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Who's Who from Detachment A-404 (Binh Hung/Cao Lanh) (Partial Draft)
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The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-404 (Binh Hung/Cao Lanh). If you were assigned to A-404 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or put people in the appropriate companies or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the bottom of this page 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 believe all the personnel from A5/333 which originally was at Don Phuoc (old) relocated to this camp. When I receive confirmation of this fact and that there was a period of time between the closing of Binh Hung and the opening of Cao Lanh in which there was a complete turnover of personnel, I will reorganize the tables below to reflect these circumstances.

Narrative Information: The first PCS Detachment A5/333 replace a MACV Advisory team at Binh Hung. It was redesignated A-412. Several months later (4/65), it was redesignated A-411. Binh Hung was located in Hai Yen District, An Xuyen Province. It was redesignated A-404 o/a 06/01/67 and apparently closed to RF/PF o/a 11/09/67. The USASF assets were used at Phu Quoc (A-428 from 11/67-06/68 and re-opened at Cao Lanh as an Airboat Training Center) with assets from A-414 (Moc Hoa). It was closed on 11/14/70. Cao Lanh was located in ?? District, Kien Phong Province.

(Binh Hung/Cao Lanh)

LAST NAME FIRST NAME SFX RNK FROM DATE TO DATE DUTIES REMARKS STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Chaplinski Charles W Jr CPT 06/01/65 06/01/65 DET CO A5/333 to B-42 YE.
Luck Gary E   CPT 06/01/65 11/01/65 DET CO A-412 YE.
Anderson Lawrence L   CPT 11/07/65 06/01/66 DET CO A-411 DEC
Harrington Wayne C   MAJ 06/01/66 01/06/67 DET CO A-411 YE.
Laster James F   CPT 12/14/66 07/28/67 DET CO A-411 YE.
Seymour John A Jr 1LT 07/01/67 09/01/67 DET CO A-404 YE.
Mihnovets Nicholas P   1LT 08/15/67 12/11/67 DET CO to MACV YR,
Was the camp closed during this period (12/67-6/68)?
Becker Dennis T   1LT 06/15/68 11/20/68 DET CO   DEC
O'Connor John T   1LT 10/30/68 01/18/69 DET CO C-3? A0Y
O'Connor Richard S   1LT 01/20/69 04/22/69 DET CO   YE.
Beets Larry J   1LT 04/22/69 03/13/70 DET CO or 11/01/69 YE.
Hollibaugh William C Jr CPT 03/01/70 07/23/70 DET CO or B-41 YE;
Tenorio Santos D   CPT 03/01/70 12/04/70 DET CO   DEC
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Enright William E Jr 1LT 06/01/65 01/23/66 DET XO A-411 DEC
Binion Curtis E   1LT 01/29/66 07/05/66 DET XO   KIA
Dover Lawrence O   1LT 07/04/66 06/14/67 DET XO A-411 YE.
Seymour John A Jr 1LT 09/02/66 07/01/67 DET XO A-411 YE.
Matelic Gale B   1LT 08/03/67 12/16/67 DET XO   DEC
Was the camp closed during this period (12/67-6/68)?
O'Connor Richard S   1LT 10/23/68 01/19/69 DET XO OR CAPO/CO YE.
Jackson Robert H III 1LT 10/15/68 11/10/68 DET XO   YE.
Rassmann James A   1LT 11/05/68 07/01/69 DET XO   DEC
McKinney Dan H   CPT 07/01/69 11/26/69 BN/DET XO Ext to 70?; gone before Aug 69 DEC
Malin Marc K   1LT 12/17/69 04/23/70 DET XO @A-422 PLT LR YE.
Duster Joseph R   1LT 02/01/70 04/17/70 DET XO   YE.
Connolly Patrick M   1LT 02/09/70 12/01/70 DET XO   YE;
Motsett Charles B "Cork" 1LT 09/12/70 10/28/70 DET XO medevaced YE.
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Rassmann James A   2LT 09/10/68 11/04/68 CAPO DET XO DEC
Connolly Patrick M   1LT 01/10/70 02/08/70 CAPO 12/1/69-1/9/70? YE;
Motsett Charles B "Cork" 1LT 06/28/70 09/12/70 CAPO   YE.
TEAM SERGEANT
Barry John A   MSG 02/01/66 02/01/67 TM SGT   DEC
Williamson Wayne E   MSG 01/10/67 06/01/67 TM SGT A-411 DEC
Clark Clifford M   MSG   12/08/67 TM SGT & C-4 DEC
Was the camp closed during this period (12/67-6/68)?
Griffiths John E Jr SFC 11/11/67 11/10/68 TM SGT B-43? DEC
Trent Edward C   SFC 11/10/68 09/25/69 TM SGT medevaced Y
Zenisky Leon R   MSG 01/01/69 05/01/69 TM SGT   DEC
Hardnett Alger T   MSG 03/01/69 09/30/70 TM SGT   DEC
INTELLIGENCE
                 
