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Luther,
Sorry, my records unly go back to 1968. I will be going bask to the library and get some more info. when I do i"ll let you know.
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I was in A Co 2/2, 3rd Platoon Leader from 68 til Feb 69 when my track hit a mine and me and the 50 gunner were medivac, I had Sgt Bondsteel, Lt Tucker was 1st Platoon Leader, and Cpt Bowen was the Co, my memory doesn't work after that I recall some faces and all the places. If anyone out there knows of anyone from A Co, I would appreciate any names. Thanks, Steve |
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Steve, if you come to the next reunion at pigeon forge next May I am pretty sure you will find some of your friend that were with you in Nam.
Juan.
B co 2/2 64to 67.
Vietnam
1965 to 1970.
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Steve,
Glad you made it here from Bandits site.
For you, and all others who served with James Bondsteel and did not know, he was awarded the Medal of Honor (The last given out by Nixon, in 1974) for his actions on HWY 13, 24 May 1969.
http://www.mishalov.com/Bondsteel.html
Regrettably, James Bondsteel was tragically killed in April 1987 when a logging truck lost its load and it crashed into he and his pickup truck at the Kniec River Bridge in Alaska, shortly after his retirement from the Army. K-FOR HQ in Kosovo was named in his honor, Camp Bondsteel. |
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Saint,
I just came across this web site a few weeks ago, I am hoping to make the next reunion. Thank you for the info.
BCC,
I had heard about Jim's Medal Of Honor, and his demise. I was both glad for him ad saddened. Thank you for the info on him.
Steve
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Steve,
Here are the names of the A 2/2 men that were in country at the same time you were.
SP4 Clarence Anderson 12/68-11/69
SP4 Robert Alexander 8/68-69
SP4 Popcorn Anderson 10/68-7/69
SP4 Billy Benson 12/68-69
SP4 Clyde Bettis
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SP4 Clyde Bettis 3/68
SGT Dave Bizjak 3/69
SSG James Bondsteel 2/68-8/69
SGT Dan Bradbury 10/69
SP4 Gary Brokow 5/68-69
1LT Steve Brozyna 2/69
SP4 Lucious Brown 8/68-69
SGT Vince Bruzzese 3/68-69
SP4 Jerry Burns 9/68-69
PVT Frank Butrymovich 8/68-69
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SGT Jerry Campbell 8/68-69
PVT Sammy Castleman 6/69
SP4 Ronald Cato 6/69
Sp4 Larry Chandler 9/68-69
SFC Thomas Childress 5/69
SP4 Bill Clayton 12/68-69
SP4 Paul Colburn 10/68-69
PFC Melvin Coleman 10/68-69
1LT Duane Colgrove 5/24/69
SP4 Alberto Colon-Coto 9/68-69
SP4 Robert Colosimo 9/68-69
SP4 Steve Cooke 7/69
SP4 Mike Craven 5/69
PFC Goytia Cruz 8/68-69
SP4 Dominic Cuizio 7/69-69
SGT Freddie Daniels 12/68-69
SP4 Ed Dean
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SP4 Eddie Dean 9/68-69
SSG Philip Deering 7/68-69
SP4 Doc Dehaven 10/68-69
SP4 Bob Douglas 12/68-69
SP4 Raymond Encarnacion 12/68-69
Sp4 Joe Enos 10/68-69
SP4 Jay Erickson 5/68-69
1LT Hugh Evans 7/68-69
SP4 Ron Fichter 4/68-69
SP4 Doc Foxen 10/68-69
SGT Tim Frake 12/68-69
SP4 Chris Freese 10/68-69
SGT Eddie Gann 7/68-69
SP4 Dick Garcia 3/68-69
SP4 Len Gloden 12/68-69
SP4 Gary Griggs 7/68-69
SP4 Gene Grille 12/68-69
SSG Tom Haak 7/68-69
SP4 Clyde Hale 10/68-69
SGT Bob Hall 10/68-69
SGT Elgin Boliva Hamilton 9/68-69
PFC James Harker 10/68-69
PFC Michael Hawks 12/68-69
SP4 Earl Herbert 9/68-69
