/70	DET SGM		DEC
Smythe	Earl J		SGM	06/01/70	08/07/70	DET SGM		Y
Cottom	Charles C		SGM	10/25/69	10/24/70	71L5S	TO/FM CCS?	DEC
S-1 (PERSONNEL)
Gerhardt	William F		CPT	12/19/66	06/04/67	S-1		YE.
Williams	Theophia		CPT	07/22/67	01/31/68	S-1	& RF/PF ADV	YE.
Kelly	James A	Jr	CPT	01/06/68	03/05/68	S-1		DEC
Wiest	Lawrence P		CPT	03/01/68	07/01/68	S-1		YE,
Keyeck	Anthony J		1LT	07/01/68	11/14/68	S-1 & FUNDS		YE.
Chitwood	Martin D		1LT	11/15/68	02/26/69	S-1		YE.
Ong	Richard A		1LT	03/01/70	09/26/70	S-1		Y,
Roach	Charles E		CPT	11/26/70	09/06/70	S-1		DEC
Pistone	Leon J	Jr	1LT	02/01/68	06/01/68	S-1 ASST		YE.
Chitwood	Martin D		1LT	09/12/68		S-1 ASST		YE.
Patterson	Eric R		SSG	09/11/67	03/11/68	S-1 NCOIC
Wood	Billy J		SFC	01/01/69	12/06/69	S-1 NCOIC		DEC
Harris	R.L.		SFC	07/09/69	07/08/70	S-1 NCOIC		DEC
Driggers	Charles E		SFC	01/01/70		S-1 NCO?	HHC?	DEC
White	Bert B		SP4	07/16/69	03/12/70	S-1 MESS	medevaced	Y
S-2 (INTELLIGENCE)
Stephens	Charles R		CPT	05/06/67	11/29/67	S-2		DEC
Thomas	Reese D		CPT	10/24/67	10/15/68	S-2
Goode	Ross C		CPT	03/01/68	09/23/68	S-2		YE.
Frick	Gerhard E		CPT	08/28/68	02/04/70	S-2
Neely	Otto B	II	CPT	12/01/69	12/01/70	S-2		YE.
Spisto	Justin R		CPT	12/21/69	03/04/70	S-2		KIA
Anderson	Jay H		1LT	10/06/67	03/06/68	S-2 ASST	423MI FN	YE.
Swan	Alan C		1LT	07/10/68	12/29/68	S-2 ASST		YE.
Brown	Paul W		1LT	12/08/68	03/23/69	S-2 ASST		YE.
Fechenbach	John W		1LT	12/27/68	08/01/69	S-2 ASST		YE,
Anderson	Jergen N		1LT	01/01/69	06/09/69	S-2 ASST		DEC
Moss	Jon T	Jr	2LT	12/06/69	04/29/70	S-2 ASST		DEC
Herring	Harold F		1LT	02/01/70	05/20/70	S-2 ASST		DEC
Ochoa	Cypriano		MSG	10/15/66	10/16/67	S-2 NCOIC		DEC
Quimby	Donald W		SFC	02/01/67	06/01/67	S-2 NCOIC	medevaced 12/66-2/67 Japan	DEC
Hunt	George W		SFC	11/01/67	03/01/68	S-2 NCOIC		YE,
Gann	William S		MSG	10/13/67	10/12/68	INTEL	DATES?	DEC
Critzburg	Lloyd C		SP6	07/07/69	07/06/70	S-2 NCOIC		DEC
Jaap	William L		SFC	11/05/68	11/04/69	S-2 NCO		DEC
Wyatt	Jerry T		SP6	03/01/70	11/11/70	S-2 ANAL	96B3S	DEC
Leap	Robert W		SP4	05/01/70	04/01/71	96B20	ATTD to C-3	YE.
McCarthy	Edward S		SP4	06/01/70	12/04/70	96B20	ATTD	YE.
S-3 (OPERATIONS)
Hall	Charles K		CPT	06/01/67	09/06/67	S-3		DEC
Dill	Paul H		CPT	07/23/67	12/03/67	S-3		DEC
Essman	James K		CPT	12/04/67	06/14/68	S-3		YE.
Tsutsui	Setsuo	'Harry'	CPT	05/25/68	01/05/69	S-3		YE.