Melvin Aaron G   SFC 12/20/66 12/17/67 INTEL   DEC
Johnson Anthony R   SGT 11/26/67 11/25/68 INTEL & ? A0Y
Jones Donald D   SFC 08/26/69 08/25/70 INTEL   YE.
WEAPONS
Barnard Paul C   SFC 10/09/66 10/09/67 LT WPNS   DEC
Hart Jimmy D   SP4 10/22/66 10/22/67 HVY WPNS   DEC
Taring Udo   SSG 05/20/68 11/20/68 LT WPNS   YE.
Hess John H IV SFC 09/18/68 09/17/69 HVY WPNS   YE.
Trent Edward C   SFC 09/26/68   HVY WPNS   Y
Taring Udo   SSG 11/21/68 05/21/69 LT WPNS   YE.
Todd Robert J   SFC 04/28/69 04/27/70 HVY WPNS   DEC
Cabrera-Tenorio Stephen C   SGT 08/03/69 08/02/70 WPNS 4 MSF BN & C-3 early ‘69 YE.
Smith Elree T   SSG 09/01/69 07/01/70 LT WPNS PLT ADV YE.
Carpenter John A   SSG 11/16/69 04/10/70 LT WPNS @A-149 DEC
Trevino Severino A   SFC 02/08/70 05/15/70 WPNS   DEC
RADIO OP
Cavanaugh Robert L   SSG 06/01/65 01/28/66 RAD OP A5/333 DEC
Safer Jerry   SGT 06/01/65 01/28/66 RAD OP A5/333 (A-411) DEC
Blevins Robert R   SGT 07/01/65 02/01/66 RAD OP   YE;
Cannon Ralph   SSG 11/08/65 11/08/66 RAD OP   KIA
Fields Gary R   SGT 03/01/67 03/01/68 RAD OP & ?  
Mills Jackie R   SFC 03/27/67 03/27/68 RAD OP & ? DEC
Cannon Ralph   SSG 08/04/67 02/23/69 RAD OP & ? or DOW 2/11/69 KIA
Fields James A   SGT 07/09/68 07/08/69 RAD OP   DEC
Dunfee John R   SGT 10/07/68 06/01/69 RAD OP   YE.
Thomas Robert D   SSG 09/13/69 09/12/70 RAD OP @A-149 YE.
Whalen Charles W Jr SGT 09/18/69 09/17/70 RAD OP   YE.
Johnson Steven C   SGT 02/12/70 10/07/70 RAD OP   KIA
Stinson Mark W   SP5 05/01/70 09/17/70 RAD OP   YE;
Duboise John D   SGT 08/01/70 10/14/70 RAD OP   YE.
DEMO
Soule Peter E   SP5 06/01/65 01/28/66 DEMO A5/333 Y,
Woodard Hoke S Jr SSG 06/01/65 01/28/66 DEMO A5/333 (A-411) DEC
Will William A   SSG 05/01/66 07/05/66 DEMO A-411 KIA
Cochran Edwin D   SSG 09/07/68 09/06/69 DEMO   DEC
Davis Joseph C   SP5 09/09/69 09/08/70 DEMO   YE;
Amelung William O III SP4 01/01/70 06/26/70 DEMO Medevaced YE.
MEDIC
Spangler Herbert B   SP4 06/01/65 01/28/66 MEDIC A5/333 DEC
Lott Riley E   SP4 06/01/65 11/21/65 MEDIC A-411 DEC
Mulqueen Joseph P 'Lucky' SP4 11/01/65 03/01/66 MEDIC A-411 Medevaced DEC
Jackson James E Jr. SSG 01/01/66 07/05/66 MEDIC Captured & Released DEC
Kuchen George H Jr SSG 03/13/66 08/01/66 MEDIC A-411 DEC
Blue Donald   SSG 08/30/66 08/30/67 MEDIC   YE.
Robinson David R   SP4 03/28/67 03/27/68 MEDIC & ? DEC
Millam Gary B   SSG 09/01/67 01/29/68 MEDIC & B-43? YE;
Randall Robert J   SGT 09/20/68 03/20/69 MEDIC   YE.
Leach Ralph D   SGT 01/09/69 01/08/70 MEDIC   YE.
Mesa Adolph D   SGT 01/18/69 01/12/70 MEDIC Airboat Trng YE.
Emerson Roy H Jr SGT 10/01/69 10/01/70 MEDIC @A-149 DEC
Blue Donald   SSG 12/01/69 12/01/70 MEDIC   YE.
Stone Charles H   SGT 02/01/70 08/08/70 MEDIC Medevaced YE.
Conlon Michael A   SGT 08/11/70 11/01/70 MEDIC   YE.
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Cabrera-Tenorio Steven D   SP4 01/01/69     Stephen C? YE.
Ross Raymond R   SSG 06/01/69 10/06/70 PLT LDR Medevaced YE;
Davis Joseph C   SP5 09/09/69 09/08/70     YE;
Tvedt Darren A   SGT 06/01/70       DEC
Thompson     SSG 01/01//70   ????    
ATTACHED PERSONNEL
Leray Larry T   1LT 09/01/68 11/01/68 Wpns Eval Tm Auto M-79 Y
                 
MAP of A-412/411 (Binh Hung/Hai Yen)
MAP of A-404 (Cao Lanh)

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