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Who's Who from Detachment A-236 (Lac Thien and Bu Prang) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-236 (Lac Thien and Bu Prang). If you were assigned to A-236 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
Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/223 replaced 1st SFG(A) TDY team, A1/311B, at Old Bu Prang after the Montagnard revolt. I need the PCS orders and official photo for this team. The team was redesignated A-236. O/a 5/13/65, the Bu Prang (Old) camp was closed and a new camp reopened at Lac Thien in Lac Thien District, Darlac Province. The earlier TDY teams, from the 1st SFGA, are listed in a previously published monograph. Personnel from the 95th Civil Affairs Det were attached to this team in 1966. The camp was turned over to RF/PF o/a 09/30/67. Bu Prang (New) was opened in a parachute assault (OPERATION BLUE MAX) on 10/05/67. It was located in ? District, Quang Duc Provine. Bu Prang was relocated and rebuilt on a nearby position in April 1970. The camp was converted to 89th Border Rangers on 11/30/70.
| DET CO | ||||||||
| Hendricks | Christopher P | CPT | 11/01/64 | 04/01/65 | DET CO | A5/223 | ||
| McKinney | John W | CPT | 05/20/65 | 01/24/66 | DET CO | |||
| Vay | Nicholas R | CPT | 12/15/65 | 04/10/66 | DET CO | |||
| Meder | William A | CPT | 06/01/66 | 01/01/67 | DET CO | |||
| Jackson | John H | CPT | 12/01/66 | 01/24/67 | DET CO | |||
| Gerst | Jackson C | CPT | 12/08/66 | 06/07/67 | DET CO | |||
| Keim | David W | CPT | 06/07/67 | 08/07/67 | DET CO | |||
| Folsom | Spencer A | Jr | CPT | 08/03/67 | 07/16/68 | DET CO | ||
| Poe | William H | CPT | 07/09/68 | 01/21/69 | DET CO | |||
| Kerr | Laurence M | CPT | 01/31/69 | 06/01/69 | DET CO | YE | ||
| Brown | James E | CPT | 03/12/69 | 09/26/69 | DET CO | |||
| Prout | William L | Jr | CPT | 09/01/69 | 12/15/69 | DET CO | Y | |
| Palmer | William L | CPT | 09/22/69 | 07/10/70 | DET CO | Y | ||
| Potter | Ransford A | II | CPT | 06/01/70 | 11/03/70 | DET CO | Y | |
| DET XO | ||||||||
| Caravalho | Sario J | 2LT | 11/01/64 | 01/01/65 | DET XO | A5/222 | Y | |
| Stahl | Vincent E | 1LT | 09/01/65 | 12/31/65 | DET XO | |||
| Gonneville | Donald E | 1LT | 12/03/65 | 06/01/66 | DET XO | YE | ||
| Soderberg | John D | 1LT | 06/22/66 | 02/16/67 | DET XO | & CO | ||
| Manning | Charles F | 2LT | 08/03/66 | 10/31/67 | DET XO | |||
| Bowman | William J | 1LT | 11/23/66 | 07/15/67 | DET XO | |||
| Richie | Thomas K | 2LT | 06/23/67 | 12/25/67 | DET XO | |||
| Hargrove | Jerry W | 1LT | 12/27/67 | 10/27/68 | DET XO | |||
| Bahnatka | Joseph A | Jr | 1LT | 06/10/68 | 12/20/68 | DET XO | Y | |
| Gwynn | Eugene T | 1LT | 04/20/69 | 06/24/69 | DET XO | |||
| Drennan | Dennis P | 1LT | 06/01/69 | 09/01/69 | DET XO | |||
| Turney | George A | 1LT | 06/20/69 | 06/19/70 | DET XO | |||
| Albracht | William L | CPT | 08/30/69 | 11/12/69 | DET XO | YE | ||
| Norton | Robert D | Jr | 1LT | 09/15/69 | 08/22/70 | DET XO | & A-235? | |
| Entrican | Danny D | 1LT | 07/15/70 | 11/30/70 | DET XO | MIA | ||
| CA/PO OFFICER | ||||||||
| Parker | John A | 2LT | 10/12/65 | 10/11/66 | CAPO | |||
| Goettle | Jimmy A | 1LT | 04/01/66 | 10/01/66 | CIVIL ENG | 95CA ATTD 16 TEAMS (4 OFF+MEDIC) | ||
| Salter | John B | 1LT | 01/01/68 | CAPO | Y | |||
| Wilm | Arthur J | 2LT | 11/01/68 | 09/20/69 | CAPO | |||
| TM SGT | ||||||||
| Davis | Joseph L | MSG | 11/01/64 | 04/01/65 | TM SGT | A5/236 | ||
| Viamontes | Mario A | MSG | 03/01/66 | 10/19/67 | TM SGT | |||
| Talkington | Walter A | MSG | 09/17/67 | 11/09/69 | TM SGT | |||
