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Looking for U.S.S. Hancock (CVA-19) shipmates
from S-2 Division on WESTPAC cruises, 1970-72. Contact: Joseph
E. Mavero, 93 Pulaski Homes, New Brighton, PA 15066; 724-494-1505.
Would
like to hear from anyone who did basic training at Ft. Bragg,
Feb.-Apr. 1969 in D-2-1, especially the 4th Platoon, or from
buddies at AIT at Ft. Sill,
Apr.-June 1969, A-1-4. I recall Alford, Coolahan, Dotson,
and Wilson. Also seeking brothers from A Btry., 2/94 Artillery, “Defenders
of the DMZ” at
LZ Sally, FB Sharon, FB Barbara, and FBC-1. Contact: Bill
Cowan, 9 W. Chelton Rd., Parkside, PA 19015; 610-485-1683.
Want to hear from anybody who was with
E Btry, 1st Bn., 84th Artillery, 9th Inf. Div. at Ben Tre,
1968-69. A reunion would be nice. Contact: Denis B. Backus,
1014 Old River Rd., White River Junction, VT 05001; 802-295-5005.
Seeking members of the 174th AHC, Duc Pho, 1969-70, including
Taggert, Shedd, Zohel, Riddle, Bond, Pritchard, Max, Moody,
and Baldy, all members of the “Dolphins.” Contact:
William Conklin, 402 N. Umatilla St., Sutherlin, OR 97479;
541-459-4407.
Looking for anyone from Plt. 3314 Marine
Corps Recruit Depot,
Sept.-Nov., 1966. Frank Baton, Andy Antone, Eddie L. Harris,
or anyone from A or B Companies, 1st Tracks, 3rd Mar. Div.
stationed at Que Viet, Mar. 1967-68. We were the “AM
Grunts.” Contact: Robert E. Davis, 6530 Lake Ave.,
St. Joseph, MO 64504.
Seeking shipmates from the U.S.S. Coral
Sea (CVA-43), V-3 Div., 1965-67. Don Frowick, Don Gass, George
Fluker, Doug Mann, Bob Smith (Smitty), Mike Ward, Dave McKelvy,
Monty Franklin, Jerry Akers, Lt. Guthouser, and any other
guys from the Division. Contact: Al Krueger, 25752 60th Ave.,
Cushing, MN 56443; 320-749-2431.
Need help verifying stressors.
Seeking anybody stationed with 1st Marine Div., 9th Engr.
Bn., HQ Co., Construction Plt., Chu Lai. We got hit by 60mm
mortars in March 1968. Members of the Army’s Americal
Div. were also in the area. Contact: Robert Geronimo, 352
Nome Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314; 718-494-0465; RG0829@aol.com
Want
to hear from anybody who served with D Co., 1st Bn., 9th
Marines, 1965- 66. Willy White, Larry Moecair, Richard (Sky)
Korisky, Howey George. Contact: Joseph Langer, 126 Curry
Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590; 845-632-2716; glider9426U@yahoo.com
Incident
verifications for PTSD claim needed. Late July 1966 attack
on Long Binh when I was in transit and 186th Engr. Bn. was
occuying the base. Later that year, on Dec. 4, another attack
at Tan Son Nhut Air Base when I was next door assigned to
HQ & HQ Co., USARV Special Troops. Contact: Bobby
Rea, 1880 Private Road 6137, Elkhart, TX 75839; 903-764-5354.
Looking for John Eldridge from Mississippi,
crew chief of a CH-53-D who was at Marble Mountain 1969-70
or 1970-71. He was my supervisor and trained me as a crew
chief. Also Sgt. Bechtel, Cpl. Benton, Sgt. E.E. Smith, and
all crew chiefs and members of HMT 204, MCAS, New River,
N.C., who were involved in the evacuation of Saigon, 1974-75.
Contact: Rodger E. Brown, 214 Greenbrier Dr., Simpsonville,
SC 29680; 864-963-9228.
