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Who's Who from Detachment A-323 (Trai Bi/Thien Ngon) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-323 (Trai Bi/Thien Ngon). If you were assigned to A-323 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.

Narrative Information: My records show the first Detachment to open Trai Bi was Sheldon's team, which had come through Nha Trang, via Trang Sup to open Trai Bi o/a/ 3/1/66. Then what teams did Fortier and Arsenault have? Trai Bi was located in Phuoc Ninh District, Tay Ninh Province. Trai Bi was closed o/a 12/22/67 and Thien Ngon was opened o/a/ 12/08/67. Thien Ngon was converted to 73rd Border Ranger o/a 09/30/70. Thien Ngon was located in ?? District, Tay Ninh Province.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME SFX RNK FROM DATE TO DATE DUTIES REMARKS STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Fortier Joseph E III CPT 03/20/65 09/01/65 DET CO A5/111  
Arsenault Philip N   CPT 06/01/65 12/26/65 DET CO TRANG SUP  
Sheldon William W   CPT 07/20/65 07/19/66 DET CO VIA TRANG SUP  
Parks William I Jr CPT 03/27/66 03/23/67 DET CO    
Burroughs Dale A   CPT 06/22/66 08/10/66 DET CO   DEC
Biddle Robert S   CPT 04/01/67 06/01/67 DET CO    
McLendon Louie H   MAJ 05/06/67 12/08/67 DET CO    
Croom Oliver L Jr CPT 06/01/67 09/13/67 DET CO    
Lopez Louis Jr CPT 09/20/67 01/01/68 DET CO    
Vogel Harold E   CPT 01/01/68 01/17/68 DET CO    
Smith Rodney G   CPT 01/24/68 04/27/68 DET CO    
Clarke William E Jr CPT 06/01/68 09/27/68 DET CO DATES?  
Winchester Jerry R   CPT 01/01/69 03/27/69 DET CO    
Stuart Gary R   CPT 01/07/69 06/01/69 DET CO    
Sutton Clifford E   CPT 02/14/69 11/22/69 DET CO    
McClain Robert   CPT 08/15/69 03/14/70 DET CO A-232?  
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Rittenhouse David L   2LT 03/20/65   DET XO A5/111  
Smallwood Donald B   2LT 09/01/65 08/30/66 DET XO    
Chirico Frank M   1LT 04/12/66 10/01/66 DET XO    
Condon James J   1LT 08/10/66 03/01/67 DET XO    
Harvey Frederick W Jr 1LT 12/18/66 03/07/67 DET XO   YE
Berry Roy D Jr 1LT 07/17/67 11/06/67 DET XO   Y
Moore Charles R 'Roger' 1LT 10/18/67 10/04/68 DET XO    
Van Ness Gerrit P   1LT 02/02/68 06/10/68 DET XO    
Winslow Michael J   1LT 06/16/68   DET XO    
Calvert Ronald M   1LT 11/17/68 10/16/69 DET XO    
Fetters David M   1LT 03/06/69 12/16/69 DET XO    
Siciliano David F   1LT 08/01/69 11/26/69 DET XO   Y
Dillon Eugene C   CPT 11/07/69 10/10/70 DET XO    
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Winslow Michael J   1LT 05/01/68 06/16/68 CAPO    
Lepak Alexander L Jr 1LT 05/02/68 09/27/69 CAPO    
Velez Edwin M   1LT 12/21/68 03/01/69 CAPO    
Barnes Ervin K   1LT 11/15/69 11/01/70 CAPO    
Haworth Roderic L   2LT 11/15/69 06/01/70 CAPO    
TEAM SERGEANT
Ladd Oren D   MSG 03/20/65 03/01/66 TM SGT A5/111  
Hoff Herbert L   MSG 06/01/65   TM SGT TRAI BI Y
Picklesimer Billy A   SFC     TM SGT    
Larimore James L   MSG 11/01/66 11/01/67 TM SGT    
O'Keefe John J   MSG 01/01/67 10/01/67 TM SGT    
Gollihugh Donald K   MSG 03/27/67 03/26/68 TM SGT    
Beatty James D   MSG 10/10/67 10/10/68   Also B-36? in 66? Y
Tagart Charles W Jr SFC 03/01/68   TM SGT    
Moss Richard H   MSG 10/23/68 10/22/69 TM SGT    
Brown Donald B 'DB' SFC 01/04/69 01/03/70 TM SGT & Intel  
Davenport Howard L         TM SGT dates?  
