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Who's Who from Detachment A-107 (Tra Bong) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-107 (Tra Bong). If you were assigned to A-107 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 (281) 879-5688 or join the team discussion at the Green Beret Forum.

Narrative Information: Tra Bong was opened and closed by TDY teams from 1st SFG(A). The camp was reopened by a team from the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) o/a 8/28/65. Mixed AATTV, USASF teams ran the camp until the first PCS Detachment (which had been A7/03 until it was transferred to 5th SFGA) took over the camp in January 1966. It was redesignated A-107. Tra Bong was converted to 61st Border Ranger o/a 08/31/70. Tra Bong was located in Tra Bong District, Quang Ngai Province.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDERS
Skardon	Geoff C		CPT	08/25/65		DET CO	AATTV
Fazekas	Felix		CPT	09/01/65	01/01/66	DET CO	AATTV	DEC
Fewell	John P	Jr	CPT	01/07/66	01/28/66	DET CO	A7/03	KIA
Gregory	Richard M		1LT	02/01/66	08/10/66	DET CO		DEC
Horan	Earl C	Jr	CPT	06/01/66	01/01/67	DET CO		DEC
Schreer	Robert O		CPT	01/07/67	03/03/67	DET CO		YE,
Callahan	James E		CPT	02/20/67	07/19/67	DET CO	From 1/20/66-2/20/67?	YE,
Goldstine	James A		CPT	06/23/67	11/05/67	DET CO		DEC
Quesada	Gonzalo	Jr	CPT	11/05/67	03/31/68	DET CO	to C-1 S-2	DEC?
Newkirk	Henry F	Jr "Hank"	CPT	04/01/68	05/02/68	DET CO	medevaced	YE.
Bailey	Dennis B	"Skip"	1LT	05/03/68	12/12/68	DET CO		DEC
Newkirk	Henry F	Jr "Hank"	CPT	06/01/68	08/07/68	DET CO	medevaced	YE.
Mellon	John W	III ‘Bill'	CPT	12/15/68	11/06/69	DET CO		YE.
Torborg	Steven G		CPT	07/31/69	04/01/70	DET CO		YE,
Henwood	William T		CPT	04/04/70	08/31/70	DET CO		YE.
Driver	Albert R	"Richard"	1LT	09/01/70	11/12/70	DET CO	MACV ADV	DEC
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Walker	Edward G	"Gordon"	CPT	09/15/65	01/23/66	DET XO		YE.
Morris	Raymond C		2LT	01/07/66		DET XO	A7/03 to MGF	YE.
Davidson	Neil J		1LT	02/01/66	04/04/66	DET XO		DEC
Jochims	James E		CPT	06/01/66	09/01/66	DET XO		YE.
Solis	Pete	Jr	1LT	09/01/66	02/22/67	DET XO		DEC
Austin	Jerry J		1LT	01/01/67	03/04/67	DET XO/CO		DEC
Francoeur	Paul E		1LT	01/15/67	03/13/67	DET XO/CO		DEC
Katz	Darrell W		1LT	04/29/67	09/01/67	DET XO/CO		YE.
Hektor	Helmut		CPT	05/18/67	10/15/67	DET XO		DEC
Newkirk	Henry F	Jr	1LT	09/18/67	04/01/68	DET XO		YE.
Fullen	Geoffrey E		1LT	02/12/68	03/15/68	DET XO		DEC
Fitzgerald	Stephen E		1LT	07/18/68	06/29/69	DET XO		YE.
Torborg	Steven G		1LT	07/01/68	07/30/69	DET XO		YE,
Cowles	Robert L		1LT	08/01/68	09/01/69	DET XO		YE.
Dupay	Arthur P		1LT	02/01/69	01/15/70	DET XO		A0Y,
Newsome	Roosevelt		1LT	01/15/70	06/15/70	DET XO		YE.
Beach	John M		1LT	06/15/70	11/01/70	DET XO		Y,
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS
Bussey	David B		1LT	08/12/65	08/12/66	CAPO		DEC
Griner	Wayne L		1LT	10/28/66	10/15/67	CAPO		YE.
Newkirk	Henry F	Jr	1LT	08/19/67	09/18/67	CAPO		YE.
Carr	David J 'Lonesome Dave'	II	1LT	09/18/67	02/01/68	CAPO		YE.
Fullen	Geoffrey E		1LT	02/12/68	03/15/68	CAPO	or XO	DEC
Cowles	Robert L		1LT	09/01/68	09/01/69	CAPO	PRU	YE.
Torborg	Steven G		1LT	12/18/68	07/01/69	CAPO		YE,
Newsome	Roosevelt		1LT	07/12/69	01/15/70	CAPO		YE.