Trying to find anybody who was in
the 306th LOG CMD, Camp McCoy, Wisc., 1951-52. This was a
reserve unit activated before the Korean War, on active duty
when I was discharged in Dec. 1952. Contact: Billy R. Alexander,
4502 Mt. Vernon Rd., Louisville, KY 40220.
Seeking Ron “Doc” McLaughlin
or information about him. We served together aboard the U.S.S.
Eldorado (LCC-11), May 1970-March 1971. We were like brothers.
Contact: Jim Wright, 755 Delifield Ave., Staten Island, NY
10310; 718-273-4795.
Looking for anybody who served aboard
the U.S.S. Bordelon (DD-881), 1965-69. Home port was Charleston,
S.C.; in RVN 1967-68. Contact: Robert Evans, bobinspects@sbcglobal.net
Seeking
a replacement for a yearbook called Tour 365 that I received
when I left Vietnam in March 1969. It was about the size
of a comic book. Can anyone help? Contact: Parker Jarvis,
555 W. Schrock Rd., Suite 120, Westerville, OH 43081; DrJarvis@netwalk.com
Searching
for anyone stationed with the 31st Support Sq. at Tuy Hoa
Air Base, June-Dec. 1970, and at Cam Ranh Bay in the 483rd
Transportation Sq., Dec. 1970-June 1971. Contact: Mike Murphy,
208-227-6399; wiley9042@msn.com
Want to contact the Marine
who escorted the body of PFC Robert Clarence Skinner back
home. PFC Skinner served with 1st Shore Party Bn. and was
killed on Nov. 16, 1969. Contact: Eddie Hammonds, 9771 Peacock
Rd., Chadbourn, NC 28431; eddie.ham@intrstar.net
Would like
to find Fred Rogers from California. We served together in
an artillery unit attached to the 25th Inf. Div. near Cu
Chi. He called me shortly after I returned from Vietnam.
Contact: Charles Collick, 204 Patch Rd., Negaunee, MI 49866;
906-475-6166.
Looking for anyone who knew Norman James
(“Totty”)
Martin who played football and baseball for the Army, 1949-52.
He was stationed with the
382nd MP Bn. and played in or around Bremerhaven, Karlsruhe,
and Munich, Germany. His records were lost in a fire, and
we need confirmation that he played. Contact: Phil Faucher,
248-363-4910; 906-334-2918; luckyp@up.net
Seeking Glen Donner
Bauer or any others I served with in B Co., 62nd Engr. at
Long Binh, March 1967-March 1968. Need help filling in gaps
for a VA claim.
I was a heavy dump-truck driver. Contact: Starr (Barney)
Deibert, 308 Fir St., Munising, MI 49862; 906-387-2371.
Searching
for all field artillerymen who served on the “Kiss
of Death” 175mm Howitzer at Camp Carroll and at Con
Tien during 1967-68. Contact: Stephen L. Bailey, 3820 N.W.
Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO 64154; 816-665-7294.
Seeking individuals
who recall an explosion on Mount 53 of the U.S.S. Boston
(CAG-1), July 9, 1969. Need claim verification. Contact:
Charles Smith, 1407 E. Boston Ave., Youngstown, OH 44502;
330-782-5513.
Need to locate anyone from November Co.,
basic training at Ft. Dix, N.J., Jan. 1965. An M-14 bolt
flew out of another soldier’s weapon and struck me
in the nose. I had a black eye and a bloody nose but did
not go to sick call. I have had sinus trouble and difficulty
breathing ever since. Contact: Edward T. Akerley, 456 York
St., Caribou, ME; 04736; uncamitty@yahoo.com
Looking for anyone
who served with my uncle Robert Lee Hall in 5th Tactical
Control Group based at Clark Air Force Base. Need verification
of time in-country. Contact: Noah Dillion, 3208 Woodward
Ave., Erlanger, KY 41018; 859-342-5120.
