Who’s Who from 5th SGF(A) Company E (Signal) Base Operations Platoon (Draft)

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Who’s Who from 5th SGF(A) Company E (Signal) Base Operations Platoon (Draft)
[Grp Signal Officer] [SigCo HQ] [Fwd Ops Plat] [Base Ops Plat] [Augmentation Dets] [Assignment unknown]

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, who were assigned to Signal Company Base Operations Platoon. If you can correct any errors or if you can add any names 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 staff section discussion at the Green Beret Forum.

Narrative Information: US Army Special Forces – Vietnam (Provisional) is included in the 5th SFGA TDY booklet. Training and Support Headquarters (TSH) is on another, separate, table. 
There were five sections: Communications Center, Wire Team, Electronic Maintenance, Radio Section and Mars Station, and Photography Section. Was the ComSec section separate?

Gibson	Murray W		CPT	03/13/68	06/06/68
Hughes	Bobby R		2LT	11/01/64	10/31/65		HHC
Yardas	Douglas A		1LT	01/01/65
Walters	James P		CPT	06/07/66	09/02/66	SIG OFF
Thomas	Donald W		CPT	12/19/66	04/10/67		-6/30/65
McClendon	Ronald		CPT	03/23/67	03/01/68	SIG OFF
Todd	George B		2LT	09/11/67	10/28/67	SIG OFF
Ringwald	Richard		1LT	12/08/67	06/20/68	SIG OFF	NOR
White	C T	Jr	CPT	01/01/68			NOR
McTernan	Bernard		CPT	02/09/68	08/02/68	SIG OFF
Guignon	Thomas F	Jr	1LT	11/08/68	11/07/69	DET CO	? SIG DET
Ringwald	Richard		CPT	12/01/68	07/07/69	SIG OFF/A
Lauer	Ronald A		CPT	04/07/69	04/06/70	SIG OFF/A
Lauer	Ronald A		CPT	11/01/69	04/06/70	SIG OFF
Nihoul	Thomas J		1LT	07/27/70	02/09/71	31010
Vaughn	Terry L		2LT	06/22/67	02/15/68	DET XO
Prince	David A		1LT	04/22/68	03/30/69	DET XO
Brooks	Walter M		1LT	02/26/69	02/25/70	DET XO
White	Dewey		1LT	01/01/65		FO PLT LDR
Henderson	John W		1LT	01/06/66	06/01/66	FO PLT LDR	FWD OP PLT
Henderson	John W		1LT	06/01/66	01/05/67	PLT LDR	BASE RAD PLT
Smith	George E		1LT	07/02/66	07/01/67	FWD OP PLT
Daluz	David A		1LT	03/18/67	10/26/67	FO PLT LDR	FWD OPS
McClellan	Henry G		MSG	01/01/65			OR C-5?
Gordon	Hugh		SGM	09/01/65	08/01/66	CO SGM
Borkowski	Janusz S		1SG	01/01/66				DEC
Cherry	Roy E		MSG	01/01/66
Benbenek	Francis J		MSG	05/27/66	01/01/67
Hillman	Francis J	Frank	SGM	09/01/66	04/12/67	DET SGM
Ray	Lester D		MSG	01/01/67	01/01/68		OR C-5?
Roberts	Norman W		SGM	04/17/67	04/16/68	CO SGM	RNGR ADV?