MacDonald	Brian G		1LT	06/06/68	01/20/69	S-3		DEC
Lewman	Thomas J		CPT	03/10/69	09/30/69	S-3		DEC
Macey	Railey W	III	CPT	07/10/69	02/11/70	S-3		DEC
Hollibaugh	William C	Jr	CPT	02/01/70	02/28/70	S-3		YE
Fraley	Charles J	III	1LT	03/21/68	01/01/69	S-3 ASST		Y
Pfutzner	James M		1LT	10/16/68	02/14/69	S-3 ASST		YE.
Fitzgerald	Kirk S		CPT	08/09/69	02/01/70	S-3/ASST		YE;
Spisto	Justin R	"Bob"	CPT	08/29/69	12/20/69	S-3 ASST		KIA
Bertram	Thomas A		2LT	11/02/69	03/01/70	S-3 ASST
Lee	Robert M	Jr	CPT	01/08/70	11/12/70	S-3 ASST		Y
Youngs	Richard A		CPT	01/10/70	04/07/70	S-3 ASST		DEC
Tannenbaum	Donald C		1LT	04/01/70	04/09/70	S-3 ASST		KIA
Kulik	Paul A		CPT	05/30/70	06/29/70	S-3 ASST		YE.
Kemp	Richard N		1LT	10/03/68	04/10/69	FOC ASST	LNO from C-4	YE.
Horne	James G		MSG	01/19/67	10/01/67	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Morales	Cristobal		MSG	06/01/67	01/10/68	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Payne	Richard I		MSG	05/01/68	05/01/69	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Manthey	John H		MSG	12/17/68	12/26/69	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Bello	Mateo		MSG	06/01/69	01/01/70	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Staggs	Herbert B		MSG	09/02/69	04/04/70	S-3 NCOIC		DEC
Todd	Robert J		SSG	09/05/66	03/01/67	HVY WPNS		DEC
Owens	John R		SFC	03/01/67	10/02/67	LT WPNS		DEC
Marcou	Charles A		SFC	08/25/67	06/24/68	HVY WPNS
Manz	Earl A		SFC	04/24/68	02/14/69	S-3 NCO		DEC
Soper	Leroy J		SFC	08/29/68	08/28/69	LT WPNS		DEC
Aumock	Larry R		SSG	10/01/68	08/20/69	LT WPNS		DEC
Cunningham	Tom V		SSG	12/01/68	11/30/69	HVY WPNS
Bevans	Glendon L		MSG	01/01/69	01/01/71	S-3 NCO		DEC
Gage	Harvey L		SFC	01/13/69	01/12/70	HVY WPNS		DEC
Biggs	Thomas W		SFC	04/01/69	09/05/70	S-3 NCO		DEC
Gorham	Patrick J		SGT	06/01/70		WPNS
Brown	Dale R		SGT	09/03/70	11/28/70	HVY WPNS		YE;
Reis	Robert K		SSG	12/17/68	03/01/69	S-3 CLERK		DEC
S-4 (LOGISTICS)
Gordon	Terry A		CPT	05/11/67	08/24/67	S-4
Garrett	Jimmie L		CPT	01/01/68	02/01/68	S-4		YE;
Havas	David B		CPT	08/01/68	03/30/69	S-4		DEC
Arthur	Dennis R		1LT	06/06/68	06/06/69	S-4		DEC
Shad	Harold W	III	CPT	06/01/69	11/27/69	S-4		YE.
Whitehouse	John L		CPT	10/06/69	10/05/70	S-4
Sparks	Stephen D		1LT	11/04/67		S-4 ASST		KIA
Beets	Larry J		1LT	02/14/68	07/29/68	S-4 ASST		YE.
Pike	Randall R		1LT	12/02/69		S-4 ASST		YE.
Straight	Roger K		CPT	01/01/71	01/31/71	31328		YE;
Baker	Earl R		SFC	09/04/66	09/04/67	S-4 NCOIC		DEC
Ollie	Robert L		SFC	09/18/69	09/17/70	S-4 NCOIC		A0U
Marez	Richard D		MSG	12/01/69	11/30/70	76Z5S		DEC
Phillips	Alfred R		SFC	01/01/70		76Y4K		DEC
Booker	Charles W		SSG	11/25/70	01/31/71	76Y40
S-5 (CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS)
Hall	Charles K		CPT	01/22/67	06/01/67	RF/PF ADV		DEC
Essman	James K		CPT	06/15/67	12/03/67	S-5		YE.