Kirby	Wickliffe B	III	1LT	01/01/70	05/27/70	CAPO		YE.
Driver	Albert R		1LT	07/08/70	08/31/70	CAPO/XO		DEC
Smith	Dwight W		SP5	12/18/67	10/18/68	CAPO NCO		DEC
TEAM SERGEANTS
Dowsett	Lester J	'Les'	WO1	08/28/65	10/01/66
Herman	Lewis C		MSG	01/07/66	06/01/66	TM SGT	A7/03	DEC
Fox	Douglas	"Snake"	MSG	06/01/66	08/01/66	TM SGT		DEC
Holman	Roger T		MSG	08/01/66	08/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Prewitt	Teddy G		MSG	06/01/67	10/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Shepherd	Jerry A		MSG	08/01/67	12/01/67	TM SGT		DEC

Carroll	James V		MSG	02/01/68	04/14/68	TM SGT		DEC
Slavey	Robert J		SFC	04/01/68	11/10/68	TM SGT		Y.
Gummow	James R		SFC	11/10/68	12/01/68	TM SGT		DEC
Leonard	Wayne M		MSG	10/22/68	09/01/69	TM SGT		DEC
Erp	James G		SFC	09/01/69	11/01/69	TM SGT		DEC
Kokosza	Franciszek	"Frank"	MSG	12/14/69	08/31/70	TM SGT		DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Reifschneider	Elmer J		SFC	12/15/65	01/29/66	INTEL		KIA
Carroll	James V		SFC	01/07/66	01/06/67	INTEL	A7/03	DEC
Brassfield	Andrew T		SP6	08/01/66	02/08/67	INTEL		MIA
Whittington	Eschol R	"Ray"	SFC	09/01/66	12/05/66	INTEL		DEC
Bowen	Stanley E		SP4	10/05/66	08/16/67	INTEL/A	med-evaced	DEC
Steptoe	William L		SFC	01/01/67	03/01/67	INTEL		DEC
Dakins	Harold S		SFC	03/01/67	11/01/67	INTEL		DEC
Slavey	Robert J		SFC	11/11/67	04/01/68	INTEL		Y.
Faust	James D		SP5	07/08/67	07/07/68	INTEL/A		Y,
Shepherd	Gordon L		SFC	6/01/68	6/01/69	INTEL		DEC
Erp	James G		SFC	04/01/69	09/01/69	INTEL		DEC
Pounder	Ernest R		SFC	09/06/69	09/05/70	INTEL
WEAPONS
Jacobsen	Donald J		SSG	01/07/66	01/29/66	HVY WPNS	A7/03	KIA
Olivarez	Pablo		SGT	01/07/66	01/06/67	LT WPNS	A7/03	DEC
Hunter	Willie J		SFC	02/01/66	08/01/66	HVY WPNS
Sheppard	Paul E		SFC	01/07/66	03/01/66	LT WPNS	A7/03	DEC
Tevepaugh	Willie L		SFC	06/01/66	02/08/67	LT WPNS		YE.
Trout	Edward A		SGT	06/01/66	01/25/67	HVY WPNS		YE.
Pascual	Ronald R		SSG	01/20/67	12/14/67	HVY WPNS		Y,
Malone	Douglas W		SGT	01/01/67		LT WPNS		DEC
Whitaker	James E		SFC	11/11/67	11/10/68	HVY WPNS		DEC
Vines	Grady C		SSG	11/09/67	11/08/68	HVY WPNS		Y
Lee	Earl R		SSG	02/01/68	06/01/68	LT WPNS		YE.
Lundquist	Michael L		SGT	04/22/69	04/02/70	LT WPNS		YE,
Williams	Robert N		SFC	07/14/69	07/01/70	HVY WPNS		DEC
Duffield	Lawrence P		SGT	09/17/69	09/16/70	LT WPNS		YE.
Silver	Douglas M		SGT	09/15/69	09/14/70	HVY WPNS		Y,
RADIO OP
Gamble	Cam M	Jr	SGT	01/07/66	06/01/66	RAD OP	A7/03	DEC
Gray	Edward M		SFC	12/17/66	12/16/67	RAD OP		DEC
Manigault	Lehman		SGT	01/01/67		RAD OP		DEC
Dorynek	John J		SGT	10/12/67	10/11/68	RAD OP		Y,
Brevelle	James L	Jr	SGT	02/22/68	02/23/69	RAD OP		DEC
Heber	Allan R		SSG	09/21/67	04/20/68	RAD OP		DEC
Doame	Arthur L		SSG	06/01/68		RAD OP		A0Y
Canny	William B	"Brian"	SP5	06/01/68	08/01/68	RAD OP		YE.
