1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, US Army, Vietnam
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Headquarters & Headquarters Company
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email address | Comments |
| LTC LTC LTC LTC LTC . LTC LTC . |
William D. Kelley Albert J. Dombroski H. Norman Schwarzkopf Fred F. Woerner Jr. James W. Sawey . Rolf G. Arnhym Donald G. "Moon" Mullins . |
Battalion Commander Battalion Commandr Battalion Commander Battalion Commander Battalion Commander . Battalion Commander Battalion Commander . |
4/68 to 11/68 11/68 to 4/69 1/71 to 7/70 7/70 to 1/71 1/71 to 7/71 . 7/71 to 9/71 8/71 to 11/71 . |
NA Deceased 1999 NA NA NA . NA Deceased 1993 . |
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| MAJ MAJ |
John Beasley Robert C. Proctor |
S-3 S-3 |
/69 to /70 . |
beasleyjohn@msn.com
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KS VA |
| . CPT CPT CPT CPT |
. Joseph A. de Blaquiere Jr. Don A. Deen Lafayette T. Wilkins Phillip Lo Giudice |
. S-3 S-3 Chaplain Surgeon |
. . 5/71 to 8/71 . . |
. Deceased, 10/01 NA NA NA |
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| . 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT |
. Peter Heesch Paul J. Lane Wayne R. Johnston David J. McBeth Jan F. Milles Sid Tracy |
. S-2 S-3 Air; TOC Duty Officer S-3 Air S-3 Air; TOC Duty Officer S-2 TOC Duty Officer |
. /70 to /71 to /70 2/71 to 7/71 8/68 to 2/69 10/68 to 3/69 1971 |
. NA PLane61584@aol.com wr9r@aol.com dmcbeth@stoweaccess.com JanMilles@aol.com |
. . . AR VT NY IL, FL |
| . CWO . MSG |
. Jim Viverette . . |
. S4 Property Book Officer . . |
. 10/68 to 10/69 . . |
. cw4jv@aol.com . . |
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| SFC |
Richard D. Ross |
Bn PSNCO |
5/67 to 5/68 |
rdross@charter.net |
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| SSG |
Howard W. Walker |
Ammo Chief; Chem NCO |
4/67 to 7/70 |
Howwalker@aol.com |
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| SGT SGT SP5 |
Dick Weld Roger Durham |
Unit Clerk/S-1 MOS 11D40 |
67 to 68 10/67 to 10/68 |
rpweld@weldcommunications.com fxlrc94@sugardog.com |
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| SP4 SP4 |
Dave Kral Charles (Chuck) Schumacher |
TOC RTO TOC RTO |
11/70 to 2/71 /71 |
mrpool@verizon.com reconcs@yousq.net |
. IA |
| PFC |
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Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry, 23rd
Infantry
Division (Americal)
[Note: the most complete source of information for 1967-1968 is
found at http://www.a-1-6.org/Index.htm
]
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email address | Comments |
| CPT CPT |
Robert D. Leinen, SR Ward Odom |
Company Commander Company Commander |
1968 1971 |
rleinen@ci.dearborn.mi.us WardOdom@earthlink.net |
MI IN |
| 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 2LT |
Darrel A.Huckabone James C. Brundrett Chuck Cooper (1-14 FA) Laurence C. Swank George H. Meek (Tiger 41) James A. Love |
Platoon Leader 1st Platoon Leader Artillery Forward Observer (FO) Artillery FO (1-14 FA) Artillery FO 1st Platoon Leader |
3/71 to 11/71 1/71 to 6/71 /70 to /71 1/68 to 4/68 4/68 to 7/68 1/68 to 5/68 |
NA woodbinefarms@wowway.com Charles.Cooper@noaa.gov lswank@aol.com ghmeek@earthlink.net |
NY ? MD MD ? ? |
| MSG |
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| SFC |
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| . SSG |