Dunshee	Warren E	Sr	MSG	08/06/67	08/13/68	CO 1SG
Loyd	Lee R		1SG	10/23/68	10/22/69	CO 1SG
Olsen	Gerald D		MSG	01/01/69			OR C-5
Richardson	Billy J		SFC	03/15/67	03/04/68	RAD PLT	NCOIC
McMullen	John C		CW2	11/01/64	10/31/65	CRYPTO TCH
Draper	William H		CW2	10/08/65	10/07/66	COMSEC OFF
Harrison	William J		CW3	09/16/66	09/15/67	CRYPTO OFF
Boyd	John F		CW2	09/15/67	09/08/68	COMSEC OFF	CRYPTO CUST
McMullen	John C		CW3	09/07/68	09/07/69	CRYPTO TCH
Davis	Marvin E		CW3	08/21/69	03/20/71	CRYPTO OFF	OIC COMM CTR
Martin	John C		CW2	04/24/70	09/19/70	286A7	Seems P error
Shuster	Jesse R		SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	CRYPTO
Bishop	William D		SGT	01/01/66		CRYPTO
Curvan	Leonard J	James	SP4	07/01/68	02/01/69	CMD CRYPTO	HHC CMD
Wrightman	Larry K		SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	72363	HHC OPS
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Ferrell	Andrew L		SFC	12/18/66	12/06/67	31Z4S
Engram	Marvis	Sr	SFC	01/01/67		CNTR CHF
Scott	Gerald H		SSG	01/01/67		31Z4S
Lofthouse	Lionel F		SFC	01/01/68		31Z4S
Ferrell	Andrew L		SFC	01/10/68	02/11/69	31Z4S
Howerton	Harry C		SFC	02/16/68	02/17/68	CTR NCOIC
Gregory	Frederick L		1SG	04/29/69	03/01/71	31Z5S
Ferrell	Andrew L		SFC	11/15/69	11/14/70	31Z4S
Lee	George W	Jr	SFC	03/01/70	03/01/71	31W4S
Dingess	John F		SFC	09/13/70	02/06/71	31Z4S
Scott	Gerald H		SFC	09/28/70	02/10/71	31Z4S
Barlow	John		PFC		02/28/71	72B20
Chambers	Ralph E		SSG	10/27/64	10/26/68	72313
Corbin	John D		SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	72363	HHC
Dalton	Kelly L		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313	HHC
Fowler	Henry R	‘Dick’	SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	72363	HHC
Graham	James H	III	SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313	HHC
Hill	Roger L		PFC	11/01/64		72317	HHC
Lynch	Robert L		SP4	11/01/64	09/02/65	72313	HHC
McMillan	Clinton J	Jr	PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313	HHC
Monk	Charles T		SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	72363	HHC	DEC?
Strahl	Louis D		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313
Turner	Larry J		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313	HHC
Walton	James G		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313	HHC
Zellar	Alan S		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	72313
Galloway	Walter W	Jr Bill	SGT	10/01/65	06/01/66	72B40
Hill	Gene W		SGT	01/01/66		SWB OP
Beadles	George D		SSG	02/01/66	02/01/67	72B
Kreger	Robert C		SGT	06/03/69	12/03/69	72D4P	MACV at AT-43
Graham	Thomas D		SP5	07/30/69	02/01/71	72B20	OR 1/1/70?
Edwards	Abraham	Jr	SP4	10/01/69	12/01/70	72C20
King	Wayne T		SP4	10/01/69	12/01/70	72C20
Anderson	Alan A		SP4	01/01/70	03/01/71	72B20	DOSOA
Becera	Ignacio		SP4	01/01/70	02/01/71	72B2P
Ettinger	Donald G		SSG	01/01/70		72B4H
Riley	Jimmy D		SP4	01/01/70	12/01/70	72B20
Saikley	Jerry E		SFC	01/01/70	01/01/71	72B4S
Turney	Donnie G		SGT	01/26/70	01/25/71	72B4P
Moore	Daniel F		SP4	02/01/70	11/01/70	72B20
Reichenbach	Norman P		SGT	02/01/70	01/01/71	72B40
Vigil	Fermin L		SGT	02/01/70	01/01/71	72B40
Ardizzone	Joseph W		SP4	04/01/70	04/01/71	72C2P
Capre-Febus	Alfred		SP4	04/01/70	01/01/71	72B20
Donaruma	Thomas A		SP4	04/01/70	01/01/71	72B20
Tracer	Darrell P		SP5	04/01/70	01/01/71	72B30
Olden	Harry R		SSG	05/01/70	01/01/71	72B4P
Hewitt	Kenneth W		SP4	06/01/70	03/01/71	72C2H
Henderson	Ernest A		SGT	07/01/70	03/01/71	72B40
Jones	Jack D		SP4	09/01/70	04/01/71	72B20
Mapp	Zelman N		SP4	09/23/70	12/31/70	72B20
Reade	James W		SGT	11/08/70	01/13/71	72B2P	& 36C40