Need to confirm receipt
of a Purple Heart awarded to me at Konsinock Hospital in
Vietnam in either July or August 1968. I did not receive
a certificate. Also want to hear from men I served with in
the 173rd Inf. Contact: Clifford Robertson, P.O. Box 1983,
Maple Falls, WA 98266; 360-599-9127.
The 114th AHC (“Knights
of the Air”) is seeking
Jill Johnson from the service club at Vinh Long, and John
Jurhs, James A. Adams, Roy Billings, Vincent Alit, and others
who served with us at Vinh Long Army Airfield and in Panama.
Contact: Charlie Brown, ctbrown2@rcn.com or visit www.114thaviationcompany.com
Would
love to hear from anybody I served with in 8th Support, Co.
A, 196th Lt. Inf. Bn., July-Dec 1967. Contact: Barry O’Neil,
24 Burlington Ave., Leonardo, NJ 07737; 732-291-9270; 732-618-4676;
barryhog@aol.com
Seeking Bernard Champagne, my roomate at
Bien Hoa Air Base, for help with a VA claim. Bernard was
last known to live in Lowell, Mass. Contact: Gary L. Bianchi,
123 Prospect Gardens, Ludlow, MA 01056; 413-265-0883.
Looking
for Lindell Cooper, Mike Lamb, Lee Chaney, John Ricerz, and
any other members of the Lighter Support Division 1 stationed
with me in Danang, 1967-68. Contact: David D. Bair, 680 Calm
Lake Cir., Apt. B, Rochester, NY 14612; 585-755-2577.
Seeking
Frederick Masterson. I want to return a bracelet I purchased
with his name on it during the Vietnam War years (July 11,
1972). He was then a lieutenant but I do not know which service
branch. Contact: Jeannette DePalma, 180 Runnymede Rd., W.
Caldwell, NJ 07006; jmdepalma@comcast.net
Need PTSD assistance.
Who recalls when A and C Service Batteries, 16th Arty., 3rd
Bn., 23rd Div. were overrun in 1970? Contact: John E. Lotito,
12845 McCarthy Rd., Lemont, IL 60439; 630-675-9792.
Searching
for anybody stationed in the Band Section, Marine Barracks,
Pearl Harbor, 1964-66, or MCAS Cherry Point, (N.C.) in late
1966, notably Keith Tobin, Bob Cardososo, Jim Attestley,
Ray Morrow, Tom Mercer, Dennis Pugh, Spisak, and Sam Genna.
Freddy Edler passed away. Contact: Gerald Michael Maday,
29444 Cunningham Dr., Warren, MI 48092; 586-558-7127.
Incident
verification needed for episode sometime during 1973-75.
Information sought about an in-flight emergency aboard a
homebound KC135 from Alaska to Carswell AFB, Texas, with
emergency landing in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). An airman
was killed when a window blew out due to cabin decompression.
Contact: Steven Guerra, 1754 Connie Dr., Canyon Lake, TX
78133; 830-899-5324; 210-827-0381.
Stressor verification required
for PTSD claim. Seeking anyone who served aboard the U.S.S.
Saratoga (CV-60) and witnessed or knows about the at-sea
collision with an oiler or supply ship in the Atlantic sometime
during 1974-76. Contact: Anthony Chianese, 2071 Batchelder
St., Brooklyn, NY 11229; 718-669-8446.
Need help with VA benefits
application. If you served with 59th Field Service Co., Cam
Ranh Bay, May 1970-71, get in touch. Contact: Peter DiMaria,
55 W. Main St., Ste. 140, Waterbury, CT 06702.
Searching for
W.H. Simpson or anyone else stationed with the Communication
Team, MACV Compound, Kontum, in 1969. Not a claim or incident
query, just want to reconnect. Contact: Angelo Carmen, 2144
Ridge Rd., Ontario, NY 14519; 315-524-7866; 315-945-2990.