. Bruce Olmsted |
. | . 4/69 to 3/70 |
. rcwmail@chartermi.net |
. . |
| . SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT . SGT SGT SGT . SP5 |
. Alan Allen Bryan Beaderstadt Don L. Hayes Don D. Kaiser Robert Moles . Jim Treacy Craig Singer Gregory L. Wise . Harry W. Thompson |
. Sqd Ldr RTO & Sqd Ldr, 4th Plt. 4th Plt . Gunner/Sqd Ldr, Wpns . Rifleman, Co clerk Sqd Ldr/Plt Sgt 2nd Plt RTO, medic, Wpns . Company Clerk |
. 10/67 to ?/68 9/69 to 8/70 1970-71 10/67 to ?/68 10/67 to 10/68 . 7/70-7/71 1/69 to 1/70 /70 to /71 . 67-68 |
. allen.alan@att.net nikkic@netins.net Skunion@aol.com Dondkaiser@aol.com bmoles63@hotmail.com . JJTreacy@charter.net csinger@state.pa.us gwise@midtnn.net . jtjt@livingston.net |
. . ? IA . . . . PA . . |
| . SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 CPL SP4 SP4 |
. Larry Boetsch Richard Mullins Gerald Ray White Donald R. "Meatball" McCabe Ronald L. Ward Victor D. Girling Gerald O'Connor John "Muleskinner" Williams |
. 1st Plt Rifleman ? Sqd Ldr 4th Plt ? 1/14 Arty (FO A/1-6) Medic 3rd Plt & RTO |
. 10/67 to 10/68 10/68 to 2/69 1969 10/69 to 10/70 7/68 to 10/68 67 to 68 11/68 to 12/69 5/68 to 1/69 |
. ALBOETSCH@msn.com RLMULLINS198LIB@aol.com docwhite@cox-internet.com mthopekeenel@aol.com RWard42092@aol.com vic1644@aol.com oconnor@kw.com fkwill@fidnet.com |
. CA . . VA . MN . . |
| . ? ? ?. ? ? ? ? |
. Jim Brewer Jim Bertrand Sam Ferguson. Ron Melyan Bill Kurz Gerald O'Connor Howard (Bill) Leleux |
. ? 2nd Plt.. 4th Plt ? ? ? ? |
. 1967 to 1968 1/68 to 1970 to 1971. 1967 to 1968 1967 to 1968 1968 to 1969 10/68 to 2/69 |
. jbsjb@nemr.net jbertrand1@cfl.rr.com Fergusf6@aol.com RONGUNFIGHTER@aol.com Billk@snip.net oconnor@kw.com |
. MO FL . NJ NJ FL LA |
| PV2 |
Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry, 23rd
Infantry
Division (Americal)
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email address | Comments |
| CPT CPT CPT |
Roy Shaw James W. Lawrence Lars E. Larson |
Company Commander Company Commander Company Commander |
9/70 to 12/70 12/70 to 5/71 5/71 to 7/71 |
. JLawr3703@aol.com . |
KIA TX VA |
| . 1LT 1LT 1LT . 1LT 1LT 1LT . |
. Wayne R. Johnston Terence C. Craig Joseph Trez . Henry Schutz David J. McBeth Roger McPherson (1-14 FA) . |
. Company Commander; Plt Ldr Executive Officer; Plt Ldr Executive Officer . Platoon Leader Platoon Leader Artillery Forward Observer . |
. 8/70 to 9/70 . . . 8/70 to 11/70 2/68 to 6/68 /70 to /71 . |
. wr9r@cei.net NA Trezj@Citadel.edu . NA dmcbeth@stoweaccess.com NA . |
. AR VA SC . VA VT . . |
| MSG |
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| SFC |
Tom Brizendine |
Platoon Sergeant, 2nd |
/68 to /69 |
tdbriz@gulftel.com |
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| SSG |
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| . SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT |
. John Foster Dennis O. Linn Neil Rose Raymond J. Tyndall Jack (Kid) Ridgway Jr |
. 4th Plt Platoon Sergeant, 3rd; resupply Rifleman 2nd Plt RTO 3rd; unit clerk Sqd Ldr 3rd Plt |
. 5/70 to 5/71 7/70 to 7/71 9/67 to 9/68 70-71 70-71 |
jofo@comcast.net bigdlinn@aol.com NR8395@aol.com tyndallr@earthlink.ne NA |
. GA . CA . MD |
| . SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 |
. Arthur (RC) Casto Joseph DeFrank Ray Findley Raymond G. Mendez Mark A. (Tex) Seelbach |
. 2nd Plt Medic, 1st Plt 4th Plt Rifleman; unit clerk 2nd Plt |
