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Who's Who from 5th Mobile Strike Force Command (B-55 Staff) (Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, who served in the 5th Mobile Strike Force Command (B-55). If you can correct any errors or if you can add any names, particularly those whose specific assignment is 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: B-55, 5th Mobile Strike Force Command, conducted operations in support of beleaguered camps throughout RVN as directed. Originally B-55 was used to designate the Command Liaison Detachment in Saigon until May 23, 1968 when B-55 was activated. After Action Reports from B-55 and its subordinate elements will be published on CD-ROM at a later date. Mik Sharp has an A-503/B-55 website.
[B-55 Staff] [Special Weapons Platoon] [B-55 Assignments Unknown] [A-503] [A-504] [List of Known Operations]
DETACHMENT COMMANDER | ||||||||
Clark | Richard A | MAJ | 04/19/68 | 08/01/68 | DET CO | |||
Borgman | John E | MAJ | 07/24/68 | 04/21/69 | DET CO | Y | ||
Crysel | James W | MAJ | 04/04/69 | 07/08/69 | DET CO | |||
Nix | John U | MAJ | 07/01/69 | 10/24/69 | DET CO | |||
Hinds | Sidney R | Jr | LTC | 09/12/69 | 12/15/69 | DET CO | ASSGN? | |
Lynch | Homer M | LTC | 12/16/69 | 04/01/70 | DET CO | |||
Black | Charles S | Jr | LTC | 02/06/70 | 07/25/70 | DET CO | ||
Lopez | Louis | Jr | MAJ | 07/26/70 | 12/31/70 | DET CO | Y | |
DETACHMENT DCO/XO | ||||||||
Lynch | Homer M | LTC | 10/01/69 | 12/15/69 | DET DCO | ASGN? | ||
Blankenship | Malcolm W | MAJ | 01/13/67 | 08/12/67 | DET XO | GAMMA? | ||
Nix | John U | MAJ | 03/01/69 | 07/01/69 | DET XO | |||
Kelley | Martin P | CPT | 01/01/69 | 06/22/69 | DET XO | & FUNDS OFF | ||
Blow | Melvyn R | CPT | 06/10/69 | 05/08/70 | DET XO | |||
Lopez | Louis | Jr | MAJ | 05/12/70 | 07/25/70 | DET XO | ||
DETACHMENT NCOIC | ||||||||
Barmore | Benjamin S | SGM | 06/01/68 | DET SGM | ||||
Burdge | John W | SSM | 09/12/68 | 10/04/69 | DET SGM | DEC | ||
Taylor | Ben B | 'Jaws' | SSM | 09/01/69 | 11/09/69 | DET SGM | ||
Richardson | John E | Jr | SGM | 01/01/70 | 01/01/71 | DET SGM | ||
S-1 & S-1 STAFF | ||||||||
Simens | Stewart S | 1LT | 08/01/68 | 03/24/69 | S-1 | |||
Littnan | Charles L | CPT | 08/09/68 | 02/27/69 | S-1 | TO 101 ABN | ||
Connelly | Thomas E | CPT | 02/20/69 | 02/15/70 | S-1 | |||
Sale | Lafayette L | III | CPT | 11/22/69 | 06/02/70 | S-1 | ||
Twining | Stephen N | CPT | 05/21/70 | 02/02/71 | S-1 | Y | ||
Trafford | Mel L | SSG | 08/20/68 | 11/18/69 | S-1 NCOIC | Y | ||
Greve | Gary J | SFC | 09/27/69 | 09/26/70 | S-1 NCOIC | |||