| Newsome | Lonnie F | MSG | 08/30/69 | 08/17/70 | TM SGT | |||
| Bell | Gene C | MSG | 09/01/70 | 12/29/70 | TM SGT | Y | ||
| INTEL SGT | ||||||||
| Keltner | Kenneth K | SGT | 09/07/66 | 09/06/67 | INTEL/A | |||
| Brown | Marvin K | SSG | 09/13/66 | 09/12/67 | INTEL | SD to B-50 Sep 67 for 2 Apache recons | ||
| Connell | John P | SFC | 01/01/69 | 01/01/70 | INTEL | |||
| Brock | Ronald C | MSG | 01/01/70 | 10/16/70 | INTEL | TM SGT | ||
| WEAPONS | ||||||||
| Trujillo | Gilbert | SFC | 11/01/64 | LT WPNS | A5/222 | |||
| Schmutzler | Clarence J | SSG | 11/01/64 | LT WPNS | A5/222 | |||
| Munoz | Ferdinand | SSG | 11/01/65 | 12/01/65 | LT WPNS | YE | ||
| Vanderzwalm | Richard L | SGT | 02/15/66 | 02/14/67 | HVY WPNS | |||
| Williams | Robert N | SFC | 01/01/67 | 05/19/67 | HVY WPNS | |||
| Blair | James F | Jr | SFC | 06/02/67 | 10/25/68 | LT WPNS | ||
| Wilkerson | James L | SSG | 10/01/67 | 02/01/68 | LT WPNS | medevaced | ||
| Johnson | Jesse F | SFC | 06/16/69 | 12/21/69 | HVY WPNS | |||
| Gilbert | Michael W | SP4 | 10/01/69 | 05/30/69 | LT WPNS | |||
| RAD OP | ||||||||
| Hoodye | Lawrence L | SFC | 11/01/64 | 01/01/65 | RAD OP | A5/222 | ||
| Jackson | Hugh P | SGT | 09/01/66 | 02/05/67 | RAD OP | OR LT WPNS | ||
| McKenna | John J | SFC | 01/01/67 | RAD OP | ||||
| Moore | Gary L | SGT | 01/01/67 | 05/26/67 | RAD OP | |||
| Fuller | William A | SSG | 01/01/68 | RAD OP | ||||
| Wylie | Gary D | SGT | 09/01/68 | 02/01/69 | RAD OP | |||
| Olson | Peter J | SSG | 10/23/69 | 10/22/70 | RAD OP | |||
| Denote | Rocco L | SSG | 10/28/69 | 11/29/69 | RAD OP | |||
| DEMO | ||||||||
| Kizzie | Floyd | 'Cat' | SFC | 09/22/66 | 09/21/67 | DEMO | ||
| Coutourier | Alvin | 'Tiny' | SP5 | 01/01/67 | DEMO | |||
| Peyton | Richard L | SFC | 01/01/67 | DEMO | ||||
| Henry | Ronald A | SP5 | 07/17/69 | 07/16/70 | DEMO | |||
| Weaver | Jerry M | SSG | 07/01/70 | 07/16/70 | DEMO | fm B-22 | KIA | |
| Hooks | Danny F | SSG | 09/01/70 | 05/02/70 | DEMO | |||
| Reagan | Robel L | SP5 | 10/01/70 | 11/30/70 | 12B4S | ASSIGN? | ||
| MEDIC | ||||||||
| Deprez | Kenneth J | SGT | 11/01/64 | DROPPED | MEDIC | A5/222 to ? | ||
| Tamashunas | Robert R | SGT | 11/01/64 | MEDIC | A5/222 | Y | ||
| Underwood | Oliver | SFC | 10/01/65 | MEDIC | ||||
| Walton | Allen N | III | SP4 | 06/01/66 | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | ||
| Sikes | Tommy C | SSG | 08/01/66 | 07/31/67 | MEDIC | |||
| Sweeney | John H | SFC | 01/01/67 | MEDIC | ||||
| Knuble | Vitauts | SP4 | 01/02/67 | MEDIC | ||||
| Weiser | Randall T | SFC | 02/01/68 | MEDIC | ||||
| Mertz | Fritz A | SSG | 05/18/68 | 12/28/69 | MEDIC | |||
| Fitzsimmons | Michael G | SGT | 01/01/69 | MEDIC | ||||
| Simpson | Harold B | SGT | 05/17/69 | 05/15/70 | MEDIC | |||
| Rushing | Alan E | SP5 | 01/19/69 | 03/18/70 | MEDIC | |||
| Williams | John W | 'Tonto' | SGT | 06/29/69 | 06/28/70 | MEDIC | ||
| Shelly | Henry F | III | SSG | 11/16/69 | 11/14/70 | MEDIC | Y | |
| ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN | ||||||||
| Dickerson | John K | SP4 | 01/01/67 | |||||
| Taylor | William E | SSG | 01/01/67 | |||||
| Gadwa | Michael F | SGT | 06/01/67 | |||||
| Miller | Robert R | SFC | 11/16/67 | 11/15/68 | KIA | |||
| Marcelo | Benjamin H | SGT | 01/01/69 | @FSB ANNE | Y | |||
| Varn | Douglas | SSG | 01/01/69 | |||||
| Day | Seth A | LTC | 10/31/69 | 12/09/69 | SR ADV | AT 53/23 INF DIV | ||
| Smallwood | Michael W | SP5 | 01/01/70 | 12/15/70 | ||||
| Tippett | Edward R | SSG | 04/01/70 | 11/30/70 | ||||
| Page Last Modified: Sunday, July 09, 2006 | ||||||||
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