. 7/70 to 7/71 10/67 to 3/68 /70 to /71 4/70 to 4/71 3/68 to 11/69 |
. arc1@earth1.net butchie1220@comcast.net rfindley@cdtechno.com RymMen9@aol.com Mark_A._Seelbach@oxy.com |
. WV . PE CA . |
| . PFC PFC |
. Wm. S. "Boom" Bumgardner Charles K. Mondoux |
. ? ? |
. 10/67 to ? 10/69 to 6/70 |
. WSB4321@aol.com charlesmondoux@netscape.net |
. |
| PV2 ? |
Bill Waller |
? |
12/68 to 8/69 |
|
IL |
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry, 23rd
Infantry
Division (Americal)
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email address | Comments |
| CPT | Tom O. Cameron | Company Commander | to 3/70 | NA | VA |
| . 1LT 1LT 1LT |
. Wayne R. Johnston Stetson Tinkham (1-14th FA) Sid Tracy |
. Platoon Leader Arty Forward Observer Platoon Leader |
. 11/70 to 2/71 11 /70 to 12/70 1970 |
. wr9r@aol.com toucan@ix.netcom.com sid@itracy.com |
AR VA IL |
| 1SG |
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| . SFC |
. Willim L. Mennefee |
. Platoon Sergeant |
. /70 to /71 |
. NA |
. VA |
| . SSG |
. Alan McPherson |
. Platoon Sergeant |
. /70 to /70 |
. sgtmac@cox.net |
. AZ |
| . SGT SGT |
. Manuel Domingo Chavarria Jr Richard D. Cox |
. M60, Sqd Ldr Sqd Ldr, 4/C/1-6 |
. 9/70 to 3/71 9/70 to 7/71 |
. manuel1105@webtv.net richdcox@hotmail.com
225-791-8397 |
. ? LA TX |
| . SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 . SP$ SP4 SP4 SP4 |
. David Disch David Tank Charlie C. Kennerly, III Dave Kral . James R. (Ron) Hatley John M. (Doc) Large Daniel E. Moore Robert S. (Scott) Vanderford |
. RTO Forward Observer Team RTO; TOC RTO Rifleman 1&4&Co RTO; TOC RTO . 1st Plt rifleman/point Medic 3rd & 4th Plt rifleman RTO |
. 7/70 to 12/70 11/69 to 11/70 3/70 to 8/71 3/70 to 11/70 . 7/70 to 8/71 2/70 to 3/71 2/70 to 2/71 /70 to /71 |
. namvet99@hotmail.com budcarl@execpc.com NA mrpool@verizonmail.com . amaron50@msn.net NA dmoor1@cox.net NA |
. WI WI TX . . TX SC MI |
| . PFC PFC PFC PFC |
. Robert J. Behm Terry V. Ivey Casey A. Jones Rayburn Sloas |
. 3rd Plt. RTO 2nd Plt, Rifleman Rifleman |
. 7/70 to 11/70 11/69 to 2/70 8/71 to 11/71 /70 to /71 |
. rbehm@epix.net electline@aol.com JonesCLC@worldnet.att.net NA |
MI . AR |
| PV2 ? |
Adam Gaitan |
1st Plt |
3/70 to 2/71 |
|
. . . TX . |
Delta Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry, 23rd
Infantry
Division (Americal)
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email address | Comments |
| CPT CPT CPT |
Dale Collie William D. Hyde John T. "Jack" Boyt |
Company Commander Company Commander Company Commander |
7/69 to 12/69 ? to /70 3/71to 9/71 |
collie@couragebuilders.com
NA jtboyt@theboytcompany.com |
. . CA |
| . 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT |
. Lynn D. Baker William E. (Bill) Cain Jan F. Milles Larry Smith |
. Platoon Leader Platoon Leader Company Commander 2nd Platoon Leader |
. /70 to 7/70 7/70 to 11/70 5/68 to 9/68 11/68 to 11/69 |
. Lbaker1947@aol.com NA JMilles@hvc.rr.com bransmi@earthlink.net |
. AZ VT NY . |
| 1SG |
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| SFC |
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| SSG |
Howard W. Walker |
APL 2nd |
5/68 to 10/68 |
Howwalkr@aol.com |
QB |
| . SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT SGT |
. Terry "Swede"Andreessen Francis E. Brosious Jr. Bud Carlson Tom Luedde Doug Montgomery Tom Nowak Lorn "Lonnie" White Ben Willett |
. M60, Sqd Ldr, PSG 2/D/1-6 Squad leader Squad leader; unit clerk 2nd Plt rifleman Commo Chief Squad leader 3rd Plt Squad leader |