French	William G		1LT	11/09/67	11/09/68	S-5		YE,
Gerdeman	James L		1LT	09/16/68	03/01/69	S-5		DEC
Compton	Paul R		1LT	10/19/68		S-5		DEC
Doeseckle	Robert J		1LT	06/16/70	02/28/71	S-5	HQ, FTC C-4 frm 4/22/70	YE.
Anderson	Jergen K		1LT	06/10/68	01/01/69	S-5 ASST		DEC
Vassar	Richard D		1LT	06/23/69	01/02/70	S-5 PSYOPS		YE;
Blow	Melvyn R		CPT	12/14/66	05/24/67	RF/PF ADV		DEC
Jones	Harry E		CPT	05/05/67	10/15/67	RF/PF ADV		DEC
Frick	Gerhard E		CPT	11/13/67	05/01/68	RF/PF ADV	or S-2
Berry	Charles S		1LT	05/12/68	01/01/69	RF/PF ADV	4/13/68-5/12/68	A0Y,
Durdevich	Alexander	Jr	SP5	06/26/70	01/01/71	S-5 NCOIC	96C20	DEC
SIGNAL SECTION
Nelson	Augustus E		SFC	01/01/68	02/12/68	RAD SPVR		DEC
Gamble	Cam M	Jr	SSG	05/01/68	11/01/68	RAD SPVR		DEC
Pluta	Thaddeus R		SFC	05/11/68	05/10/69	RAD SPVR		DEC
Nagle	John W		SP4	04/01/70	02/01/71	31J20		DEC
Fritz	Delburt F		SGT			RAD OP		YE;
Andreas	Stephen G	Jr	SGT	02/01/67	05/01/67	05B4S		DEC
Kaufman	Robert M		SGT	12/19/66	12/19/67	RAD OP
Cutno	Alfred D		SSG	12/25/66	12/25/67	RTT OP		A0Y,
Peterson	Terrance A		SP5	01/16/67	01/16/68	72B2P		DEC
Gamble	Cam M	Jr	SSG	04/15/67	02/01/68	RAD SPVR		DEC
Siegman	Ronald C		SP4	11/01/67	03/01/68	RAD OP		YE;
Siegman	Ronald C		SP4	03/01/68	05/01/68	RAD OP		YE;
Troutt	Arthur R		SSG	03/01/68	05/01/68	RAD OP		DEC
Reiter	Clyde A		SGT	06/01/68	12/28/68	RAD OP	Attd A-431	KIA
Rea	John A		SP4	07/29/68	03/01/69	RAD OP		DEC
Turnbull	Turner B 'Rusty'	III	SGT	09/23/68	03/01/69	RAD OP		DEC
Johnson	Thomas P		SGT	09/29/68	11/13/69	RAD OP
O'Hanlon	Daniel P		SGT	01/18/69	04/25/69	RAD OP		YE;
Ramos	Edmundo H		SFC	08/02/69	08/01/70	RAD OP		DEC
Banfield	Richard C		SP4	09/01/69	03/12/70	RAD OP	medevaced	YE.
O'Hanlon	Daniel P		SGT	11/01/69	01/17/70	RAD OP	medevaced	YE;
Duboise	John D		SGT	11/15/70	12/01/70	RAD OP	FANK	YE.
Trevino	Charles A		SGT	03/01/70	09/17/70	RAD OP		YE.
Underwood	Marion D	"Don"	SGT	04/01/70	04/01/71	RTT OP		YE.
Lafon	Raymond G	"Greg"	SGT	08/17/70	11/01/70	RAD OP	A-432	YE.
Martin	Chester R	III	SFC	12/01/70	04/01/71	RAD OP
ENGINEERING SECTION
Miller	Ronald A		CPT	12/16/70	01/31/71	71331		YE.
Brown	Thomas T		1LT	12/16/70	01/31/71	71331		A0U
Singh	Sher G		1LT	01/01/71	01/31/71	31331	ENGR	YE.
Bailey	Robert D		SP4		02/01/71	51B40	DOSOA
Geoghegan	Peter Y		SFC	06/01/67	09/25/67	DEMO		DEC
Gordon	William L		SFC	02/20/67	10/01/67	DEMO	HOSP JAPAN	DEC
Thomas	John M		SGT	06/18/69	01/01/71	DEMO		DEC
Wax	Delbert W	Jr	SP5	08/01/70	01/01/71	DEMO	CLTC or RTT	YE.
Becnel	Ernest J		SSG	12/13/70	01/31/71	51H40		YE.