Garner	Kenneth R		SFC	06/24/68	06/02/69	RAD OP		YE,
Bernas	Thomas J		SGT	10/01/68	04/12/70	RAD OP		YE.
Delong	Billy R		SFC	07/15/69	07/15/69	RAD OP		A0Y
Gibbs	Clifford W		SGT	09/12/69	09/11/70	RAD OP	DOSOA	YE.
Reed	Kenneth R		SGT	04/01/70	09/14/70	RAD OP	MACV	YE,
DEMO
Barnes	Homer L	"Lee"	SP5	01/07/66	01/06/67	DEMO	A7/03	YE.
Ferguson	James F		SSG	10/01/66	04/01/67	DEMO	INTEL/A	YE.
Moscato	Gerald R		SP5	10/01/67	04/01/68	DEMO		ZY
Steinfeld	John M		SP5	06/01/68		DEMO		DEC
Obermeyer	William T		SP5	01/01/69	01/01/70	DEMO		YE.
Johnson	Alan D		SGT	11/07/69	12/15/69	DEMO		YE.
MEDIC
Luthy	Henry D	'Hank'	SSG	09/01/65	08/01/66	MEDIC/CAPO		Y.
Brown	Earl F		SSG	01/07/66	01/29/66	MEDIC	A7/03	KIA
Norwood	Richard H	Jr	SGT	01/07/66	09/01/66	MEDIC	A7/03	DEC
Gritzmaker	Aaron		SGT	05/01/66	09/01/66	MEDIC		YE.
Zuments	Janis I		SGT	08/01/66	01/01/67	MEDIC		YE.
Johnson	Robert A	Jr	SP4	01/01/67		MEDIC		KIA
Zimmerman	Steven F		SGT	01/01/67		MEDIC		DEC
Monnot	James M		SGT	02/23/67	02/22/68	MEDIC		Y
Barber	David M		SP4	10/09/67	05/05/68	MEDIC	to MAT	DEC
Lee	Dale		SGT	12/16/67	05/05/68	MEDIC	to MAT
Johnson	Joel A		SGT	04/01/68	06/01/68	MEDIC		YE.
Glynn	Edward L	III	SSG	01/03/68		MEDIC	C-3?	DEC
Dumais	Richard E		SGT	03/01/68	09/22/68	MEDIC		YE.
Wyson	Kurt		SSG	04/01/68	12/01/68	MEDIC	to 1MSF	YE,
Allen	Richard H		SGT	06/01/68	01/01/69	MEDIC		YE.
Plotts	Gregory S		SGT	08/01/68	08/01/69	MEDIC		YE.
Dryer	William J	Jr	SGT	10/01/68	10/01/69	MEDIC		DEC
LeBlanc	Joseph C	Jr	SP4	08/01/69	10/15/69	MEDIC	medevaced	DEC
Breczewski	Andrew S		SGT	09/21/69	03/20/70	MEDIC		DEC
Fisher	Edward J		SGT	10/08/69	10/07/70	MEDIC		YE.
Manning	Stephen R		SGT	01/01/70	08/15/70	MEDIC		YE.
Spears	Michael R		SGT	01/01/70	07/10/70	MEDIC		DEC
Garnett	Leroy E		SGT	09/01/70	12/01/70	MEDIC	to MACV Adv	DEC
ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Wheatley	Kevin A		WO2	01/01/65	11/13/65		AATTV	KIA
Antsee	M G		SGT	06/01/65			AATTV	DEC
Arnold	Andrew J		WO2	06/01/65	10/01/65		AATTV	DEC
Gordon	John		WO2	08/28/65	10/01/66		AATTV	DEC
Hawksworth	Don I		WO2	08/28/65	10/01/66		AATTV	DEC
McFadzean	Jim H		WO2	08/28/65	10/01/66		AATTV	DEC
Hoyne	Peter J		WO2	09/01/65		WIA	AATTV	DEC
Palmer	Donald M		WO2	09/01/65			AATTV	DEC
Witten	Ralph H.		W01	09/01/65			AATTV
Green	William C.	"Bill"	WO2	09/01/65			AATTV	DEC
Lake	Jack W	'John'	WO2	01/01/67			AATTV	YE.
MacPherson	Kevin J		WO2	01/01/70			AATTV
Broadway	Emanuel		SFC		07/20/70			Y
Harris	Robert E		SSG	06/01/65	12/01/65			DEC
Jones	Coleman		SP5	01/01/68

Books of interest: H. Lee Barnes, When We Walked Above the Clouds.
Map of A-107 Tra Bong

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