SP4 Stephen Hesson 10/68-69
SP4 Gene Hollis 8/68-69
1LT James Housley 5/24/69
SP4 AL Howard 12/68-69
SP4 Roger (Ramjet) Hulsey 12/68-69
SGT Ron Jackson 5/68-69
SFC Vernon Johnson 8/68-69
SP4 Kary Kiminski 11/68-69
SP4 Doc Keleher 9/68-69
SP4 Bob Kidwell 12/68-69
SP4 Robert Kirmo 8/68-69
PVT Dennis Klein 10/68-69
SP4 Spike Kolness 10/68-69
PVT John Kuntz 8/68-69
SP4 Sammy La Bastida 11/68-69
SP4 Neil Land 12/68-69
SGT Bill Leslie 6/68-69
SP5 J Livoni 7/68-69
1LT Richard Maling 12/68-69
SP4 Jerry Martin 8/68-69
SP4 Ronald MC Afee 3/68-69
SP4 Danny Mc Coy 1/69
SP4 Vince Mendez-Garcia 8/68-69
SP5 Mike Mirenda 8/68/69
SP4 Van Morrison 1/69-70
1LT Micheal Mulhern 6/68-69
SSG Terry Murry 5/24/69
SP4 Joe Perez Gonzales 11/68-69
SP4 Don Paxton 7/68-69
SGT Tom Pedigo 11/68-69
SP4 Henry Roberts 8/68-69
SP4 Ron Rohden 10/68-69
PFC Rosie Rosemond 1/69-5/69
SP4 Butch Schuft 10/68-4/69
SSG Ray Seccombe 9/68-69
1LT David Smith FO 10/30/68
SP4 Lee Stember 12/68-69
SFC Charles Stewart 12/68-69
SP4 Clyde Talkington 12/68-69
1st SGT Jimmy Thomas 1/69-70
1LT Ken Tucker 11/29/68
SP4 Herman Umholtz 5/68-69
SGT Ken Van Eaton 8/68-69
SGT Joe Viglione 7/68-69
SSG Joe Visaya 7/68-69
SP4 Pat Wadsworth 10/68-69
SGT Bill Weinberger 8/68-69
SGT Jim Wright 9/68-69
SGT Joe Zodda 7/68-69
That's my list of A 2/2 that served during the time you were there
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Ron Fichter may be Ron Flickner, the Alpha Company Clerk. Big tall gangly guy. (I have not located)
I met Dan Bradbury and his lovely wife Inoeye (spelling) living in Carmel-by-the-Sea back in the mid 80s. He may have moved after retiring as a civilian at Ft Ord. Have not re located him, but will keep trying.
Maling is of course former Secretary of this association and a former Bandit 6 as well. One not shown, though he may have come in too late is last A Co XO, Lt Pavone. Last I knew he was a VP with Toyota USA.
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One of my associates found Flictner. He does not want to be found again. It sounded like he had a very hush hush job with the Govt. please cross him off any lists you have of people to find.
Bill Sly
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Re: Picture of Track 224, The blonde fella with his left hand by his head is Bill Leslie.
He was 24 Golf when I arrived in Apr 68. Some time later, hit a mine, was dusted off,
Jim Coates 24 Delta was KIA. I don't recognize anyone else.
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Anyone been able to track Craighead or Ronie? Ronie called me once around 2005 but I was not able to reconnect since. I do not recall their first names. Both men were in B Co. when I was there 9/68-2/69. I did not remember Ronie he remembered a lot about me. Both these guys were good men. |
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Here are three names of three men killed and the dates I remember.
Curtis Boots track 214 mine directly under the man 10/5/1968.
Sheffield, machine gunner( I cannot find the etching off the wall that I have so I can't remember his first name. I think it was a Bible name.). Killed during squad size night ambush on NVA. The claymores we put out failed to go off. The date would be 12/15/68. Next AM we captured an 81 base plate and a new AK-47. Lots of blood trails. A sargent asked to see the AK and promptly showed Cpt. Hansen what he captured. I never saw the weapon again and didn't care until later. Moot point now.
