Who’s Who from Detachment B-42 (Long Xuyen/Chao Doc) (Partial Draft) – An Phu district, Chau Doc province. Before 1975…

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Who’s Who from Detachment B-42 (Long Xuyen/Chao Doc) (Partial Draft)

The following is a listing of all personnel in our database, assigned to Detachment B-42 (Long Xuyen/Chao Doc). If you were assigned to B-42 or you can correct any errors or can add any names or [ESPECIALLY HELPFUL] identify the assignments for the names at the bottom of this page 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 (713) 683-9076 or join the team discussion at the Green Beret Forum.

Narrative Information: The first PCS B Detachment B5/130 established a camp at Chao Doc? or took over Camp Dan Thanh at Long Xuyen from TDY Detachment B1/130, 1st SFGA o/a March ??, 1965.The Detachment was established as a CIDG Control Detachment with Sector (at Chau Doc) and Subsector responsibilities. Long Xuyen was closed either 03/??/65 or 12/22/65 and relocated to Chao Doc. Long Xuyen was located in ? District, Chao Doc Province and Cho Doc was located in Chao Phu District, Chao Doc Province. Chao Doc was closed o/a 07/??/68 and converted to RF/PF. Medical, Signal, Intelligence and Engineering augmentations are presently listed with the parent element at the SFOB.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SFX	RNK	FROM DATE	TO DATE	DUTIES	REMARKS	STAT
DETACHMENT COMMANDER
Arnn	John O		MAJ	02/20/65	12/26/65	DET CO		KIA
Neller	Herbert F	Jr	MAJ	01/07/66	07/14/66	DET CO	& PSA
Brewer	Donald		LTC	07/01/66	01/06/67	DET CO		DEC
Thieme	Earl L		MAJ	01/21/67	06/28/67	DET CO
Skiles	Robert L		MAJ	06/01/67	10/01/67	DET CO
Myers	Claire G		MAJ	11/01/67	03/01/68	DET CO		Y
Sildam	Are		MAJ	08/15/67	02/04/68	DET CO	NOR to B-23
Reid	Robert L		MAJ	02/19/68	07/01/68	DET CO
DETACHMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Dixon	Charles L		CPT	02/20/65	02/19/66	DET XO
Brewer	Donald		LTC	01/07/66	07/01/67	DET XO		DEC
Williford	Donald E		MAJ	04/11/66	09/09/66	DET XO
Poole	George E	Jr	CPT	08/22/66	12/12/66	DET XO
Campbell	Donald F		MAJ	11/15/66	05/07/67	DET XO	Fm 5/8/66- 11/15/66? NOR
Doar	James M		MAJ	04/28/67	06/13/67	DET XO
Smith	Daniel A		CPT	08/05/67	09/21/67	DET XO
Smith	William F		MAJ	08/05/67	03/01/68	DET XO/CO	to FOB1
Myers	Clair G		MAJ	09/20/67		DET XO		Y
Hanlon	James A		MAJ	10/18/67	09/29/68	DET XO
LeBlanc	Victor A		MAJ	11/15/67	06/30/68	DET XO	DDUS 8/12/67-
Frye	Montgomery S		MAJ	04/01/68	08/04/68	DET XO		DEC
DETACHMENT SERGEANT MAJOR

Lockhart	John T		SGM			DET SGM
Grisham	Robert G		SSM	06/01/67	01/01/68	DET SGM
Terbush	George K		SGM	08/01/67	04/15/68	DET SGM	&/OR C-3

