Kham Duc
Ngok Tavak
A-105, 5th SFGA (PCS)
A-322, 1st SFGA (TDY)
B-13


Ngok Tavak

 

Richard Holmes, E-4
Navy Seabee		 Gene Berenhardt, 1Lt [COL, Ret.]
11 		Van Schmittou, Sgt.
Medic
Jan Brady, SGT [1SGT, Ret]
118Z 		Eugene Makowski, CPT [LTC, Ret]
31542		  

"After Kham Duc was shut down, A105 was relocated to Nong Son." ... From Edward Wilson

"Kham Duc: after camp was over run returned to Da Nang and then the team moved to the 5th Marine Regiment (An Hoa) base camp preparing for movement to the new camp site at Nong Son" ... From Gene Berenhardt.


B-13 Kham Duc (TDY) Quang Duc Province Opened:10 Nov 64 26 Jun 65 closed *
A-105 Kham Duc Quang Duc Province Opened: Sep 63 12 May 68 closed *

First FOB of Command and Control**

* CMH Publication 90-23. Department of the Army. Washington, D.C. 1989 (First Printed, 1973); Appendix C
** SOG - The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam, John L. Plaster

Detachment A-322, 1st SFGA

A-322, commanded by Capt Haley, was located at Kham Duc, Quang Tin Province, I CTZ, during the period 27 October 1964- 23 April 1965. A-322's mission was to assist and advise the established CIDG companies in the conduct of border surveillance operations. In addition, the Detachment trained other CIDG personnel in tactics, communications, weapons, and intelligence gathering. After completion of the training program, the recruits were sent to other camps within II CTZ to be incorporated into the existing CIDG forces.***

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

 

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