Duc Co
A-253, 5th SFGA (PCS)
A-224, 1st SFGA (TDY)
            7th SFGA (TDY)

Steve Wilcoxon aka Mike Tiomkin Robert Smith George S. Gray
O5B4S
C. West Stewart, 1LT [LTC, Ret.]
XO 		Donald Zlotnik Jeff Smith, Sgt.
05B4S
Lawrence Amon, Capt.
CO 		William Wright, SFC [CSM, Ret.]
11F4S 		Hor Nay
Interpreter
John J. (Seán) Fitzpatrick SP4
Reporter/photographer for Green Beret magazine		 Andrew Irzyk, [Col. Ret]
7th SFGA **		 Mark Ponzillo, Capt. [LTC, Ret.]
CO
Carl Daschke, SSG (Capt, Ret.)
11F4S 		Booker T. Cherry, SSG E6 & SFC E7
[SGM E9, Ret.]
11B		 Ralph Trout, Jr. [MSG, Ret.]
llF5S
Bob Hill, Sgt. [SFC Ret.]
11C4S 		James Lavaty, 1LT
CO
31542 		 

 

Information from SFC Richard Ryan:

The Duc Co team that came in country with Plei Me team had--

Jim Grandy Team Sgt.
SFC Victor Kalicki (deceased)  
SFC Merley J. Maynard  
Capt Richards CO
Lt. Bryan Grogan
(KIA) 		XO
SP4 Stepanov
(KIA) 		Jr. Medic


** "As senior commo sgt I selected the exact site for Camp Du-C0 in 1962." Andrew Irzyk, Colonel, Ret.

Detachment A-224, 1st SFGA

A-224, commanded by Capt Popham, was located at Duc Co, Pleiku Province, II GTZ, during the period 6 November 1964 -30 April 1965. The Detach mission was to advise, equip and train GIDG companies, and to conduct surveillance operations along the Vietnam-Laotian border. On the Detachment's arrival at Duc Co, the camp defenses were approximately 45 percent completed. During the following six months, the Detachment not only completed the defenses, but also conducted numerous long range combat operations along the border.**

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

 

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