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Andy's List

Andy Brower was 2nd platoon RTO and moved up to HHQ with Lt. Ronan "Gomer". At the 2008 reunion he showed us a notebook he'd kept from Vietnam that has names and line numbers.

I think this is everyone in Charlie Company around Oct/Nov 1969. By the time I wrote several pages in the book I must have been running out of time because I skipped first names. I did a new list every couple of days. I had to account for each person every day and call it in to the rear to let them know who was in or out of the field. If someone was wounded, KIA or going on R&R I had to call that into the "rear". Likewise they would inform me if someone was inbound to the company so all were accounted for.

The time was probably October 18-22, or November 6-13, or November 27 to December based on other records and most first names have been added by comparing them with other lists. (124 total).

C P (9)
Capt Donavan, James 001
Lt Ronan, Terrance 566
Lt O'Donnell FO
Sybyl, John FORTO
Black, Charles Medic
Brower, Andy 520?
Jordan, Keith 492
Hartman, Rod 513
Bue, Tim FORTO

FIRST PLATOON (32)
LT Bray, Gary 584
Sgt Knowles, Eddy 484
Fordice, Stephen - Stub 523
Gariepy Medic

First Squad
Eddy, John 011
Goodman, Larry 003
Ostendorf, Jim 593
Hemphill, Frank 015
Bunch, Ron 568
Smith, John 575
McCormick, Larry 591
O'Dowd, Pat 555
Gonzales, Willie 027
Brown, Dave 472

Second Squad
Nunes, Tony 535
Schumacher, Bob 551
Ames, Leroy 572
DeBoer, George 557
Lewis, George 019
Watt, Delton 014
Knepp, Mark 025
Groom, Leonard 032

Third Squad
Adams, Roy 504
Moore, Tom 567
Embree, Ron 005
Williams, Don 597
Young, Frank 585
Adkins, Mike 502
Curry, Max 017
Wade, Boyd 016
Armstrong, Sherman 013
Hammock, Felix 033

SECOND PLATOON (33)
Lt Vinson, James 012
Sgt Hill, Frank 009
Doc Bell, James Medic
Cuila, Bryan 545

First Squad
Yancey, Robert 474
Sherwood, Philip 553
Henderson, Willie 531
Francomacaro, Joseph 599
Fleming, Andrew 023
Henley, Gideon 519
Harris, Ned 030

Second Squad
Harootunian, Leonard 321
Read, Wally 547?
Stephens, James 547?
Vincent, Elwood 578
Taylor, James 579
Badger, Larry 540
Jardine, Arnie 028
Bell, Wallace 486

Third Squad
Trace, Robert Keith 044
Selvage, Jaush 594
Brockington, Will 570
Malin, Daniel 037
Dunn, James 045
Nims, Bruce 560
Hutchinson, Nathaniel 530
Dubose, Jimmie 038

Weapons
Rasmussen, Wayne 590
Yelenovic, Mirko 549
Stinnett, Michael 500
Brown, Charlie 004
Watters, David 496
Hanson, Erick 571

THIRD PLATOON (35)
Lt Boney, Jack 008
SGT Dela Cruz, Angel 248
Doan, Charles 018

First Squad
Groce, Jerry 479
McCord, James 586
Valenti, Michael 533
Finley, Wiley 512
Galgon, Anthony 598
Koole, Lawrence 556
Merica, James 592
Syhanousky, George) 538
Lindsey, Larry 039
Lienhard, Loren 036
McHenry, Larry 538

Second Squad
Smith (?) 577
Wysoki, Paul 475
Evon /Ervin?) 539
Roy, John 589
Mallory, David 034
Gilbow, John 541
Puglia, Anthony 550
Schubert, Alan 576
Bennett, James 517
SGT Barkley, William 010

Third Squad
SGT Cook, Grady 031
Dunbar, Russell 499
Kuba, Michael 554
Rhine, Harry 552
Edwards, Carl 002
Townsend, Donald 581
Sanders, James 587
Smallwood, Jeffrey 035
Monroe, John 029
Phillips, Robert 536
Meservey, Stephen 559

81MM Mortars (15)
Lt Ching (Chang), Keith
SSGT Patton, Donald 022
SSgt Moore, John 024
Harper, Glen 518

First Squad
Beauchamp, Wayne 561
Buell, Michael 542
Widell, Ronald 583
Amos, Patrick 041
Miller, Ronald 043

Second Squad
Balcarczyh, James 544
Donaghy, William 465
Hendrickson, Charles 457
Gaines, Bennie 588
Thompson, (?) 582
Yother, Dennis 042

Thanks Andy, for this contribution. You often hear "I don't know which platoon or squad I was in" when talking with other vets so this may help some of you. If you are not on the list but recognize your squad, please let us know even if it was before or after this time. Do you have other names you remember besides your own or have a nickname or maybe know who was squad leader? How about some squad or platoon pictures even if doesn't exactly match the time. Look for links for some from 2nd platoon and others if we receive them.