Larry Bartell was a 50 gunner as was Boots (Iguess that would be TC) on an M113
and was hit in the head. He was killed 12/27/68. This was during an action near a ville near rubber called Ap Charac I believe.
I also recall a man named Norris who was 50 gunner. After his gun failed to operate during a mad minute I do not recall ever seeing him again. He was alive when I last saw him.
Anyone remember these BROthers?
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Sheffield's first name was Earnest. God bless the families of these fallen BROthers. I won't forget them. |
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Sorry to report that DAN BRADBURY passed away in the late eighties. I located his wife/widow Inyae and was informed just the other night. I last saw him, maybe 1-2 years before he died. |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Larry G
Mark,
Just returned from St Louis and the BRO reunion and saw your posting. I served with HHC 2/2 from July 1966-July 1967 and I am curious about what you said.
What exactly did you mean when you said that the Bn was "devastated in Oct-Sept 1966". The Bn was operationing in and around Phu Loi in Operation Lam Son II, a pacifacation operation. There were several run ins with the enemy but nothing that could be called devastating. At the time there was also a rear detachment back at Lai Khe working on constructing more permanent structures such as mess halls, barracks and the like.
As far as being first with APCs I'd say that would go to the Motor Pools when they started learning how to repair and mantain them and train personel to drive them. The Bn returned to Lai Khe in December to begin changing over to and training in operating as a mechanized infantry unit, we were a regular infantry Bn up until that time. The 2/2 officially became a Mechanized Infantry Battalion on 1 Jan 1967.
Larry G
HHC 2/2 66-67
When I arrived in country and to Lai Khe we were told that two of the companies of the 2/2 had sustained very heavy causalities on Operation Attelbrough (sp) and that one of the companies was nearly wiped out to the man. May not be true, but that is why there were so many replacements sent to the 2/2 in Dec 66 and Jan 67. Or so we were told.
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Mark, Good to see that you are back! It has been quite a while since you’re first posting, I thought you might have gotten upset with my response to you’re posting. The 2nd Battalion was not part of Operation Attleboro as far as I can find in the records. They did sustain numerous casualties in the Battle of Ap Bau Bang in November 1965 and The Battle of Ap Na Mat in December 1965 but there was nothing major after that. The reason for the build up of the battalion was being changed to a Mechanized Infantry unit from a regular Infantry unit. There was a need for tracked vehicle drivers, mechanics, TC’s and the like and also the rotation of troops going home. I can’t remember how many, but there was a need for quite a lot of personnel. That went on between late November 1966 and actually into February 1967. The official date of the battalion being Mechanized was 2 January 1967. Larry G |
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I served with HHC, 2nd Battalion from July 1966 to July 1967. These are the people I knew/remember from then. ABLE JACK H SGT GROUND SURVEILLANCE (GS) ADAMS (?) SGT CO B, TRANSFERRED TO SUPPLY ANDREA RAY SP-4 BN COMMANDERS DRIVER ANTHONY JAMES CAPTAIN MEDIC BAKER JOHN SP-4 (?) BLISS (?) 1ST LT HHC XO BRANDWEIN (?) PFC (?) BUFF (?) MAJOR BN XO BURKE JOHN PFC MEDIC BURKE SGT (?) CAMPBELL ARTHUR SSGT MEDIC CAPPBIANCO (?) SP-4 SUPPLY CARTER TOM CAPTAIN BN CHAPLAIN CLARY JON SP-4 COMPANY CLERK COLLINS EDWARD LTC BN COMMANDER DEC 1966-MAY 1967 CONN JACK LTC BN COMMANDER MAR 1966-DEC 1966 CONLEY (?) SP-4 RECON COOK (?) (?) COOK-MESS HALL CROMAN (?) SP-4 (?) DAVIS (?) SGT 4.2 MORTARS DE (?) SGT (?) ENGLISH (?) SP-5 MEDIC
ENLOW ROBERT SGT MAJOR BN SGT MAJOR FOUNTAINE (?) SGT (?) GARCIA (?) PFC RECON GRAHAM CLEO SP-4 SUPPLY GREEN EDWARD CAPTAIN HHC COMPANY COMMANDER GREEN LARRY SP-4 (?) GONZALES (?) P-4 SUPPLY
GREGORY DAVID (?) RECON GORE SP-4 (?) GINGERICH PAUL SSGT (?)
