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Who's Who from Detachment A-108 (Minh Long) (Partial Draft)
The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-108 (Minh Long). If you were assigned to A-108 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
Narrative Information: A proposed camp at Hiep Duc was scheduled for opening o/a/ July, 1966. When A Shau was overrun, A7/15, which had transferred to 5th SFGA, was already established at Tien Phuoc. As the A Shau team became available, it was put into Tien Phuc and the team at A-103 was redesignated A-108 and transferred to Minh Long, which had been opened by A-110 (see A-110). Minh Long was converted to 68th Border Ranger o/a 09/30/70. Minh Long was located in Minh Long District, Quang Ngai Province.
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SFX | RNK | FROM DATE | TO DATE | DUTIES | REMARKS | STAT |
| DETACHMENT COMMANDERS | ||||||||
| Perry | Stephen M | CPT | 03/05/66 | 05/18/66 | DET CO | A7/15 | YE. | |
| Spencer | James J | CPT | 05/19/66 | 07/19/66 | DET CO | YE | ||
| Amick | Robert L | Jr | CPT | 07/19/66 | 10/01/66 | DET CO | YE. | |
| Eveland | Edward L | CPT | 10/01/66 | 03/11/67 | DET CO | DEC | ||
| Peeler | William R | II | CPT | 01/22/67 | 08/09/67 | DET CO | DEC | |
| Blake | John F | CPT | 07/28/67 | 02/16/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
| Parker | William H | CPT | 01/08/68 | 01/03/69 | DET CO | medevaced | YE. | |
| Kania | Leon W | CPT | 06/01/68 | 07/16/68 | DET CO | DEC | ||
| Dissinger | Ray Z | CPT | 07/04/68 | 06/15/69 | DET CO | YE. | ||
| Gilbert | Robert E | CPT | 06/01/69 | 10/22/69 | DET CO | DEC | ||
| Wilson | Herschel R | CPT | 10/23/69 | 12/30/69 | DET CO | Y | ||
| Fisher | James W | CPT | 12/30/69 | 09/30/70 | DET CO | 12/09/70 to BR | DEC | |
| DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||||||||
| Buhmann | William G | Jr | 1LT | 03/05/66 | 09/01/66 | DET XO | A7/15 | A0U |
| Corscadden | William J | 2LT | 09/19/66 | 04/14/67 | DET XO | medevaced? | Y. | |
| Strange | Theodore R | Jr | 1LT | 01/01/67 | 05/01/67 | DET XO | medevaced? | YE. |
| Smith | George B | 1LT | 02/11/67 | 01/29/68 | DET XO | DEC | ||
| Anderson | William D | 1LT | 05/10/67 | 08/15/67 | DET XO | DEC? | ||
| Apodaca | Charles J | CPT | 06/24/67 | 12/15/67 | DET XO | & CO? | DEC | |
| Miller | Francis E | 1LT | 01/01/68 | 08/07/68 | DET XO | DEC? | ||
| Van Gundy | Daniel F | 1LT | 04/01/68 | 06/30/68 | DET XO | YE, | ||
| Williamson | Archie | III | 1LT | 06/27/68 | 06/01/69 | DET XO | YE. | |
| Gildea | Thomas J | 1LT | 06/01/69 | 11/28/69 | DET XO | YE, | ||
| Beach | John M | 1LT | 02/01/70 | 06/07/70 | DET XO | DEC | ||
| Emerick | Morris E | 1LT | 06/07/70 | 09/30/70 | DET XO | YE, | ||
| CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS | ||||||||
| Griner | Wayne L | 1LT | 10/16/66 | CAPO | YE. | |||
| Miller | Francis E | 1LT | 08/19/67 | CAPO | DEC? | |||
| Ehresman | David C | 2LT | 08/24/67 | 01/17/68 | CAPO | DEC | ||
| Cottrell | Bert M | 'Max' | 1LT | 10/01/67 | 12/15/67 | CAPO | DEC | |
