A-109 (Thuong Duc)

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Who's Who from Detachment A-109 (Thuong Duc) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment A-109 (Thuong Duc). If you were assigned to A-109 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: The first PCS Detachment A7/06, which had been transferred to the 5th SFGA as A-109, was sent to various locations for familiarization before opening Thuong Duc o/a 02/13/66. Thuong Duc was converted to 79th Border Ranger o/a 11/15/70. Thuong Duc was located in Thuong Duc District, Quang Nam Province.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDERS
Heuver	Robert G		CPT	01/26/66	08/01/66	DET CO	A7/06	DEC
Stulga	Charles A		CPT	08/01/66	12/11/67	DET CO		YE.
Bedinger	George M		CPT	12/11/66	02/05/67	DET CO		YE.
Buhmann	William G	Jr	CPT	12/01/66	03/20/67	DET CO		A0U
Jenkins	Brian M		CPT	03/05/67	05/10/67	DET CO		YE.
Pierce	Niles		CPT	03/08/67	02/24/68	DET CO		YE.
Edwards	Leroy E	Jr	CPT	08/12/67	12/04/67	DET CO		DEC
King	William L		CPT	12/04/67	04/29/68	DET CO		YE.
Newman	Frank D		CPT	04/01/68	09/27/68	DET CO		YE.
Glendening	William J		1LT	09/28/68	12/14/68	DET CO		DEC
Blanchard	Robert E		CPT	10/01/68	05/01/69	DET CO		YE.
Granfield	Martin X		CPT	05/01/69	09/16/69	DET CO		YE.
Ottilige	Frank W	Jr	CPT	08/28/69	03/01/70	DET CO	to S-3	DEC
Duffy	James J		CPT	02/18/70	08/01/70	DET CO	hospitalized	YE.
Valentine	Edmundo L M		CPT	09/01/70	10/23/70	DET CO	medevaced	YE
Thoene	Richard T		1LT	11/01/70	12/01/70	DET CO		YEU
Schumaker			MAJ	11/15/70			MACV ADV
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Bedinger	George M	IV	1LT	01/26/66	12/11/66	DET XO	A7/06	YE.
Tolley	Elmer W	"Pete"	1LT	03/30/66		DET XO	& CAPO	DEC
Jenkins	Brian M		1LT	12/27/66	03/04/67	DET XO		YE.
Wilson	Kendall A		1LT	07/06/67	11/10/67	DET XO		A0U
Mullis	William B		1LT	10/22/67	10/09/68	DET XO		DEC
Glendening	William J		1LT	05/25/68	09/27/68	DET XO	7/1/68 XO/CO	DEC
Waller	Robert J		1LT	07/28/68	07/20/69	DET XO		YE.
Sollugub	George E		1LT	07/20/69	09/09/69	DET XO		DEC
Heuzey	Peter F		1LT	08/23/69	07/05/70	DET XO	3/1/70 to ?	YE.
Lubin	Kenneth P		1LT	09/10/69	02/20/70	DET XO	DET A-10?	DEC
Baldwin	Marion A		1LT	01/08/70	03/31/70	DET XO		DEC
Wiegner	John N		1LT	04/01/70	07/01/70	DET XO	& Actg CO	YE.
Thoene	Richard T		1LT	07/01/70	10/23/70	DET XO		YEU,
CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS
McNamara	James C		1LT	10/27/66	07/07/66	CAPO		YE.
Davis	Kenneth E		2LT	07/06/67	01/01/68	CAPO
Yost	Walter L	Jr	1LT	10/18/67	06/01/68	CAPO		DEC
Lancey	Clarence R	Sr	2LT	02/12/68	07/15/68	CAPO		DEC
Johnson	Roger L		1LT	05/27/68	09/28/68	CAPO		KIA
McDonald	Richard A		1LT	09/03/68	03/01/69	CAPO		YE.
Sollugub	George E		1LT	02/20/69	07/01/69	CAPO		DEC
Patterson	Donald L		1LT	06/01/69	01/11/70	CAPO		DEC
Herring	Harold F		1LT	01/12/70	02/01/70	CAPO		DEC
Wiegner	John N		1LT	01/15/70	03/31/70	CAPO		YE.
Marable	Renard H		1LT	04/01/70	06/30/70	CAPO		YE.
Hoffman	Paul R		SGT	12/26/67	09/27/68	CAPO NCO	medevaced	YE.
TEAM SERGEANTS
Collis	Thomas E		MSG	01/26/66	01/25/67	TM SGT	A7/06	DEC
Bello	Mateo		MSG	09/01/66	06/01/67	TM SGT		DEC
Martin	Billy J D		MSG	10/01/66	03/01/67	TM SGT
Cabler	Billy D		SFC	03/17/67	10/01/67	TM SGT		Y.
Arcand	Wilfred C		MSG	12/01/67	04/01/68	TM SGT		DEC
Loff	Ralph A		MSG	01/14/68	01/13/69	TM SGT	medevaced 5/02-6/25/68	YE.
