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Who's Who from Detachment A-321 (Ben Soi) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-321 (Ben Soi). If you were assigned to A-321 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 "Assignment 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. I need a copy of the PCS orders for the original PCS team.

Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/324 advised Subsector and Catholic Priest's fortiied village prior to the establishment of a CIDG camp o/a/ 9/65. Was this at the same location? It was redesignated A-321. Ben Soi was converted to VNSF A-136 o/a ??/??68. Redesignated VNSF A-120 o/a ??/??. Ben Soi was converted to 91st Border Ranger o/a 08/31/70. Ben Soi was located in Coa Xai (AKA Phuoc Ninh) District, Tay Ninh Province.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME SFX RNK FROM DATE TO DATE DUTIES REMARKS STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Houser Houston P III CPT 12/01/64 11/30/65 DET CO A5/312  
Carter Allen J   CPT 03/01/65 11/01/65 DET CO A5/324  
Young Wallace   CPT 05/01/65 11/01/65 DET CO A-321  
Holt Bill V   CPT 02/01/66 04/07/66 DET CO MED-EVACED  
Potter Richard W Jr CPT 03/25/66 10/24/66 DET CO MED-EVACED?  
Cox John R   CPT 10/07/66 05/21/67 DET CO    
Hartman Harvey A   CPT 04/02/67 07/15/67 DET CO    
Smith Doyle E   CPT 07/15/67 01/27/68 DET CO    
Phillips James B   CPT 10/01/67 07/17/68 DET CO    
Bundy William W   1LT 07/18/68 11/02/68 SR ADV    
Caldwell Robert E   1LT 02/26/69 12/22/69 SR ADV    
Sires William L   1LT 03/18/69 04/30/69 SR ADV A-149  
Posey Emil L   CPT 01/16/70 06/18/70 SR ADV   YE
Belk Jack D   1LT 02/01/70 12/16/71 SR ADV A-120 VN  
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Brooks Robert L   1LT 12/01/64 04/20/65 DET XO A5/312  
McDonnell John T   2LT 92/20/65 08/05/65 DET XO A5/413 KIA
Dawes Daniel L   1LT 02/01/66 08/31/66 DET XO   KIA
Stymiest William U III 2LT 03/30/66 01/01/67 DET XO    
Edge Harold B Jr 1LT 11/21/66 07/13/67 DET XO    
Winchester Jerry R   1LT 08/05/67   DET XO    
Posey Emil L   1LT 07/01/69 12/18/69 DET XO   YE
McLamb Ronald C   1LT 09/01/69 12/15/69 DET XO    
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Oszcsakiewicz Walter M Jr 1LT 09/01/66 12/21/66 CAPO    
Godsey James F   2LT 10/16/66   A/CAPO   KIA
Morneau James P   2LT 03/10/67 02/28/68 CAPO NOR 9/1/67- DEC
Bundy William W   1LT 11/05/67 07/18/68 CAPO &CO?  
Gamblin Hoyt L   1LT 01/16/68 04/10/68 CAPO    
Reidy Peter J   1LT 02/20/69 07/01/69 CAPO    
TEAM SERGEANT
Shaw Robert E   SFC 12/01/64 11/30/65 TM SGT A5/312  
Mosher Maurice W   MSG 02/01/65 05/25/65 TM SGT A5/413 KIA
Heintzleman William E   MSG 06/01/65 06/01/66 TM SGT No Orders Y
McKinney Clair L Jr MSG 12/01/65 12/01/66 TM SGT    
                 
Wilson Ira   MSG 04/01/67 04/01/68 TM SGT    
Britt Douglas N   MSG 05/03/67 01/31/68 TM SGT    
            VNSF ADV    
Richardson Billy K   MSG 08/24/69 02/01/70 VNSF ADV    
Webber Frank R Jr MSG 12/23/69 12/30/70 VNSF ADV    
Munoz Ferdinand   SFC 01/01/70 07/25/70 VNSF ADV    
INTELLIGENCE
Abels Allan F   SFC 02/20/65   INTEL A5/413  
Michelli Angelo F   SFC   05/03/66 INTEL   KIA
Benson Roger S   SP6 04/01/65 08/01/66 INTEL/A & DEMO  
WEAPONS
Harrison Leroy   SSG 12/01/64 11/30/65 LT WPNS A5/312  
Montez Anastacio   SSG 02/05/65   HVY WPNS A5/413 KIA
Cole William G   SSG 02/20/65 02/19/66 LT WPNS A5/413  
Beltran Tony G   SP4 02/01/67 08/01/67 LT WPNS   Y
Grant Clarence C Jr SFC 05/23/67 01/01/68 LT WPNS To C&C  
Green Gerald D 'Thumper' SFC 07/25/67 10/01/68 HVY WPNS    
Cranford Howard F   SSG 01/01/68   HVY WPNS OR C-2  
RADIO OP
Villarosa Paul H   SGT 12/01/64 11/30/65 RAD OP A5/312 KIA
Thompson Benjamin   SSG 02/20/65 02/19/66 RAD OP A5/413  
Hammond Robert E   SGT 02/20/65 02/19/66 RAD OP A5/413  
Speers Max D   SGT 01/01/66 11/21/66 RAD OP    
Fanning Ronald L   SGT 01/01/66   RAD OP?    
Perry James E   SSG 04/01/67 08/01/67 RAD OP    
Polk Dewey R   SP4 11/01/67 11/01/68 RAD OP    
Smith Robert G   SGT 06/01/69 08/01/69 RAD OP    
DEMO
Jacobson Roy L   SP5 12/01/64   DEMO or A5/314 Y
Peters Lynn W   SP5 02/20/65 05/25/65 DEMO A5/413 KIA
Breon Richard R   SSG 02/20/65 02/19/66 DEMO A5/413 Y
Domina Robert S   SFC 10/21/67 03/27/68 DEMO   Y
MEDIC
Wren Robert J   SP5 12/01/64 Dropped MEDIC A5/312  
Cianos Andrew M   SP5 12/01/64 11/30/64 MEDIC A5/312  
Poss James S   SSG 02/20/65   MEDIC A5/413  
Bates Arthur J   SFC 03/01/65   MEDIC A5/413 Y
Ledbetter Buren H   SSG 04/01/66 05/01/66 MEDIC Medevaced  
Sweezy Richard L   SGT 01/01/66   MEDIC    
Tanner Timothy A   SGT 01/01/67   MEDIC    
Vanscoy Harold E   SGT 08/08/67 06/01/68 MEDIC    
Vanscoy Harold E   SGT 06/01/68 09/13/68 MEDIC Extended?  
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Davis George W   SP4 12/01/64 11/30/65   A5/312  
Lempke Duane A   SP5 12/01/64     A5/312  
Kim Johnny   SGT 01/01/66 04/07/66 INTERPRET US OR LN?  
Calamia Giuseppe R   SSG 01/01/66        
Nielsen Bjarne C   SFC 01/01/66 09/27/66      
Raptis John R   SP4 01/01/67        
Wiskow Ingo Jr SP5 11/29/67       KIA

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