| Portinho | Paul M V | 1LT | 11/19/67 | 03/01/68 | CAPO | Schasseur | DEC | |
| Van Gundy | Daniel F | 1LT | 02/04/68 | 04/01/68 | CAPO | YE, | ||
| Rayburn | Leslie L | Ho Chi | 1LT | 08/27/68 | 04/01/69 | CAPO | YE. | |
| Gildea | Thomas J | 1LT | 11/28/68 | 06/01/69 | CAPO | YE | ||
| Reiten | Thomas C | 1LT | 05/01/69 | 10/13/69 | CAPO | & XO | YE. | |
| Booth | Gordon H | 2LT | 07/05/69 | 01/11/70 | CAPO | DEC | ||
| Harrison | John R | 1LT | 10/01/69 | CAPO | DEC | |||
| Beach | John M | 2LT | 11/12/69 | 02/01/70 | CAPO | DEC | ||
| Emerick | Morris E | 1LT | 02/01/70 | 06/07/70 | CAPO | YE, | ||
| TEAM SERGEANTS | ||||||||
| Slover | John M | MSG | 03/05/66 | 05/18/66 | TM SGT | A7/15 | DEC | |
| Stevens | Seth S | SFC | 05/19/66 | 09/01/66 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Price | Robert K | MSG | 07/01/66 | 02/01/67 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Sanchez | Thomas J | MSG | 09/01/66 | 03/06/67 | TM SGT | KIA | ||
| Adams | Harmon D | MSG | 03/06/67 | 08/01/67 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Waitr | Jan | SFC? | 05/01/67 | 04/01/68 | TM SGT | RAD OP? | ||
| Morakon | Peter | MSG | 04/01/68 | 04/01/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Clayborne | Jerry C | SFC | 06/01/69 | 06/01/70 | TM SGT | MEDIC | DEC | |
| Nakahara | Ronald T | MSG | 07/20/69 | 11/01/69 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Seago | Clifford R | MSG | 12/01/69 | 09/01/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| Pecoraro | James G | MSG | 06/01/70 | 09/12/70 | TM SGT | DEC | ||
| INTELLIGENCE | ||||||||
| Fernandez | William M | "Jose" | SFC | 05/19/66 | 11/21/66 | INTEL | KIA | |
| McConnell | Ronald G | SSG | 09/01/66 | 03/04/67 | INTEL | DEC | ||
| Whittington | Eschol R | SFC | 04/01/67 | 05/01/67 | INTEL | DEC | ||
| Roth | Jacob G | SFC | 09/01/67 | 03/01/68 | INTEL | YE. | ||
| Parry | James D | SSG | 12/21/67 | 12/20/68 | INTEL | DEC | ||
| Shurling | Walter R | "Ray" | SGT | 01/01/69 | 12/01/69 | INTEL | YE. | |
| Krauss | Joseph A | Jr | SSG | 10/07/69 | 10/06/70 | INTEL | DEC | |
| McCoy | Robert H | SGT | 11/30/67 | 11/29/68 | INTEL/A | LT WPNS | YE. | |
| Maxberry | Richard E | SP5 | 09/01/68 | 03/01/69 | INTEL/A | DEC | ||
| WEAPONS | ||||||||
| Ellis | Millard K | SSG | 05/19/66 | HVY WPNS | DEC | |||
| Shoultz | Lonnie T | Jr | SP4 | 05/19/66 | 12/07/66 | LT WPNS | DEC | |
| Hunter | Willie J | SFC | 08/01/66 | 02/01/67 | HVY WPNS | or C-3 | YE, | |
| Tucker | Oddie | SSG | 09/01/66 | 01/01/67 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
| Wafer | Leon | SSG | 06/01/67 | LT WPNS | A0 | |||
| Moskaluk | George | 'Igor' | SSG | 09/25/67 | 09/24/68 | HVY WPNS | DEC | |
| Woodard | Houston M | SSG | 06/01/68 | 09/01/68 | LT WPNS | YE. | ||
| Dawson | John T | SFC | 11/01/68 | 05/01/69 | HVY WPNS | &HHC? | DEC | |
| Palacio | Jose L | SGT | 06/07/69 | 06/07/70 | LT WPNS | YE | ||
| McCuin | Dwight L | SGT | 11/20/69 | 11/19/70 | LT WPNS | before ^/70 at C-1? | YE | |