INTELLIGENCE
Hargraves James E   SSG 03/20/65   INTEL A5/111  
Ferola Paul G Sr SFC 10/08/67 10/07/68 INTEL    
Anderson Arnold L   SSG 01/01/68 10/17/68 INTEL    
Lind Darrell J   SFC 09/07/68 11/03/68 INTEL    
Brown Donald B 'DB' SFC 01/04/69 01/03/70 INTEL & TM SGT  
McCrea Richard G   SGT 12/18/68 12/17/69 INTEL/A    
WEAPONS
Brock David R   SGT 03/20/65 09/01/65 HVY WPNS A5/111  
Breen John P   SGT 03/20/65   LT WPNS A5/111  
Toth Dennis K   SSG 04/01/67 04/01/67 LT WPNS    
Collarile Robert V   SP5 05/01/67   LT WPNS   Y
Cranford Howard F   SFC 01/01/68   HVY WPNS    
Bain Ronald L   SFC 03/01/68 05/15/68 HVY WPNS medevaced YE
Putnam Spencer W   SSG 07/01/68   HVY WPNS    
Richards Jose   SGT 01/01/69   LT WPNS    
Lambert Franklin D   SFC 01/03/69 10/20/69 LT WPNS    
Massey Carl E   SFC 09/01/69 09/22/69 LT WPNS    
Fratus Raymond L Jr SFC 09/13/69 11/01/69 LT WPNS   YE
RADIO OP
Taylor Fred   SFC 03/20/65 06/01/65 RAD OP A5/111 MIA
Lambacher Terry L   SFC 03/20/65 03/19/66 RAD OP A5/111  
O'Kelley James O   SSG 04/01/65 02/09/66 RAD OP   YE
Counts Clarence   SFC 05/01/66 05/01/67 RAD OP & TM SGT  
Perry James E   SSG 08/01/67 03/01/68 RAD OP    
Dressler Richard F   SGT 01/01/68 03/15/70 RAD OP    
Holland Ronald F   SGT 01/01/68   RAD OP    
Long Gregory T   SP4 03/01/68 09/04/68 RAD OP    
Cooper Charles   SSG 07/21/68 07/20/69 RAD OP    
Fregoso Emilio I   SFC 08/23/68 07/28/69 RAD OP    
Ingram Ronald G   SGT 09/19/68 08/24/69 RAD OP    
Pierce Coy L   SFC 01/07/68   RTT OP    
DEMO
Callaghan John F   SP5 03/20/65   DEMO A5/111  
Covell Charles R   SSG 03/20/65   DEMO A5/111  
Niedringhaus Larry   SSG 09/01/65 03/19/66 DEMO   Y
Nuqui Roland   SSG 08/23/66 11/01/66 DEMO TRAI BI Y
Snow David L   SGT 03/16/67 03/15/68 DEMO    
Patterson Charles J   SP5 09/01/67   DEMO    
Weber Marvin R   SP5 01/15/68 09/20/68 DEMO   YE
Alexander Tony E   SP5 09/22/68 08/01/69 DEMO    
MEDIC
Mims Leonard A   SSG 03/20/65   MEDIC A5/111  
Sapper Douglas A   SP4 03/20/65   MEDIC A5/111  
Goff Wendell D   SGT 02/01/66 10/01/66 MEDIC TRANG SUP  
Etler David C   SP5 02/10/66 10/26/66 MEDIC    
Holt James R   SFC 03/01/66 02/01/67 MEDIC    
Parker David A   SP5 01/01/67 01/01/68 MEDIC   KIA
Marshall John S   SGT 03/01/67 07/19/68 MEDIC to B-36 4/68?  
Briggs Milton E   SGT 08/19/67 06/27/68 MEDIC to B-36 4/68?  
Contreras Benito Jr SGT 02/12/68 09/01/68 MEDIC   KIA
Canepa David J   SGT 01/01/68 09/15/68 MEDIC   YE
Needle David L   SGT 10/19/68 02/05/69 MEDIC    
Monce Ronald B   SGT 11/09/68 11/10/68 MEDIC    
Manning Reginald T   SSG 01/14/69 04/01/69 MEDIC   YE
Bozeman Clarence M   SFC 01/16/69 09/01/69 MEDIC   Y
Abrams Willis D Jr SFC 03/01/70 09/30/70 MEDIC & Tm SGT  
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Reece Lecil R   SGT 03/20/64 Dropped to C-3 A5/111  
Kauffman Ronald E   SFC 08/01/65 08/01/66      
Smith Joseph A   SP4 01/01/66        
Goatbe Arthur R   SP4 01/01/67        
Holdorf Charles   SGT 01/01/67        
Gross Richard R "Moose" SFC 05/01/67 01/01/68     DEC
Roberts Bennie B   SFC 01/01/68 07/20/68      
Flores Moises L   SFC 08/07/69 08/06/70      
Collins Gerald E   SFC 01/01/70 10/06/70      
Powell Michael L   SP5 01/01/70 12/01/70      

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