Townsend	Alan D		SP5	12/01/70	01/31/71	72H20
ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE SECTION
Sellers	Carl W		CW3	10/18/65	10/17/66	SIG MAINT
Meadows	John H		CW2	11/03/65	11/02/66	SIG MAINT
Metelski	John G		CW2	12/27/65	06/01/66	SIG MAINT
Hilgart	Raymond		CW2	04/20/66	04/19/67	SIG MAINT
Butcher	Leo F	Sr	WO1	08/17/66	02/05/68	COMM TECH		DEC
Sellers	Carl W		CW3	12/12/66	12/06/67	SIG MAINT
Mirabal	Simon		CW2	10/23/67	10/13/68	COMM ELEC
Little	Alvin F		CW2	04/30/68	11/30/69	SIG MAINT	COLL ELCT RPE
Taylor	Donald R		CW4	06/19/70	01/01/71	SIG MAINT
Spears	Eugene		SSG	11/01/64	10/31/65	29663	MAINT NCO
Arthurs	Larry G		SP4	11/01/64	DROP’D	29617	HHC
Ganhinhin	Cornelio		SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	29613	HHC
Karshner	Lynn A		SP5	11/01/64		29613	HHC
Sample	Frederick D	Jr	SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	29613	HHC
Andrus	Thomas D		PFC	01/01/65	01/01/66	296
Jackson	Bobby R		SGT	01/01/65		SIG MAINT
Head	Danny C		SP5	01/01/67		SIG MAINT	S&R
Hotzel	Paul M		SSG	01/01/67		QC NCO	SIG MAINT
Rindfusz	Edwin L		SSG	05/19/67	07/03/69	MAINT SPVR
Barnes	Gerald L		SSG	06/01/67		MAINT
Adkins	Franklin D		SSG	05/01/68	02/15/69	RAD RPRM
Sample	Frederick D	Jr	SSG	07/28/68	07/27/69	29613
Sample	Frederick D	Jr	SFC	07/28/69	03/07/70	29613
Sanut	John C		SSG	01/01/70		RAD REPRMN
MARS STATION
Elston	James S		SGT	01/01/67		MARS NCOIC
Ferry	Mike		PFC	01/01/67		OPERATOR	MARS STATION
Vanditti	Eugene M		SP4	01/01/67		MARS OP
Taggart	Thomas E		SGT	05/01/67	05/01/68	MARS STN
McDowell	Michael E		SGT	12/13/68	12/12/69	RAD OP	MARS STATION
Warrington	William E		SP4	08/03/69	08/02/70		MARS
RADIO SECTION
Prince	Harold		SFC	04/31/67	04/30/68	RTT NCOIC
Stebbins	Donald A		SSG	05/10/68	11/24/68	RTT SPVR
Brice	James A	Jr	SP4	10/01/64	03/15/65	RAD OP	SF-V	A0
Keeton	James H	Buster	SSG	11/01/64		RAD OP
Abercrombie	Albert L		SP4	11/01/64	09/11/65	05317	HHC
Bates	Edward W		SFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05373	HHC
Brazier	Stephen T		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317	A5/231
Garcia	Frank G		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317	HHC
Garza	Joel L		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	05313	HHC
Hill	James E [1]		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	05313	HHC
Holmes	Jack W		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317	HHC
King	Sam	Jr	SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	05363	HHC
Pelter	Joseph B		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	05313	HHC
Poe	Gerald E		SFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05373	FO PLT
Rhodes	Calvin E		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	05313	HHC
Ribinsky	John L		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317	HHC
Seashock	Paul A		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317
Williams	Thomas M		PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	05317	HHC
Fripp	Arnold E		SP5	10/08/66	10/07/67	05B
Suddeth	Aubrey C		SP5	12/30/67	06/01/68	RAD OP	HHC SIG
Hasbrouck	Alvin P		SGT	12/14/68	12/13/69	05B4S
Sawyer	Nicholas C		SGT	01/17/70	07/17/70	RAD OP		Y
Forsythe	Glenn R		SGT	12/15/64	06/01/65	RAD OP	B5/310 installed FRC’s
Hunter	David W		SSG	01/01/65		RAD OP	723.73
Conley	Manuel A		SP5	05/10/65	05/09/66	RAD OP		Y
Donmoyer	David B		PFC	08/01/65	01/01/66	RTT OP
Bryant	Ernest M		SP4	01/01/66		RAD OP
Doyle	Lawrence J		SSG	01/01/66		RAD OP
Durham	Pierce		SGT	01/01/66		RAD OP
Jaco	Rex L		SGT	01/01/66		RAD OP
Mannle	Carl J	III	SGT	01/01/66		RTT OP		Y
McCauley	Jerome S		SSG	01/01/66		RAD OP	or C-5?