GILKEY DENNIS SP-4 (?) HANSEN (?) (?) RECON
HAYES (?) (?) MOTOR POOL
HEIKA JOHN A SGT RECON HINES (?) (?) (?) HOLCOMB (?) SGT SUPPLY HUGGINS JAMES 1ST LT HHC XO HUTCHERSON (?) SP-4 CHAPLAINS DRIVER JOHNSON ROBERT SP-4 COMMO JOSEPH JAMES (?)SSGT RECON KALAMA (?) SGT (?) LANCER (?) SP-4 COOK-MESS HALL LEE (?) (?) (?)
LUTTRELL (?) SSGT SUPPLY
LYONS JOHN LT (?) MORRELL RICHARD SGT S-3 (?) MCDONALD WILBUR SSGT RECON MARRIQUIN WILLIAM SP-4 GS MOORE (?) SGT (?)
NORFLEET (?) SP-4 (?) PARKER JERRY PFC (?) PELTON JOHN D LTC BN COMMANDER MAY 1967-SEP 1967 PALMER GARY PFC (?)
PERLO (?) LT (?)
PETRY DONALD PFC (?)
PHILLIPS (?) CAPTAIN S-4 POTTER (?) PFC HHC APC 34 DRIVER REID (?) SP-4 GS(?) RAPPAPORT HAROLD SGT (?)
RUZYLO MICHAEL SP-4 (?) SLATINSKY L G SSGT (?)
SANDERS HARRY SGT MAJOR BN SGT MAJOR SAVAGE JOHN SP-4 (?) SEAMAN (?) (?) COOK-MESS HALL
SCHULTZ (?) (?) MOTOR POOL
SHERMAN (?) SGT RECON
SMITH BOBBY SSGT BN AMMO DUMP SMITH RAYMOND LT (?)
SOLES (?) SFC MESS SGT
STARKS (?) (?) RECON (?)
STEARNS WARREN 1ST SGT HHC 1ST SGT SULLIVAN (?) LT (?)
STEVENS (?) SP-4 COMMO TANNER ROGER L (?) RECON KIA TANSEY (?) SGT (?)
THOMPSON (?) LT (?)
TREVINO (?) SP-4 MOTOR POOL TOLBERT (?) SGT S-2 TOTOLO ROBERT C CAPTAIN HHC COMPANY COMMANDER TURNER (?) (?) COOK-MESS HALL
TURNER (?) (?) (?)
TURNER (?) SGT (?) VAN DYKE (?) (?) (?) VAUGHAN (?) SP-4 RECON VOLKMAN (?) LT S-1 WALTERS (?) PFC HHC CO DRIVER
WELLS (?) SGT RECON
ZOMBRO (?) SGT MEDIC
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Hi Larry, I want to thank you for posting this important information on the these men who served in the 1/2 BRO, I served with the 1/2 HHC & Cco. from June 68 to Feb.69 and i'm having a hard time remembering names or that is full names of the guy's I served with. Do you or anyone on this web site know how to get a list of fellow brother's who served with the 1/2 during the time I was their? That would be really meaningful to me, Welcome Home Larry!
mike ogden
1/2 Black Scarf Battalion
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Mike,
I served with the 2nd Battalion, as I stated in my posting. Perhaps it was just a typo on your part. I tried to list all that I could remember and what they did, I know that more will come to me over time.