Matthews | Roger S | PFC | 08/05/69 | 03/01/70 | CLK TYPIST | RTT OP | ||
Niceley | James E | Jr | SP5 | 10/02/69 | 10/01/70 | CLK TYPIST | ||
Howard | Charles L | SSG | 06/01/69 | 10/08/69 | CLUB NCO | |||
King | Malen M | 'Fat Cat' | SFC | 05/13/69 | 05/12/70 | MESS SGT | ||
S-2 & S-2 STAFF | ||||||||
Carlock | Billy N | 1LT | 04/27/68 | 02/02/69 | S-2 | Y | ||
Buzzelli | Don E | 1LT | 07/20/68 | S-2 | ||||
Elmore | Darrell G | 'Moe' | 1LT | 10/01/68 | 03/01/69 | S-2 | Y | |
Meyer | Leo J | 'John' | CW4 | 12/18/68 | 02/01/69 | S-2 ASST | ||
McNutt | Frank E | CPT | 01/08/70 | 05/04/70 | S-2 | KIA | ||
Jones | Robert W | 1LT | 05/05/70 | 05/25/70 | S-2 | |||
Novoa | Juan M | 1LT | 05/26/70 | 12/31/70 | S-2 | |||
Nunez | Rudolph | SFC | 06/01/68 | 3/17/69 | S-2 NCOIC | |||
Talley | John M | SSG | 08/05/68 | 03/01/70 | S-2 NCOIC | |||
Soublet | Paul J | MSG | 09/18/69 | 09/17/70 | S-2 NCOIC | |||
S-3 & S-3 STAFF | ||||||||
Bozeman | John R | CPT | 11/23/68 | S-3 | ||||
McNutt | Frank E | CPT | 09/07/69 | 01/07/70 | S-3 | KIA | ||
Boone | Timothy A | CPT | 01/08/70 | 08/01/70 | S-3 | Y | ||
Ficken | James W | CPT | 07/20/70 | 11/26/70 | S-3 | Y | ||
Driver | Russell W | CPT | 02/24/70 | 08/01/70 | S-3 ASST | |||
Jones | Robert W | 1LT | 12/16/69 | 05/04/70 | S-3 ASST | |||
Reilley | Richard A | SFC | 05/23/68 | 01/27/69 | CO CDR | 7 MSF CO | ||
Jones | William R | MSG | 12/11/68 | 08/16/69 | S-3 NCOIC | |||
Helmstetter | Jerome B | MSG | 07/17/69 | 07/12/70 | S-2 NCOIC | |||
S-4 & S-4 STAFF | ||||||||
Kress | Donald W | Jr | 1LT | 01/12/69 | 12/13/69 | S-4 | ||
Burruss | Lewis H | 'Bucky' | CPT | 10/20/69 | 06/07/70 | S-4 | Y | |
Bishop | Richard D | CPT | 07/08/70 | 11/03/70 | S-4 | Y | ||
Frazel | Stephen H | 1LT | 04/01/70 | 12/31/71 | S-4 ASST | Y | ||
Flory | Noble W | MSG | 06/25/68 | 05/25/69 | S-4 NCOIC | |||
Rittenhouse | Thomas E | SSG | 06/23/69 | 01/01/70 | S-4 NCOIC | |||
Hall | Jerry L | SFC | 01/05/70 | 01/04/71 | S-4 NCOIC | |||
Geffken | Thomas W | SSG | 09/01/69 | 03/01/71 | S-4 NCO | |||
Sunrich | William A | MSG | 10/01/69 | 09/30/70 | S-4 NCO | |||
Nystrom | Edwin O | SP4 | 06/01/69 | 02/05/70 | S-4 C:LERK | |||
S-5/CAPO & STAFF | ||||||||
Cheatham | John B | 1LT | 06/21/68 | 06/07/69 | CAPO | & CRP LDR | ||
Roberts | James D | CPT | 07/06/69 | 11/15/69 | S-5 | |||
Bishop | Richard D | CPT | 11/10/69 | 05/21/70 | S-5 | Y | ||
Randall | Charles M | CPT | 05/22/70 | 07/15/70 | S-5 | |||
Abbott | Allen L | 1LT | 07/16/70 | 09/19/70 | S-5 | |||
Esqueda [Estrada] | Arnulfo M | SFC | 07/13/68 | 07/12/69 | S-5 NCOIC | |||
Hux | David F | SFC | 01/01/70 | 04/02/70 | S-5 NCOIC | |||