S-1 (PERSONNEL)
McCracken	John B or R		CPT	02/20/65		S-1	B5/130
Luketina	Robert M		CPT	11/10/65	11/09/66	S-1
Lacey	William J	Jr	CPT	12/06/66	11/30/67	S-1
Auburn	Parker K		1LT	10/01/67	09/14/68	S-1	S-2?
McKoy	Samuel L		SSG	05/26/67	05/25/68	S-1 NCOIC
S-2 (INTELLIGENCE)
Nollner	Ralph E	Jr	CPT	02/20/65	06/01/65	S-2	B5/130	DEC
Chaplinski	Charles W	Jr	CPT	06/01/65	01/23/65	S-2
Rangel	Ynes	Jr	CPT	09/01/65	03/25/66	S-2
Blesse	James S		CPT	05/15/66	12/12/66	S-2		Y
Houlihan	John C		CPT	10/24/66	03/31/67	S-2
Fink	Kenneth L		CPT	02/14/67	01/31/68	S-2
Whittington	Richard F		1LT	01/20/68	04/25/69	S-2	9/26/66-1/19/68 NOR
Wallace	James L		SFC	12/04/66	12/04/67	S-2 NCOIC	PMTD MSG
Critzburg	Lloyd C		SP6	06/01/67	12/27/67	S-2 ANAL	96B3S
Tarr	Robert C		SGT	06/30/67	06/08/68	S-2 CI	MI AUG
S-3 (OPERATIONS)
Williford	Donald E		CPT	09/08/65	04/10/66	S-3
Hoskin	Donald L		MAJ	05/12/66	09/01/66	S-3		Y
Knight	Roger P		MAJ	09/01/66	01/25/67	S-3
Klys	Adam J		MAJ	01/19/67	08/02/67	S-3
Morris	Alvin B		CPT	06/01/67	09/05/67	S-3
Rees	Steven J		CPT	08/12/67	01/12/68	S-3
Henrich	William B		CPT	10/22/67	05/23/68	S-3		Y
Louk	Thomas N		SFC	01/01/66	12/05/66	S-3 TRNG
Povich	Sam		MSG	02/20/65	02/19/66	S-3 NCOIC	B5/130	Y
Johnson	Evans H	Sr	MSG	04/01/66	08/17/68	S-3 NCOIC
Evans	J T	Jr	SSG	02/20/65	02/19/65	HVY WPNS	B5/130
Thompson	Hugh C		SSG	02/20/65		HVY WPNS	B5/130
Erwin	Leroy E		SFC	06/04/67	06/02/68	LT WPNS
S-4 (LOGISTICS)
Bryant	Walter R		CPT	09/08/65	09/07/66	S-4
Marvin	Daniel		CPT	08/08/66	12/15/66	S-4
Gibson	James L		CPT	03/08/67	07/30/67	S-4
Taylor	Clyde R		CPT	07/29/67	09/21/67	S-4
Taylor	Clyde R		CPT	09/22/67	07/11/68	S-4
Connelly	John R		1LT	12/16/67	11/27/68	S-4/ASST
Brown	Allen R		SFC	02/20/65	02/19/66	S-4 NCOIC	B5/130
Davis	Eugene T		SSG	09/20/66	09/20/67	S-4 NCO	76K4S
S-5 (CIVIL AFFAIRS/PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS)
Gorrell	Otmer R		CPT	11/07/65	05/15/66	S-5
George	Graham W	Jr	CPT	07/01/66	01/04/67	S-5
Young	John F		CPT	08/08/67	12/12/67	S-5
Haake	Ronald M		1LT	12/19/67	12/18/68	S-5
Knowlton	William F X		CPT	12/06/66	05/18/67	S-5 CA
Thacker	James F		CPT	09/16/65	01/07/66	RF/PF ADV
Smith	Burton G		CPT	12/03/65	06/01/66	RF/PF ADV
Neilson	Robert S		CPT	08/01/66	12/11/66	RF/PF ADV
Klys	Adam J		CPT	10/01/66	01/18/67	RF/PF ADV
Shubert	Edwin L	Jr	1LT	01/14/67	05/01/67	RF/PF ADV		KIA
McCarver	James M		CPT	08/05/67		RF/PF ADV
Dowd	Thomas M		1LT	04/13/68	09/01/68	RF/PF ADV
Kaffenberger	Alan G		SP4	06/01/67	09/01/67	S-5 NCO
SIGNAL SECTION
Kimball	Lyle L		SFC	09/04/66	09/04/67	RAD SPVR
Hinson	Wess		SFC	07/05/67	01/01/68	31Z4S
Walker	Jan L		SGT	06/12/64	06/04/65	RAD OP
Macek	Alvin J	Jr	SP4	11/01/64	10/31/65	RTT OP	SIGCO
Jasper	Joe E		SFC	02/20/65	02/19/65	RAD OP	B5/130
Torello	Carl H		SFC	02/20/65	12/26/65	RAD OP	B5/130	KIA
Cannon	Ralph		SSG	02/13/66	08/03/67	RAD OP		KIA
Hasselius	Robert H		SP4	03/18/67	03/18/68	RAD OP	SPEC LEAVE
Hagen	David L		PFC	04/07/67	12/08/67	RAD OP	CIB CK DATES
Chase	Michael F		SP4	09/24/67	11/21/68	RAD OP	@A-149
White	Steven M		SGT	01/25/68	04/01/68	RAD OP		YE
Mygan	Thomas M	Jr	SSG	03/01/69	01/01/70	RAD OP
ENGINEERING SECTION
Robbins	Frank A	Jr	SFC	01/01/67	09/04/67	DEMO
MEDICAL SECTION
Futch	Keith		SFC	02/20/65	02/19/66	MEDIC	B5/130
Pierce	Melvin L		SFC	09/01/65	03/01/66	MEDIC
Darce	Lionel A	Jr	SFC	01/05/66	06/30/68	MEDIC		DEC
Follini	Peter A							DEC
Fisher	Alan L		SGT	06/12/69	11/01/69	MEDIC		YE
ATTACHED PERSONNEL
Burkhardt	William J		SP4		10/12/67	31M20	52 SIG BN ATTD	KIA
ASSIGNMENTS UNKNOWN
Taylor	John E		CPT	01/01/65			PCS?
Alexander	Joseph E	Jr	CPT	02/20/65	02/20/65	DROPPED	B5/130	Y
McGovern	George W		CPT	02/20/65	06/01/65		B5/130
Bell	William C		SSG	02/20/65			B5/130
Carter	James A		MSG	02/20/65			B5/130
Kaluakini	Kenneth		SSG	02/20/65			B5/130
Willoughby	William R		SP4	02/20/65			B5/130
Farmer	Thomas D		SGT	01/01/66
Edwards	Robert T		CPT	07/13/67
Dix	Drew D		SSG	01/01/68
Hagadorn	William J		SFC	03/01/69	05/07/69		ASSIGN?

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