Looking
for Joe Burns who served aboard LST 620 during WWII. Last
known to live in Brooklyn, N.Y. He worked in the New York
City tunnel system. Contact: Robert W. Richmond, 2829 Frankel
St., Lakewood, CA 90712; 562-421-6268.
Seeking anyone who
served aboard the Coast Guard yard patrol vessel YP-381 (formerly
the St. James) out of Treasure Island, Calif., 1941-45. Contact:
Gene Bergman, 132 Trout Loop, Roseburg, OR 97470; 541-679-2447.
Anyone
out there from Bravo 1/13? We arrived in Danang in Aug. 1966
and Khe Sanh in Oct. 1966. Contact: Jerry Griffin, 409-673-8330;
jerrygriffin@hotmail.com or Mike Walker, 516-316-8568; jollywaggle@aol.com
Need
VA claim help from anyone with the 553 FB near Cam Ranh Bay,
also with 35th Combat Unit, 18th Engrs., or stateside with
417th Med. Co. Incidents include the death of two truck drivers,
a child hit by a truck, and a plane crash at Phan Rang AB,
all between 1970-71. They called me “Slim” or “Hillbilly.” Contact:
Aaron Entrekin, 1460 War Memorial Dr., Memphis, TN 38104;
901-239-3872.
Would love to see Kenneth Asay again. You
were from Wyoming and served with Icebreakers out of New
Zealand and with H.E.C.P., Danang, 1966-67. Contact: Ed Greenhaw,
159 Red Snapper Dr., Port Lavaca, TX 77979; 361-893-5198;
nored@laward.net
Must verify Claymore explosion exposure for
VA claim. Trying to find Bill Bonderant, possibly spelled
Bondurant or other variation. Also Chuck Grimes, Frosty Baker,
Tom Chaparus, or any others who served with me in 269th Signal
Co., 1st Signal Bde., Bien Hoa, July 1970-71. Contact: Howard
L. Huske, 134 Wolverine, Iron River, MI 49935; 906-265-6228.
Seeking
Gary W. Timm, Jim Carter, Keith, or anybody who served with
Rick Kittredge in either 26th Engr. Bn. at Chu Lai or 136th
Light Maintenance Co. at Cam Ranh Bay, Nov. 1969-70. Keith
and I were blown up in a WWII vintage tank along the Ho Chi
Minh Trail. Contact: Ken Marks, County Veterans Counselor,
Menominee Cty. Veterans Office, 839 10th Ave., Menominee,
MI 49858; 906- 863-5691.
Looking for William T. Cooper who
served with 9th Div., 1st of 84th Arty., Dec. 1967-68, then
with 69th Engrs. after Jan. 1969. His radar operator and
comrade was named Rich. He was raised in San Antonio, Texas,
and had a sister named Kathy I wrote to. Contact: Richard
Wheeldon, 283 Esser Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207; 716-873-8539.
Seeking
any who served with A Co., 1st Bn., 7th Marines, Sept. 1966-Nov.
1967. Love to hear from you. Contact: Carl L. Boudreaux,
218 Mary Beth Ave., Houma, LA 70364; 985-868-7469.
Searching
for anyone who served with RF/PF Advisory Detachment, Motivation
Indoctrination Program, MACV HQ, Saigon, 1965-66. Contact:
Jim Henderson, 77 S. Prigmore Dr., Rossville, GA 30741; 706-858-6316.
Looking
for anyone who served in the late 1960s/early 1970s in Germany
who knows first hand about race riots at Nelligan Barracks
and Krabbenloch Kaserne. Any help appreciated. Contact: Paul
Sutton, ssgtusmc6169@yahoo.com
Looking for Michael Richard
Skomswald of Troop A, 7th Sqdrn., 1st Cav. (Air Mobile),
164th AHC, Vinh Long, July 1971. This concerns his roommate
Allan J. Dyer from Toledo, Ohio. Last-known civilian residence
was San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Vince Wuwert, VAWUWERT@aol.com
I
have a cigarette lighter found on a ferry in Sydney, Australia,
and inscribed with the name “Lt. G. Macgregor, UDT,
Shark Attack NAM, 1960 U.S. Navy SEALS.” I’m
sure its owner would love to have it back. Contact: Geoff,
geoffyoung1@optusnet.com.au
Looking for George R. Doermann
who served in the 221st General Dispensary. Contact: Bart
Hill, l-bhill@cox.net
Must verify stressors for PTSD claim.