Ratliff	Othow		SGT	01/01/66		RAD OP
Walker	Albert C		SP4	01/01/66		RAD OP
Ramirez	Carlos R		PFC	03/09/66	09/01/66	RAD OP
Parsons	Denzil J	Ii	SGT	03/30/66	11/25/58	RTT OP
Vicknair	Victor E		SFC	05/07/66	11/01/66	RAD OP
Mullen	William P		SP4	05/19/66	08/06/66	RAD OP
Forsythe	Glenn R		SSG	06/01/66	08/01/66	RAD OP
Anderson	Jimmie G		SFC	09/12/66	01/24/67	RAD OP
Hopper	Thomas M		SP4	01/01/67		RAD OP	SOG IN 70?
McDowell	Charles L	Jr	SSG	01/01/67		RAD OP	TRNG SEC
Parson	Jack		SP4	01/01/67		RAD OP	EMERG RAD NET
Locklear	Roscoe		SGT	01/29/67	04/04/67	RTT OP
Donmoyer	David B		SP4	06/01/67	08/01/67	RTT OP
Philbrick	Richard L		SP4	06/01/67	01/03/68	RTT OP
Fong	Rudolph W		SGT	07/08/67	01/01/68	RAD OP
Storer	Lowell		SSG	12/02/67	12/06/68	RTT OP
DeFabrizio	Nicholas C		SFC	01/01/68	11/01/68	RAD OP	TO CCN?	DEC
Miner	Louis F		SFC	01/01/68		RAD OP
Sullivan	Charles N		SP4	02/01/68	05/01/68	RTT OP
Thompson	Jerry P		SFC	04/28/68	04/27/69	RAD OP
Shepherd	Russell W		SFC	06/02/68	06/01/69	RTT OP
Sanger	John L		SGT	07/11/68	01/01/69	RTT OP	TO CCC
Levin	Peter M		SSG	09/10/68	08/15/69	RTT OP
Wood	Ronald R		SFC	11/24/68	11/23/69	RAD OP		Y
Henzarek	Robert J		SP4	12/20/68	12/19/69	RTT OP
Ramirez	Carlos R		SFC	01/01/69		RAD OP
Schiele	Steven L		SP4	01/01/69
Elkins	Arthur L		PFC	02/22/69	06/01/69	RAD OP
Pair	James R		SGT	06/05/69	07/17/70	RTT OP
Eddleman	Virgil L		SSG	10/26/69	10/25/70	RAD OP
Chambliss	Garland R		SGT	11/29/69	11/28/70	RAD OP
Hlinka	Thomas C		SGT	12/01/69	11/01/70	RAD OP
Bacon	Michael J		SGT	01/01/70	12/01/70	RTT OP
Barrett	William K	Jr	SGT	01/01/70	12/01/70	RTT OP
Coburn	Dale L		SP4	01/01/70	12/01/70	RTT OP
Morgan	David E		SSG	01/01/70	08/31/70	RAD OP
Olsen	Anthony P		SGT	01/01/70	01/01/71	RTT OP
Hicks	Douglas A		SGT	01/10/70	03/31/70	RAD OP		Y
Jamerson	William C		SSG	01/26/70	01/25/71	RTT OP
Bates	Kenneth R		SFC	02/01/70	02/01/71	RAD OP		Y
Cali	John R		SGT	02/01/70	01/01/71	RAD OP
Dvorin	James A		SP4	02/01/70	01/01/71	RTT OP
Emerson	Russell B		SGT	02/01/70	01/01/71	RTT OP
Hope	Johnny L		SP4	02/01/70	01/01/71	RTT OP
Moore	Eulous E		SGT	02/01/70	12/17/70	RTT OP
Trask	John E	Jr	SGT	02/01/70	01/01/71	RAD OP
Wentz	Dennis C		SP4	02/01/70	02/01/71	RTT OP
Edwards	Howard C		SP5	03/01/70	03/01/71	RTT OP	DOSOA
Gibson	Bernard D		SGT	03/01/70	07/17/70	RTT OP		Y
Biskup	Robert L		SP4	04/01/70	03/01/71	RTT OP	DOSOA	Y
Hahn	Warren L		SSG	04/01/70	01/01/71	RAD OP	SMAG OR CCN MEDIC?
