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Who's Who from Detachment A-231 (Suoi Doi and Tieu Atar) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-231 (Soui Doi and Tieu Atar). If you were assigned to A-231 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the last page of the list 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: See below. For information on the earlier TDY teams at the Buon Enao Project and Ban Don see the previously published monographs on 1st SFGA and 7th SFGA TDY teams. The Suoi Doi camp was located in Pleiku Province, ? District. The camp, opened of 12/11/67, at Tieu Atar was in Darlac Province, ? District. The Tieu Atar camp was turned over to the 71st Border Ranger Battalion on 09/30/70.

A5/214 (Suoi Doi)

DET CO
Mierau Michael D   CPT 11/01/64 05/01/65 DET CO A5/214  
DET XO
Griggs Leslie D   2LT 11/01/64 10/31/65 DET XO A5/214  
TM SGT
Strieber Donald J   MSG 11/01/64 03/01/65 TM SGT A5/214  
INTEL SGT
McCann Eugene C Jr SP4 11/01/64   INTEL A5/214  
WEAPONS
Manes Larry T   SSG 11/01/64 11/01/65 LT WPNS A5/214 Y
Townsend George M Jr SFC 11/01/64 10/31/65 HVY WPNS A5/214  
CA/PO NCO
Lane Thomas R   SFC 02/01/65 07/01/65 CAPO NCO MINH THANH?  
RAD OP
Adams Herman L Jr SGT 11/01/64 10/31/65 RAD OP A5/214  
Whittington Eschol R   SSG 11/01/64 10/31/65 RAD OP A5/214 Y
Brazier Stephen T   SP4 02/01/65   RAD OP    
DEMO
Garner Willard R Jr 'Pete' SSG 11/01/64   DEMO A5/214  
Rose Gerald B   SP4 11/01/64 02/22/65 DEMO A5/214 A-322 or A-311? KIA
MEDIC
Long Kenneth L   SGT 11/01/64 10/31/65 MEDIC A5/214  
Scearce Charlie C Jr SSG 11/01/64 10/31/65 MEDIC A5/214  

Detachment A5/1 (redesignated A5/214 on 1/8/65) closed Ban Don, which they had taken over from A-752 after the 1964 Montagnard revolt, and relocated to Suoi Doi o/a 1/1/65. Suoi Doi was disbanded on 3/24/65, after a major battle at the Man Yang Pass and the USASF assets went to Plateau Gi (A-243). Ban Don was later re-opened as Trang Phuc (A-233). The PCS A- Detachment at Dong Tre (see A-222) in early '65 was originally designated A-231 and reported to B-23 at Ban Me Thuot. When it was shifted to the control of B-22, it was redesignated A-222. The number remained open until applied to the camp at Tieu Atar opened a/o 12/11/67.

A-231 (Tieu Atar)

DET CO
Dick James R   CPT 12/11/67 02/19/68 DET CO    
Leiva Raymond J   CPT 02/20/68 08/08/68 DET CO or XO?  
Garvey Thomas J   1LT 08/01/68 09/18/68 DET CO    
Prout William L Jr 1LT 02/21/69 06/01/69 DET CO    
Brackett Richard P   1LT 06/01/69 09/01/69 DET CO    
Rau Thomas H   CPT 07/04/69 11/01/69 DET CO    
Potter Ransford A II 1LT 12/24/69   DET CO    
Lindley Forrest B Jr CPT 01/08/70 03/01/70 DET CO DDUS 8/20/68- Y
Schwinghammer George H   1LT 03/01/70 09/30/70 DET CO    
DET XO
Hill Heath H   1LT 12/12/67 06/22/68 DET XO    
Garvey Thomas J   1LT 02/13/68 08/01/68 DET XO    
Rabiner Craig J   1LT 04/01/68 12/10/68 DET XO    
Gwynn Eugene T   1LT 01/18/68 04/19/69 DET XO or CAPO? Y
Beasley Charles A III 1LT 01/28/69 06/13/69 DET XO    
Rogers Albert W   1LT 05/18/69 06/14/70 DET XO DDUS 12/15/69  
Carr Daniel L Jr 1LT 06/11/70 12/01/70 DET XO    
CA/PO OFFICER
Pinario Francis J Jr 1LT 05/18/69 12/28/69 CAPO   YE
Schwinghammer George H   1LT 12/02/69 03/01/70 CAPO/XO    
TM SGT
Aldridge Thomas M   MSG 08/01/67 03/01/68 TM SGT    
Surber James D II MSG 12/02/67 03/14/68 TM SGT    
Vian-Courtenay Kimo   MSG 01/01/68   TM SGT    
Smith James H "Halo" MSG 12/01/68 12/01/69 TM SGT    
Clark Curtis F   SFC 08/27/69 03/02/70   or Jerold L?  
Roberts John A   MSG 04/01/70 07/13/70 TM SGT    
INTEL SGT
Henry Frederick W   SFC 10/07/67 10/06/68 INTEL    
Orme Vincent A Jr SFC 01/19/69 01/18/70 INTEL    
Kusterer Philip J   SSG 05/16/69 04/12/70 INTEL    
WEAPONS
Guyton James C Jr SFC 09/20/68 10/04/69 HVY WPNS   YE
Johns Gerald A   SFC 01/01/69 07/01/69 HVY WPNS   Y
Redmon Daniel   SFC 05/09/69 05/08/70 LT WPNS & TM SGT?  
RAD OP
Pawelko Michael J Jr SP4 01/01/68   RAD OP    
Erkel Michael W   SGT 01/01/68   RAD OP or MEDIC  
Wylie Gary D   SGT 05/01/68 09/01/68 RAD OP    
Carey James J 'Jack' SFC 09/01/68 04/01/69 RAD OP   YE
Charter Michael L   SGT 03/12/69 03/11/70 RAD OP FROM CCS?  
DEMO
Parker Billy W 'Droopy' SSG 01/01/68   DEMO    
MEDIC
Henderson James P   SGT 08/21/68 06/05/69 MEDIC    
Peterson Roger W   SGT 10/26/68 10/22/69 MEDIC    
CAPO NCO
Mandeville Frederic C   SP5 01/01/68   CAPO NCO    
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN
Lopez Jose D   SFC 06/01/67        
Hoskins Edward L   SGT 12/11/67     AFTER ?  
Cummings David E   SP5 03/01/69 07/01/69      
Chiocca Kevin E   SGT 10/12/69 09/17/70      
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