| Corvera | Henry E | SFC | 03/19/70 | 09/21/70 | HVY WPNS | DEC | ||
| CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS NCO | ||||||||
| Small | Burt C | Jr | SP4 | 05/19/66 | 03/06/67 | CAPO NCO | MIA | |
| Schimke | John R | SSG | 12/18/67 | 06/01/68 | CAPO NCO | DEC | ||
| RADIO OP | ||||||||
| Weeks | Charles D | SSG | 05/19/66 | 12/01/66 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
| Newsome | Kenneth E | SGT | 05/19/66 | 03/04/67 | RAD OP | A7/15 | YE. | |
| Chapman | James C | SP5 | 01/01/67 | RAD OP | Y. | |||
| Englander | Lawrence J | SSG | 09/21/67 | 04/01/68 | RAD OP | MIA | ||
| Brown | Phillip M | SSG | 10/01/67 | 12/15/67 | RAD OP | YE. | ||
| Green | Christopher R | SGT | 11/09/67 | 06/01/68 | RAD OP | malaria | YE. | |
| Carldwell | Carl | SFC | 01/14/68 | 01/13/69 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
| Kern | Richard L | SFC | 06/01/68 | 12/15/68 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
| Hunter | David W | SFC | 06/15/68 | 07/13/68 | RAD OP | medevaced | DEC | |
| Dooms | Franklin H | SP4 | 07/01/68 | 08/29/68 | RAD OP | medevaced? | YE. | |
| Chapman | Dale W | III | SP4 | 08/01/68 | 12/19/68 | RAD OP | DEC | |
| Clarkson | Peter | SGT | 09/19/68 | 09/18/69 | RAD OP | YE | ||
| Clifton | Orville V | SFC | 01/01/69 | RAD OP | DEC | |||
| Bruton | Robert L | SGT | 01/01/69 | RAD OP | DEC | |||
| Simpson | James E | Jr | SP5 | 09/14/69 | 05/10/70 | RAD OP | Y. | |
| Holthusen | Patrick H | SFC | 01/01/70 | 08/01/70 | RAD OP | DEC | ||
| Crumley | John T | 'Tom' | SGT | 08/01/70 | 09/30/70 | RAD OP | 12/01/70 to BR | YE. |
| DEMO | ||||||||
| Stearns | Michael F | SSG | 06/01/66 | 03/06/67 | DEMO | A7/15 | KIA | |
| Miller | Richard D | SP5 | 03/17/67 | 03/16/68 | DEMO | or Richard A | ||
| Caesar | Leo E | Jr | SGT | 07/20/68 | 04/17/69 | DEMO | medevaced? | DEC |
| Medrano | Ramiro | SP5 | 07/08/69 | 09/08/70 | DEMO | DEC | ||
| MEDIC | ||||||||
| Whitehead | Paul J | SFC | 03/05/66 | 03/04/67 | MEDIC | A7/15 | YE. | |
| Spicer | Robert B | SGT | 12/20/66 | 01/30/68 | MEDIC | A0Y | ||
| Patterson | Gary L | SSG | 05/15/67 | 01/01/68 | MEDIC | & A-103 | A0Y | |
| Swicegood | Harold H | SGT | 11/21/67 | 03/01/68 | MEDIC | Y, | ||
| Siemer | William E | SGT | 12/17/67 | 12/16/68 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
| Arnold | Jeffrey B | SGT | 01/01/68 | MEDIC | DEC | |||
| Bianchini | John H | SGT | 08/01/68 | 05/01/69 | MEDIC | DEC | ||
| Brenner | Clifford H | SGT | 01/01/69 | MEDIC | A0 | |||
| Flores | Gregory R | Jr | SGT | 07/15/69 | 07/15/70 | MEDIC | DEC | |
| Hamm | Ronald C | SP4 | 08/01/69 | 02/12/70 | MEDIC | YE. | ||
| Koehler | Wilson C | SGT | 12/19/69 | 02/08/70 | MEDIC | DNH | ||
| Alsup | Thomas A | SGT | 01/01/70 | 09/30/70 | MEDIC | 12/1/70 to BR | DEC | |
| ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN | ||||||||
| Berry | Randell L | Sr | SSG | 01/01/68 | ||||
| Fisher | Arnold W | 'AW' | SFC | 01/01/70 | 71Q4P | DEC | ||
| MAP of A-108 Minh Long | ||||||||
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