Osborne | James W | SFC | 09/27/69 | 03/01/70 | S-5 NCOIC | |||
COMMO SECTION | ||||||||
Barnes | David J | MSG | 01/18/69 | 01/17/70 | RAD SPVR | |||
Fairley | James C | SFC | 01/01/70 | 01/01/71 | RAD SPVR | |||
Fair | Robert L | SP4 | 08/28/68 | 01/01/69 | RAD OP | |||
Scott | Breelan A | Jr | SGT | 09/24/68 | 03/01/69 | RAD OP | ||
Clark | George E | SSG | 11/21/68 | 03/01/69 | RAD OP | & CRP | ||
Hagan | James L | SGT | 10/13/68 | 10/05/69 | RAD OP | & CRP LDR | ||
Olsen | Anthony P | PFC | 06/01/69 | 01/01/70 | RTT OP | Fm Sigco? | ||
Johnson | Quinten T | SGT | 09/15/69 | 09/14/70 | RAD OP | |||
Harvey | Francis L | SFC | 09/01/69 | 05/26/70 | RAD OP | |||
Brown | Mansel L | Jr | SFC | 09/08/69 | 01/01/70 | RAD OP | ||
Sanchez | John M A | SFC | 11/27/69 | 11/26/70 | RAD OP | Duty w/S-3 | ||
Strode | Paul A | SGT | 10/11/69 | 03/01/70 | RAD OP | Duty w/S-3 | ||
Bitowf | Dennis M | SGT | 04/01/70 | 10/01/70 | RAD OP | |||
Wiltgen | Floyd D | SGT | 06/01/70 | RTT OP | Y | |||
Thornton | Jackie M | SGT | 07/01/70 | 03/01/71 | RAD OP | |||
Dougherty | Robert J | SGT | 10/01/70 | 12/31/70 | RAD OP | |||
MEDICAL SECTION | ||||||||
Jones | Harvey G | SFC | 06/01/68 | 01/01/69 | MED SPVR | From Avn Co | ||
Bunnell | Derald R | SFC | 12/10/68 | MEDIC | Y | |||
Dews | Hampton | II | SGT | 12/01/68 | 07/15/69 | MEDIC | ||
Delahanty | James F | SP4 | 01/01/68 | MEDIC | ||||
Woody | Edward L | SP4 | 04/15/68 | 04/13/69 | PREV MED | 91S4S | ||
Link | Robert C | SSG | 08/04/69 | 08/03/70 | MEDIC | |||
Smith | Henry Ray | SFC | 09/22/69 | 04/30/69 | MED SPVR | |||
Thompson | Tom H | SSG | 07/23/69 | 01/01/70 | PREV MED | |||
Maxwell | Patrick G | SFC | 09/23/69 | 03/01/70 | MED SPVR | |||
Dalton | David W | SP5 | 01/01/70 | 11/01/70 | PREV MED | |||
Oliver | Owen L | SSG | 01/01/70 | MEDIC | ||||
Woodcroft | Richard L | Jr | SGT | 01/01/70 | MEDIC | |||
Langland | Clayton E | Jr | SGT | 01/01/70 | 02/01/70 | 91B4S | Gp Wire Detail | Y |
Follini | Peter A | SSG | 03/01/70 | 08/15/70 | MEDIC | Y | ||
Dirks | Charles E | SP4 | 07/01/70 | 09/14/70 | MEDIC | |||
Meredith | Dennis G | SP5 | 07/01/70 | 10/23/70 | MEDIC | |||
Metcalf | Earl R | SGT | 07/08/70 | 12/31/70 | MEDIC | |||
Garday | Phillip R | SGT | 10/01/70 | 12/31/70 | MEDIC | |||
Jones | Herman A | Jr | SFC | 10/01/70 | 12/31/70 | MEDIC | ||
Kauppi | Kenneth E | SGT | 10/01/70 | 12/31/70 | MEDIC | DATES? | ||
FUNDS OFFICER | ||||||||
Kirby | Wickliffe B | III | 2LT | 09/01/69 | FUNDS OFF | |||
Prieto | Ernesto A | CPT | 12/27/69 | 06/09/70 | FUNDS OFF | |||
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