Hall	Richard W		SFC	01/01/68	01/01/69	TM SGT		YE.
Posey	George H		MSG	12/14/68	12/13/69	TM SGT		DEC
Adamski	Gerald M		MSG	12/01/69	09/13/70	TM SGT		DEC
Kokosza	Franciszek	Frank	MSG	09/01/70	11/01/70	TM SGT		DEC
INTELLIGENCE
Waters	Edwin J	Sr "Muddy"	SFC	01/26/66		INTEL	A7/06 to C-3?	DEC
Hanes	Jerry B		SFC	12/01/66	06/01/67	INTEL		YE.
Irwin	Charles V		SFC	1/01/67	04/01/67	INTEL		YE.
Krowska	Robert W		SGT	02/01/67	06/01/67	INTEL/A		DEC
Wood	Adrian L		SFC	04/01/67		INTEL		DEC
Greisz	Leonard L		SGT	11/18/67	11/01/68	INTEL/A		YE,
Johnson	Chad W		SGT	04/18/68	10/17/68	INTEL/A	medevaced	DEC
Gummow	James R		SFC	05/13/68	06/30/68	INTEL	medevaced	DEC
Eberman	Barry K		SFC	09/01/68	09/01/69	INTEL		DEC
Mozley	Edward C		SP4	08/01/68	10/03/68	INTEL/A	medevaced	YE.
Walls	David R		SP5	02/01/69	02/01/70	INTEL/A		YE.
Blais	Gerald J		SFC	08/14/69	08/13/70	INTEL		DEC
Larson	James A		SSG	09/01/70	11/15/70	INTEL	& TM SGT	DEC
WEAPONS
Pa'u	Mua'au		SFC	01/26/66	06/01/66	HVY WPNS	A7/06	DEC
Denny	Harry L		SFC	01/26/66	01/25/67	HVY WPNS	A7/06	A0Y
Trout	Edward A		SGT	01/26/66	06/01/66	LT WPNS	A7/06	YE.
Newnam	Bobby W		SFC	06/01/66	01/06/67	HVY WPNS		DEC
Wetzel	Thomas G		SP4	11/01/66	03/13/67	LT WPNS	medevaced	YE.
Bischof	Wolfram W		SFC		02/13/67	HVY WPNS		KIA
Goodman	Barry J		SP4	01/01/67	02/13/67	LT WPNS		KIA
Jurich	Daniel		SSG	03/28/67	01/01/68	HVY WPNS	C-3?	DEC
Cabler	Billy		SFC	03/17/67	01/01/68	HVY WPNS		Y.
Hayes	Leroy A		SSG		11/04/67	LT WPNS		KIA
Inot	Carlos M	"Charlie"	SSG	11/01/67	02/25/68	LT WPNS	medevaced	YE.
Kinsey	Earl E	Jr	SFC	12/22/67	12/15/68	LT WPNS	& TM SGT	DEC
Guerrero	Juan J		SGT	06/01/68	10/03/68	HVY WPNS
Phillips	Emanuel E		SFC	04/01/68	09/22/68	HVY WPNS		DEC
Cranford	William R		SFC	07/24/68	07/20/69	HVY WPNS	& TM SGT	DEC
Cook	David M		SSG	03/01/69	09/28/70	LT WPNS		DEC
Hernasy	Kenneth W	Chief	SGT	09/19/69	09/18/70	LT WPNS		DEC
Biela	Gregory E		SP4	10/21/69	10/20/70	HVY WPNS	& CAPO NCO	YE.
Schmidt	Thomas R		SGT	01/01/70	12/31/70	LT WPNS	from C-team?	DEC
Scott	Steven C		SGT	08/01/70	11/15/70	LT WPNS		YE.
RADIO OP
Phillips	Benny J		SSG	01/26/66	01/25/67	RAD OP	A7/06	DEC
Shearin	John D		SSG	01/26/66	01/25/67	RAD OP	A7/06	Y,
Delacerda	Arturo	Jr	SGT	09/01/66	07/01/67	RAD OP		YE.
Owens	Jerry B		SP4	09/08/66	10/01/67	RAD OP	Assign?	DEC
Bowes	Gary		SGT	02/01/67	06/01/67	RAD OP		YE.
Bruen	Laurence J		SGT	08/01/67	08/05/68	RAD OP
Spakes	Estel D		SFC	10/27/67	03/12/68	RAD OP		KIA
Adams	Elmer D	"Dave"	SGT	12/16/67	03/01/68	RAD OP		YE
Englander	Lawrence J		SGT	04/01/68	05/02/68	RAD OP		MIA
McElroy	Buford M	Jr	SP4	01/01/68		RAD OP	& Intel/A	DEC
Bailey	Charles W	"Chuck"	SGT	01/01/68	03/04/68	RAD OP	medevaced	DEC
Hunter	David W		SFC	04/27/68	07/13/68	RAD OP	medevaced	DEC
Carmody	Arthur R		SGT	05/01/68	01/01/69	RAD OP		YE.