. 1/69-1/70 9/68 to 11/69 /69 to /70 12/68 to 12/69 6/69 to 5/70 /70 68-69 6/68 to 6/69 |
. timber@lclink.com 406-293-4128 FEBrosious@aol.com "Frankie" budcarl@execpc.com tluedde@primary.net DMontgomery@mobilemini.com Tniy0807@aol.com strawberryfields@gci.net Benjamin1945@aol.com |
. MT WI . . . MI . . |
| . SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 |
. Thomas R. (Tom) Barnes Tom Constant David L. Gibson Paul Hamilton Waye Koch Leandro Navarro Robert E. Richardson |
. Rifleman . Point; Rifleman 2nd Plt M-60 gunner 2nd Plt 3rd Plt ? M-60 gunner |
. 1/69 to 6/69. . 10/68 to 10/69 11/68 to 11/69 70 to 1/71 9/68 to 5/69 11/68 to 11/69 |
. cl_barnes@yahoo.com tcbravo@cyberportal.net dgibson@wk.net 270-694-4141 zambini@gwi.net koch_wm1@yahoo.com leandro47@yahoo.com galuppi1@comcast.net |
. TX. . KY ME MO ? ? |
| . PFC PFC PFC PFC ? ? ? PFC |
. Randy Bordner Larry D. Cheek Walter J. Hooper, III David A. Sweeney Gary Salpini Charlie "Cletis" Hardin Jimmy Williams Mark (Woody) Woodward |
. Rifleman Rifleman . . ? Mortar Plt. 4th Plt 3rd Plt; rifleman point, M-60 |
. 7/70 to 8/70 2/70 to 3/700 11/67 to 6/68 . 1969 to 1970 3/68 to 2/69 4/70 to 4/71 ? |
. Randybordner@worldnet.att.net lcheek@smithville.k12.ok.us HooperSolo@aol.com dsweeney@adelphi.net Gary.Salpini@verison.net charliehardin@netscape.net JAWIBPAT@aol.com |
. . OK . . VA . . OH |
| PV2 |
Echo Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry, 23rd Infantry
Division (Americal)
| Rank | Name | Position | Served | Email Address | Comments |
| CPT | Terence (Terry) G. Craig | Company Commander | 3/71 to 7/71 | NA | VA |
| . 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT 1LT |
. Arthur Bailey Tom Bradbury Wayne R. Johnston Michael Miller William Sawyer Thomas W. Tardy III |
. Recon Platoon Leader Recon Platoon Leader Recon Platoon Leader Recon Platoon Leader Mortar Platoon Leader Recon Platoon Leader |
. 1968 1968 8/70 1968 12/68 to 6/69 9/70 to 2/71 |
. arnthor2@adelphia.net BradburyIvy@msn.com wr9r@aol.com MMILL0147@aol.com william380@cox.net NA |
. CO VA AR NJ ? MS |
| 1SG |
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| SFC |
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| SSG |
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| SGT SGT SGT SGT |
Miley D. "Beetle" Bailey Jim Brown Manuel Domingo Chavarria Jr J. Robert Gray |
Recon Recon Recon Sqd Ldr Recon Platoon Sqd Ldr |
8/68 to 8/70 11/69 to 3/70 3/71 to 9/71 10/69 to 8/70 |
katandbud@centurytel.net gilseya@yahoo.com manuel1105@webtv.net compuexp@flash.net |
LA TX ? . |
| . SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 SP4 |
. Richard Bellrose Art "Arty Hardcore" Brennan Jerry Griffith Michael (Mike) Horkavi Darl G. Redder Charles E. (Chuck) Schumacher |
. M79 Mortars Hill 270 Rifleman Rifleman RTO Recon Platoon RTO Recon Platoon |
. 9/69 to 9/70 70 to 71 11/69 to 3/70 1/70 to 11/70 1/70 to 4/70 /70 to /71 |
. recon198@juno.com Spcanet@aol.com GGriff6642@aol.com zeppo@csinet.net dianeanddarl@charter.net chucks70@mchsi.com |
. MA . . IN MI IO |
| PFC |
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| ? ? ? ? |
William J. Hansen Charles W. Hall Jack Knisely Peter Quintana |
Medic, Recon ? Sqd Ldr Recon Recon |
4/70 to 7/70 7/69 to 9/70 11/70 to 11/71 4/69 to 7/70 |
HWeej@aol.com charles.hall@in.ngb.army.mil RECONJDK@aol.com na |
? IN ? NM |
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