Can Tho
C-4 5th SFGA (PCS)
B-130, 1st SFGA (TDY)
B5/120, 5th SFGA (TDY)
B-410


Russ Ellis

Henry J. Cook, III [Col. (Ret)]
S-3 (Air)

Gary E. Brosch
John N. Bogart, M.D. Gary Wilkes James F. Nesmith
Richard Palmer John Barstow Boyd Morris [Maj. Ret]
Joseph Lenhart Sgt
05b4s
William Menkins, Sgt. [1SG, Ret]
11F4S 		Roy Warren, [CW4, Ret]
761A7(csg)
Joe Self, SFC [SFC Ret.]
31Z4S 		Stewart Larry Baker, SP5
96B2P (L?) 		Frank Treadwell, SFC [MSG, Ret.]
11B4S
B-120
Chester Ward, Capt. [BG, Ret.]*
3100 / 61A / 000
B-5/120
 James Ransone Jr., Sgt
11F4S 		Andrew Shepard, [MSG, Ret.]
11B
Richard Ryan, SFC [SFC, Ret]
11F4S 		Wendell Williams, Corporal
97B40 		Dan O'Hanlon, Sgt.
05B4S
Ronald Dillon, Sp/5
96D2S 		Steve White SGT [CW4, Ret]
05B4S 		Terry O'Neill, Sgt
97B40
Ronald Carr, E-4
05B4S 		Tom Starling [SGM, Ret]
91B4S 		Nelson Garcia, LTC, Ret
Asst. S-2 Order of Battle Officer & Laison/Advisor PRU
Ron Siegman, SGT
05B4S 		William "Wild Bill" Birkla, SFC
[SFC, Ret.]		 Phillip Childrey, MSG
Commo
George Schramm, [MSG, Ret]
11B4S 		Tim O'Rourke, [SGM, Ret.]
98Z5S
403rd RR SOD (Abn) 		Chuck Hightower, SGT
05B4S
Roger Davis, SFC
051.63 		Ralph Trout, Jr. [MSG, Ret.]
llF5S 		Alvin Burk, E-4
43e2p
Stephen Wyke, CPT
S5 		Richard Coca, Msgt, Ret.
43151a
USAF Det from 536th 		Larry Blevins, Spec 5
Rigger

* B-5/120: Our team was in RVN from 17 April thru 28 September 1964. The 5th Group's Colors were PCS'd to RVN o/a 01 Oct 64 w/ a lot of personnel PCSing in the next few months; the unit remaining @ Ft. Bragg was designated 5th SFGA (Prov). Our CO was MAJ James Lattimore & our SMAJ was Virgil West; we replaced the "B" Team commanded by MAJ Pete Gorvad (KIA as LTC [Inf Bn CO] in '68). Later Can Tho was manned by a "C" Team. [Info from Chester Ward, BG, Ret.]

unk Can Tho (TDY) Phong Dinh Province Opened: Dec 62 Oct 64 changed to PCS "C" Detachment *
C-4 Can Tho Phong Dinh Province Opened: Oct 64 16 Dec 70 converted to ARVN Ranger  *

  * CMH Publication 90-23. Department of the Army. Washington, D.C. 1989 (First Printed, 1973); Appendix C

Detachment B-130, 1st SFGA

B-130, commanded by Major Drake, was located at Can Tho, Phong Dinh Province, IV CTZ, from 14 September 1964, to 10 December 1964, and had operational control over seven "A" Detachments. In December, when the Detachment moved to Long Xuyen, An Giang Province, IV CTZ, they retained control of five "A" Detachments. B-130 remained at Long Xuyen until its return to Okinawa on 3 March 1965. The mission of B-130 throughout the tour was to provide administrative and logistical support to the "A" Detachments in IV CTZ, and to advise the LLDB on Civic action, Psychological warfare and small boat operations.**

**  First Special Forces Group (Airborne) Annual Historical Summary: 1965.  
      TDY teams '64 and '65

 

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