Redmon	Charles E		SSG	06/01/68	10/01/68	RAD OP		DEC
White	Billy J		SFC	06/01/68	06/01/69	RAD OP		DEC
Ulricson	Charles B	'Chuck'	SGT	01/01/69	09/01/69	RAD OP		Y.
Runstrom	John N	'Pigpen'	SP4	08/21/69	11/15/70	RAD OP		YE.
Russi	Ernest J		SFC	10/05/69	10/04/70	RAD OP		YE.
Cierniak	Robert B		SGT	07/01/70	12/19/70	RAD OP		YE.
DEMO
Kilmer	Richard L		SSG	01/26/66	01/25/67	DEMO	A7/06	DEC
Minter	Richard L		SP4	09/01/66		DEMO		DEC
Pickering	Lee E		SP4	05/01/67		DEMO	or HVY WPNS	DEC
Mozley	Edward C		SP4	07/01/68	10/03/68	INTEL/A	medevaced	YE.
Roden	John J W	'Porky'	SGT	07/01/68	10/11/69	DEMO		DNH

Harlan	Timothy S		SP5	05/25/70	11/24/70	DEMO		DEC
MEDIC
Faulkner	Robert C		SSG	01/26/66	01/25/67	MEDIC	A7/06	DEC
Neidlein	Thomas W		SGT	01/26/66	01/01/67	MEDIC	A7/06	YE.
Peters	Arthur W		SP4	09/01/66	09/07/67	MEDIC		DEC
Weir	James M		SSG	03/31/67	03/30/68	MEDIC		DEC
Vincent	John M		SGT	09/01/67		MEDIC		YE.
Tomkins	John M		SP4	09/18/67	03/08/68	MEDIC		KIA
Silver	Gary B		SGT	11/15/67	10/05/68	MEDIC	medevaced	A0Y,
Viglietta	Stephen J		SGT	06/23/68	01/01/69	MEDIC		A0Y,
Woods	Russell J		SGT	10/01/68	04/25/69	MEDIC		Y.
Conrad	John S		SSG	06/01/68	10/03/68	MEDIC	medevaced	YE.
Johnson	Joel A		SGT	10/01/68	12/19/68	MEDIC		YE.
Herbert	Scott S		SGT	10/01/68	04/01/69	MEDIC		YE.
Elliott	Lawrence C	"Larry"	SP5	10/01/68	11/01/68	MEDIC	no orders	YE,
Epps	Doyle D	Jr	SSG	12/01/68	08/01/69	MEDIC		YE.
Butts	William E		SP5	01/01/69	07/05/69	MEDIC		YE.
Smith	Henry Ray		SFC	04/30/69	09/22/70	MEDIC		YE
Carr	Clarence P	"Pat"	SGT	08/01/69	02/01/70	MEDIC		YE.
Norton	John V	III	SGT	08/01/69	05/01/70	MEDIC		DEC
Booth	Michael J		SP4	04/01/70	10/22/70	MEDIC	from C-team	YE.
Clark	Gary C		SGT	11/22/69	11/21/70	MEDIC	from C-team	YE.
Buehler	John W		SGT	04/01/70	12/01/70	MEDIC		YE.
Marzucco	Joseph		SGT	08/01/70	11/01/70	MEDIC		YE.
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Both the I CTZ and Nha Trang Mike Forces supported A-109 at various times. Because of that relationship, I will try to invite some of those who participated in the campaigns.
Archer	John B	"Barry"	1LT	06/07/70		Co Sr Adv		YE.
Matheney	Cordell J	"Jack"	SGT	ACMV	08/25/68	Medic		YE.
Segalle	Anthony F		SGT	BSMV	06/07/70	MEDIC		YE.
Deleshaw	Jack W		SGT	PHFW	09/29/68	RAD OP		YE.
403rd Radio Research Detachment
Gordon	Don E		CPT	08/28/68	01/12/69	OPS Tm Ldr
Shafer	George R	Jr	SSG	11/01/68	07/17/70	05D4S		DEC
Kelley	William L		SP5	02/23/68	02/22/69	33C	@C-1 @A-109
Andorka	David H		SSG	06/19/69	06/18/70		@A-109
Lamberty	Gary F		SP5	03/01/70	06/01/70	05G2S29	@A-109	DEC
Phillips	John R		SSG	03/11/70	12/31/70	05H4S	@A-109	DEC
Martin	Harvel H	Jr	SSG	03/27/70	12/31/70	05H4P	@A-109	A0Y,
Alsabrook	Wheeler H		SSG		05/27/68		@A-1xx	DEC
MAP of A-109 (Thuong Duc)
Websites of interest: Gary Bowes has *numerous* photos of Thuong Duc on his website. Go to http://www.sfrvn.net and open the ‘SF experience’ link on the left and look for A-109.

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