Ba Xoai
A-429
A-421

Seven Mountain area map (with Ba Xoai)
Map Courtesy of Bill Leap
| Richard H. "Dick" James | Ron Goodin | Bill Malone, Sgt. * |
| Bryan Furman, Sgt. 91B4S |
David May, E5 [PO 1st Class,
Ret.] USN: Beach Jumper |
Bob Reis, Sgt Demo Sgt. |
| Don Kainu, MSG. [Maj, Ret.] Heavy Wpns. |
Dan O'Hanlon, Sgt.** 05B4S |
Steve White SGT [CW4, Ret]
05B4S |
| John Winklmann, E-6 Team Medic |
Quatron, Ferdinand MSG KIA |
*Info from Bill Malone:
Ba Xoai was.. "located in the middle of nowhere down in IV Corps, we worked extensively with the Cambodian underground (we were situated only about a click or so off the red line, smack in the heart of the seven mountains region)." ... info from Bill Malone.
**Info from Dan O'Hanlon
In the past year, several of the members of A-421 (circa 1969) have suddenly been put in contact with one another. Others(**) are found to have passed away.):
Cpt. BRIAN MACDONALD,
Lt. JOHN FECHENBACH,
Sgt NICK ("Top") LaNOTTE**
Sgt. LEROY ("Soap") SOPER** (TRIPPLE veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.)
Sgt. BOB (Hawk) REIS(*)
Sgt. RUSS BOND
Sgt. BRYAN FURMAN
Sgt. NEIL MAYSE**
Sgt. BILL (Butcher) Malone,
(great guys to the last!)
and myself, Sgt. DAN (Oscar) O'HANLON.(*)Sadly, Bob Reis, having just found us all, and after so long, was killed in an automobile accident, this past May.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR news of:
Sgt. Bobby Newnam, and
Sgt. "Wells" Wells (whose first name, it seems, NOBODY--EVER knew!)We are also in contact with DAVID MAY (Navy) who was was attached to A-421 circa 1969, as part of a clasiffied Navy sound surveillance team.
| A-429 (later A-421) | Ba Chuc (KKK) | Chau Doc Province | Opened: 15 Jan 66 | Apr 66 moved to Ba Xoei; replaced by new team |
| A-421 | Ba Xoai (KKK) | Chau Doc Province | Opened: May 66 | 30 Nov 70 converted to ARVN Ranger * |
* CMH Publication 90-23.
Department of the Army. Washington, D.C. 1989 (First Printed, 1973); Appendix
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