Seeking USMC Engineers Bobby Wilson, Jim Toldman, Jim Schwagel
from MAG 11/MSD 11, 1st MAW, Dec. 1966-Jan. 1968. Also seeking
Rick Mullins, a cook with the 1st Sergeant’s guard
detail at Danang. Contact: Robert Ericksen, 1245 Co. Rd.
545 S., Skandia, MI 49885; 906-942-7423.
Who remembers the
105 Howitzer round that hit in the 1st Marine Regimental
motor pool area in Nov. 1966? Contact: Robert E. Gambol,
P.O. Box 88, Lakewood, NM 88254; 610-304-6649; bobgambol@yahoo.com
Looking
for anyone, family or friends, of Randy Rogers, KIA June
1969 while serving with the 9th Infantry. Contact: Roy Hunter,
660-886-5148.
Would love to hear from anyone who served
with the 240th Assault Helicopter Company at FSB Bearcat
from 1969-1971. I was called “Hot Guns.” Contact:
Walt Weber, 35 Elmtree Ln., Galax, VA 24333.
Incident verification
needed for PTSD claim. Seeking anyone who served with 118th
Aviation, 2nd Plt. (“The Choppers”),
Bien Hoa, 1965-1966. I was a door gunner on Blue Tail 9 and
photos of the helicopter would be appreciated. Contact: Donald
Douglas Sanders, 1689 Lum Buck Rd., Greenville, NC 27858;
252-757-2847; topper42@embarqmail.com
Seeking Penelope “Nellie” Hurt
or information about her. We were stationed together at Keflivik
NAS. I was USAF with the Black Knights, 56th FIS; she was
with NAVFAC, OTS 3. We were both E-5s at the time. Contact:
Nicholas P. Vocetich, 687 (Rear) Valley Rd., Ambridge, PA
15003; 724-312-5776.
Looking for members of COMDOC attached
to MACV, 1963-1964. I remember the young Buddhist monk who
set himself on fire in the marketplace. Contact: Rick Reinardy,
4766 S. 4400 W., Malad City, ID 83252.
Want to hear from anyone
who served with C Btry., 5th Bn., 22nd Artillery at LZ Sandy,
1968-1969. I fired the 175 Howitzer Cactus and was wounded
twice while in-country. Contact: George Bachli, 9220 52nd
St. S., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494; 715-213-5504; faygonz@yahoo.com
Searching
for anyone stationed with the 3rd Plt., 1st Lt. Trk. Trans.
Co., 1965-1966. Contact: Ronald S. Park, 824 Weston/Andover
Rd., Andover, VT 05143; 802-875-2968.
Looking for anyone who
served with 5th Bn., 16th Arty., 4th Inf. Div., Pleiku, Oct.
1969. My husband, Edward Earl Pierce, died there while serving
with that unit. Any information is welcome. Contact: Rosana
M. Pierce, 161 Swan Lake Ln., Eunice, LA 70535.
Need help
with a claim. Seeking anyone who served with VP-46 flying
out of Sangley Point in the Philippines, June-Nov. 1965,
or was in the maintenance crew in that time period at that
duty station. Contact: H. Richard Starts, 12950 El Camino
Bodega, Freestone, CA 95472; 707-874-9724.
Seeking Ken Wells
(originally from Barre, Vt.). We were close friends in the
late 1960s and early 1970s. Ken’s father
was retired military and I believe Ken served in Vietnam.
He was stationed in Colorado Springs around 1970-72. Contact:
Ray Cerasoli, 1286 Lower Plain #8, Bradford, VT 05033; 802-683-8104.