Peters	David L		SGT	12/13/70	01/31/71	51H4P		DEC
Davis	Thomas W		SGT	12/25/70	01/31/71	51H4P		DEC
Everett	Ernest D R		SGT	12/25/70	01/31/71	51H4P		YE.
Johnson	Travis E		SGT	12/25/70	01/31/71	51H4P		YE.
Piszcsyk	Henry J		SGT	12/25/70	01/31/71	51H4P		DEC
MEDICAL SECTION
Wiese	Fred D	Jr	SFC	12/16/68		MED SPVR		DEC
Bailey	Daniel R		SFC	11/03/66	11/02/67	MEDIC		DEC
Mann	Thomas J	III	SGT	05/31/68	05/30/69	MEDIC		DEC
Lucia	Byron G		SP5	11/11/68	11/10/69	MEDIC		YE.
Follini	Peter A		SSG	06/19/69	03/01/70	MEDIC		DEC
Brown	Roger L		SGT	06/01/70	04/01/71	MEDIC		Y,
Johnson	Rickey C		SGT	06/01/70		MEDIC		DEC
Rudisill	Larry H		SSG	06/09/70	09/28/70	MEDIC		YE.
Sykes	Larry J		SGT	09/01/70	10/17/70	MEDIC	&@A-421	YE.
Beair	Everett J	'Josh'	SFC	07/01/70	01/01/71	MEDIC		DEC
Blanchard	Rick A		SGT	08/15/70	04/01/71	MEDIC		YE.
Geter	Rodney K		SGT	11/01/70	04/01/71	MEDIC	FANK	Y
FUNDS OFFICER
Jones	Harry E		CPT	12/29/66	05/04/67	FUNDS OFF		DEC
Keyeck	Anthony J		1LT	07/03/68	01/01/69	S-1 Funds	Adv 28 Kien Phong	YE.
Compton	Paul R		1LT	01/01/69	04/14/69	FUNDS OFF		DEC.
Brown	Paul W		1LT	03/24/69	12/07/69	FUNDS OFF		YE.
Abbott	Allen L		2LT	11/28/69	07/15/70	FUNDS OFF		Y,
Goodson	Arnold R		1LT	01/22/70	09/14/70	FUNDS OFF		YE.
Moss	Jon T	Jr	1LT	04/30/70	11/01/70	FUNDS OFF		DEC
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN
Estep	James L		CPT	06/01/67				DEC
Jordon	Terry A		CPT	06/01/67
Sherwood	Anthony P	Jr	1LT	01/15/69	08/16/69			DEC
Rosado	Jaime T	"Rocky"	1LT	03/12/69	06/20/69			DEC
Jackson	Nathaniel		CPT	06/01/69	09/29/69			KIA
Lynch	Leo V		CPT	04/01/69	07/07/69			DEC
Sommerhof	Earl T		SFC	09/22/69	10/01/69			DOW
Baldwin	Howard S		MSG	08/18/69	08/17/70			DEC
Roach	Richard P		SP4	01/01/70	04/29/70		from B-40	YE.
Green	Charles E		SFC	03/01/70	03/01/71	94B4S		Y,
McGolrick	Elwood F		SFC	03/01/70	03/01/71			DEC
Henderson	Willie J		SGT	06/01/70		11B4S	or RAD OP	Y
Potter	Vernice		SGT	06/01/70		11B4S	FANK
Rudisill	Larry H		SSG	06/09/70	09/28/70	MEDIC		YE.
Damkroger	Walter J		SGT	07/01/70	02/01/71	HVY WPNS		YE.
Schumacher	George J		CPT	08/15/70	03/01/71			YE.
Flynn	Michael R		1LT	11/24/70		XO A-434	FANK	DEC
403rd Radio Research Detachment (ASA)
Korner	Robert E		SSG	03/31/69	04/14/70	05H4S73	C-4, A-423, B-43	DEC
Seal	Douglas C		SSG	01/01/70	07/28/70	05H4SW7	@B-43	YE
McSmith	William D	Jr	SP5	06/01/70	12/01/70	05H2P	@B-43	YE;
Lamberty	Gary F		SP5	08/01/70	10/06/70	05G2S29	@B-43	DEC
Shaffer	Lawrence R		SGT	12/25/70	01/31/71	51H4P	@B-43	DEC

Article of Interest, Thomas J Whitehouse
Books of Interest: Albert Slugocki, The Autumn Man, a memoir.
MAP of B-43 Cao Lanh
MAP of B-43 Chi Lang

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