Accurate rosters of personnel who served with the 2 battalions just does not seem to be available, at least I haven't seen any. Have you looked at this entire thread or any other on the message board to see if any of the information you are looking for is posted. There is a possibility that names, dates and etc could be obtained from army archives but I do not know at this time where to begin. One much remember that people were coming and going on an almost daily basis back then. It looks like for now the only way to get names is to rely on guys memories and them posting it on this message board.
Larry G
HHC, 2/2 66-67
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Hi my name is Willie, I was with the 2/2 C. Company Track 313 Aug. 68-69. We where in the areas of ANLOC, TAY NIN, LA CAY, LOC NIN, THE BLACK VIRGIN MOUNTIAN, and we patroled hwy 1. Some of my BROTHER'S I served with were:
CHARLES MYERS-OIL CITY, PA.
WAYNE WISE-MILTON,FL.
DON LOVELLACE-?
DON CUGHENNOWER- IOWA
JIM TOLSON- MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
MICHAEL FREDSON- SAN FRACISCO, CA.
HAROLD E. DAY-ORLANDO, FL.
AL"LITTLE BIT" MANIERI-PHILADELPHIA, PA.
JOSEPH MOSER-MERRILL, WISCONSIN
FRED SILVIS-TEXAS
JAMES"RAT"GROSS-WIMINTON, DELAWARE
BOB HOWARD-OREGON
ROYCE WOODRIFF, TENNESSEE "WE WENT TO HAWAII TOGETHER ON R@R TO SEE OUR WIFE'S"
DNNIS MAIN-TEXAS
PAUL LEE-OHIO
LARRY GREEN-MISOURI
ROSER D. HANKINS-BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
CHARLES W. ROESEL-BURINK, OHIO
HOWARD E. DOCHTLER-IRENE, S. DAKOTA
JOHN DENIS-TEXAS
JERRY D. RICHARDSON-CORINTH, MISS.
GEORGE AEAGER-ANEMAS, NEW MEXICO
KENNEY HARRELL-FLA.
FUZZY DUTCHER-FLA.
FRANK L. DAVIS-RENO, NV.
ADAM LANGWORTHY-SAN DIEGO, CA.
MAT "SQUEEKIE"GURALO-BROOKLYN, NY.
CHUCK HOLLY-OKLAHOMA
HERB ANUNGAZUK-WALES, ALASKA
STEVE FEE-PORTLAND, OR."I WENT TO SEE HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WHEN I GOT HOME TO LET THEM KNOW HE WAS DOING WELL"
BOB HOWARD-COSS BAY, OR.
STEVE BELL-CA."HE MOVED TO BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON AND BECAME A POLICE OFFICER AND IS NOW RETIRED"
LT. PUE-?
JOHN NOVEY-SACRAMENTO, CA.
SG. BOX-KANSAS
BOB HAIL-FLA.
RON WILLIAMS-?
DAVID DeBAUN-INDEANAPOLIS, IN."NOW LIVING IN TEXAS, WE TALK BY PHONE EVERY NOW AND THEN"
TOM MOORE-PORTLAND, OR.
"ANIMAL"
MASSEY
SMITY
THESE ARE ALL THE NAMES I HAVE. THERE WAS ONE YOUNG MAN ALL I KNEW HIM BY WAS "SUNNY" WE MENT ONE DAY AND STAYED UP LATE THAT NIGHT AND TALKED ABOUT HOME. HE HAD ABOUT 1 MONTH LEFT AND HE WAS GOING TO GO HOME AND MERRY HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE PATROING THE RUBBER TREE PLANTATION, WE CAME UP TO A ROAD WE HAD TO CROSS "HE WAS THE DRIVER OF HIS APC" HE WAS ONE ROW OVER FROM ME WHEN HE HIT A 100 POUND ROAD MINE. HE PAST AWAY, "I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM"
I ONLY WISH I NEW HIS NAME SO I COULD FIND HIS NAME ON THE WALL.
"TO THOSE GONE - BUT NOT FORGOTIN" YOUR BROTER FOREVER
WILLIE
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