Seeking
all members of 183rd Aviation who served at Dong Bat for
reunions. Especially looking for Allan Alacla (originally
from Calif.). Contact: Bill Guthrey, 804 Broussard, Iowa,
LA 70647; 337-582-6120; website at www.183seahorse.org
Looking
for (or information about) Richard Mohn from L Co., 3rd Bn.,
4th MARDIV, Quang Tri, 1966. Contact: Ralph Poole, P.O. Box
347, Jonestown, PA 17038; ralphbill@msn.com
Any airmen out
there from 366 TFW, A and E Squadrons, Danang 1967? I’m
looking for pictures and stories of those I served with.
Contact: John Wax, 2 North Pointe, Suite 4S, Clifton Park,
NY 12065; Jwax@nycap.rr.com
Trying to find a former airborne
ranger, last name Wolf or Wolfe. Cannot recall his first
name. He was headed up toward the DMZ in early August 1968.
We met at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Would like to know if he got out
alright. Contact: Will Campbell, 477 Hunters Ln., Crossville,
TN 38571; 931-484-4636.
Would love to hear from men I served
with as an artillery forward observer in 1st Bn., 7th Marines,
1st MARDIV, Jan. 1968-March 1969. Dennis Bronson (my radio
operator); Sean Sheehan, a 1st LT I worked with once; Tom
Adams with the 106s; Chuck Stricklan (from Texas); Bob Suddath
(from Fairbanks, Alaska), and any others. Contact: Michael
Lunghi, 45 Raymond Dr., Hampden, MA 01036; 413-566-2125.
Looking
for any Vietnam veteran who has non-genetic (not inherited)
ataxia that developed in the 1980s and is confirmed by a
DNA blood test. Contact: Timothy J. O’Leary, 701
Madison Ave., Painesville, OH 44077.
Seeking anyone from 54th
Artillery Grp., 2nd Field Forces, who operated in the Delta
region in 1968-1969. Contact: Marvin Neal, 3709 Miranda Ln.,
Cookville, TN 38501; 931-526-4024.
Must confirm combat duty
for VA claim. If you remember me, incidents, or also served
with H&S Co., 1st FSR, help
me out. We went to Dong Ha on details, went out on patrol,
did convoy security, and perimeter duty at the Danang airbase,
at China Beach, and a hilltop ammo dump. Specifically recall
Ray Moore, Ralph Dolan, and Steve from Vineland, N.J. I was
a Lance Cpl. nicknamed “Mo.” Contact: Howard
Mosher, P.O. Box 13, Lodi, NJ 07644.
Trying to find Joseph
Johnson, squad leader for 611th Ord. Co. (AMMO). We served
together in Cam Ranh Bay, 1965-1966. Contact: Joe B. King,
4600 N.E. Younger Rd., Kansas City, MO 64117; 816-455-9082.
Seeking
Duke Bohannon, a former pilot and a captain at the time I
knew him. I met Duke at Ft. Sill, Okla., in 1967. He rescued
me when my car broke down and he drove me to the OCS to drop
off laundry. He said goodbye on the day he left for Vietnam,
and I haven’t heard from him since. Anyone
knowing anything about Duke, sick or well, get in touch.
Contact: Kay Kimes, 707-274-2766.
Searching for Ron who roomed
with Tony Natalie in the Dental Corps at Ft. Benning. Ron,
I believe you were from West Virginia. Remember “Big
Al”?
Trying to facilitate a reunion.
Contact: Wayne Trudeau, P.O. Box 253, West Cornwall, CT 06796;
860- 672-0251; ottersdream@comcast.net
Want to establish a
roster for a 2008 reunion. Seeking all VF-96 Squadron personnel
who served aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) on January
14, 1969. Contact: King (Al) Merendino, 9396 Highlander Blvd.,
Walkersville, MD 21793; 301-845- 4770; king.merendino@
verizon.net
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