Smith	Floyd A		SP4	04/01/70	03/01/71	RTT OP
Trowbridge	John E		SSG	04/01/70	07/20/70	RTT OP
Viney	Robert C		SP4	04/01/70	04/01/71	RTT OP
Walker	Patrick G		SP4	04/01/70	04/01/71	RTT OP
Marshall	Rick A		SGT	06/01/70	04/01/71	RAD OP
Owens	John C		SP4	06/14/70	09/10/70	RAD OP
Naylor	Thomas E		SFC	06/15/70	11/04/70	RAD OP
Broderick	Ronald A		SGT	08/01/70	01/01/71	RTT OP
Hibbard	Ronald L		SGT	08/01/70	12/01/70	RAD OP
McCall	David G		SGT	08/01/70	12/31/70	RAD OP
Daniels	Michael D		SGT	11/20/70	12/31/70	RTT OP
McKee	Ronald E		SP5	01/01/71	02/28/71	RAD OP
PHOTO LAB/PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sprague	Boyd L	Jr	SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	84317
Street	Robert J		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	84317	HHC
Hanley	Thomas E		PFC	11/01/64	01/14/66	84117	DOSOA
Collins	Richard R		SP4	01/01/67		PHOTOG
Custis	Theodore R	Jr	SSG	05/10/67	07/22/68	PHOTO LAB
Reeder	Bobby G		SP5	08/01/69	11/01/70	84G3P
WIRE SECTION
Harris	James E		SFC	01/01/70		TM CHIEF	WIRE
Williamson	Charles A		SP4	06/01/68	12/01/69	WIREMAN	@A-502
Walker	Robert D		SFC	08/30/69	08/29/70	36H4B
Fremder	Ronald E		SP4	04/01/70	04/01/71	36C20
Veal	Ashley B		SGT	08/01/70	03/01/71	36C4P
OTHER BASE OPS PERSONNEL, ASSIGNMENT UNKNOWN
Helt	James L		SGT	11/01/64	10/31/65	35163	HHC
Hennessey	Michael J		SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	34213	HHC
Jester	Robert D		SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	34113	HHC
Parrish	Paul D		SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	32113	HHC
Richardson	Billy K		SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	35113	FO PLT
Schaffnit	Vilas W	Sonny	PFC	11/01/64	10/31/65	35113	HHC
William	John T		SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	34217	HHC
Younk	William E	Jr	SP5	11/01/64	10/31/65	34113	HHC
Chapin	David M		SP5	08/06/68	10/16/70	32C20
Parker	Ted C		SP5	04/09/69	11/09/70	31S30
Hardy	Carroll W		SP5	06/01/69	02/24/70	31E2S
Hildebrand	John B		SP5	01/01/70	01/01/71	31E20
Reynolds	Charles D		SP5	01/01/70	01/01/71	31E20
Traner	Michael P		SP5	01/01/70	01/01/71	31E20
Grant	David A		SP5	02/01/70	01/01/71	31E30
Johnson	Dwight A		SP5	02/01/70	12/01/70	31S30
Mcneil	Roland H		SSG	03/01/70	04/01/71	31E4H
Tuominen	Monty W		SP5	05/01/70	11/25/70	32B30
Wertz	Jerry M		SP5	06/01/70	11/25/70	32B30
White	Wesley J	Jr	SP5	06/16/70	11/25/70	32C30
Brauner	Joel D		SP5	09/25/70	11/05/70	31S30
Thompson	Larry C		SGT	01/10/71	02/15/71	31K40
Ritter	James		SP5	01/01/67		S-4 CLERK	SIG SUP
Ferguson	Glen E		SP5	07/01/69	02/01/71	76U2P
Shepard	Larry		SP5	01/01/70	01/01/71	76Y30
Smith	Ceanie	Jr	SSG	05/02/70	10/10/70	76Y4S
Gardner	James		SP4	01/01/67		POWERMAN
Dodd	Clyde W		SP4	02/01/70	03/01/71	52B2P	POWERMAN
McGinnis	Glenn H		SP4	04/01/70	04/01/71	52B20
Blanchard	Roger L		SP4	03/06/70	11/30/70	73D20	or FIN
Barabash	Norman		SP4	05/01/70	04/01/71	73D20	OR FIN
Arrington	Eunice N		SP4	05/01/70	01/01/71	71B20
Callahan	Daniel R		SP4	01/01/66		RADAR AUG
Dipperman	Franklin G		SGT	01/01/66			SIG TRNG TM
Hart	William D		SFC	12/05/67	04/15/68	PLT LDR	DATES

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