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November/December 2012 Locator Searching for anyone who was TDY from Kadena, Okinawa, to Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, in 1962 in maintenance support of RF-101 Voodoo recon aircraft from Kadena’s 15th TRS. Contact: Jim Corbett, 2502 Lawncrest Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505; mozartplayer@gmail.com Trying to contact Alan Quarta from the U.S.S. Holland (AS-32). He was in in the hospital with me and six others who allegedly had hepatitis. I had blood tests that showed I never had it. My doctor told me my health issues could have been caused by radiation exposure. Contact: Chris Bass, mrchris002@yahoo.com Seeking contact with any CORDs personnel who served in II Corps (Ban Me Thuot-Kon Tum) or who remember the late Robert Wulff. Contact: Jim Barker, 408-401-7939; erodemango@yahoo.com John Maslak is trying to find John E. Schincken Bergen, who served in Ben Hoa, 1969-70, and was the best man athis wedding. Contact: Barbara Ferrau, bferrau@msn.com Seeking anyone who served in the 25th Inf., 1st/5th, Alpha Co., 1st Plt., 1970-71. Contact: Otto Davis, 434-525-5295; threedzs@verizon.net Looking for anyone who witnessed or experienced trauma due to events that took place in the village of Uijeongbul at Camp Red Cloud, 1962-63. During my tour I saw a burning body in a kneeling position in the village. One night I also witnessed people lighting a hooch on fire with people inside. Contact: Julie Zinski, julie.zinski@gmail.com Searching for my Basic Training unit photograph. I had Basic at Ft. Campbell with Co. E, 2nd Bde., 7th Bn., graduation in April 1968. I was the 1st squad leader, and the platoon leader was George Heatherly (KIA 1969). Our DIs were SSG Brown and SSG Cahoon, and the training officer was 2nd Lt. Mason. I am looking for the group photo. Contact: Mike Berzinsky, 1712 Crystal Spring Rd., Two Rivers, WI 54241; 920-794-8142; lerch@charter.net Trying to contact Henry “Hank” Quales. Contact: Johnny Martinez, Jr., 1865 H St., Sparks, NV 89431; 775-358-5256. Looking for two fellow Marines from 3/7, I believe, who were on R&R in Singapore in Christmas 1966. I have something that belongs to one of you. Contact: Wayne “Nick” Luznicky, 616-558-1468; waynel1947@sbcglobal.net Trying to locate Robert Benton Douglas (born in Lawrence, Kans.), who graduated from Regis High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1961. Prior to being sent to Vietnam, where he served for about three years, he was stationed in Wuerzburg, Germany, with the Army. After his discharge he may have lived in Reno. Contact: Karl-Rudolph Meyer, Fischerweg 7, D-87509 Immenstadt/Bühl, Germany; +49 8323 808372; +49 172 2019392 (cell); krm-news@live.de Searching for fellow Marines from Plt. 2025, Parris Island, June-August 1966; Hawk Missile, Yuma, Ariz., 1967; Hawk Missile, 2nd LAMB Bn., Ky Hoa; or Mass 2, Dong Ha, 1968-69. Contact: Blaise Galewski, 1718 Nollhill St., Pittsburgh, PA 15207; 412-464-3473; bwg28@comcast.net Trying to find the Army pilot who was shot down off the coast of Dong Ha on February 27, 1970, and saved by John L. Champion, USMC, 1st ANGLICO Sub Unit naval gunfire spotter. Champion was put in for the Bronze Star but never received it. He was given the Purple Heart for injuries he received that day. Contact: Warren Griffin, 508-429-3002; griffcher@juno.com Trying to find anyone who was stationed at Walker AFB, N.M., with the 830th, 715th, or 393rd Squadrons in 1953-58; or Pease AFB, N.H., with the 509th Bomb Wing in 1958-64. Contact: b47buff@windstream.net Looking for Don Ross. We met during AIT at Ft. Sill, 1969. He went Airborne and I went Shake-n-Bake. I believe Ross is from Kansas. Also looking for audiotapes or CDs of Vietnam War radio traffic, firefights, fire missions, incoming, cockpit tapes, etc. Would also like any videos of return trips to the Central Highlands. I have lots of the same. Contact: Jim Claeys, ankhe70@yahoo.com I am doing research for a book about my unit, Charlie Co., 1/5th Mech. Inf., that engaged the PAVN 33rd Regt. on August 21, 1968, at the Ben Cui “Little Rubber” plantation in Tay Ninh Province. Trying to locate any pilots who flew medevacs that day. Contact: Dennis Hackin, 310-801-8805; dehackin1@aol.com Looking for Witt (from the Cleveland, Ohio, area), who served with 25th Inf. Div., E Co., 725th Mt., Helicopter Repair, Cu Chi, 1966-67. Contact: Rich, graham@linric1@verizon.net or linric1@verizon.net Searching for anyone who served with my late brother, Doug Norbeck, from Alexandria, Minn. He enlisted in August 1969 and may have done his Basic Training at Ft. Gordon, Ga. He served in Vietnam in June 1970-April 1971. Contact: Donna Norbeck, norbeckd@hotmail.com Trying to locate anyone who knew or served with Manuel Francis Arvilla, who was an Army helicopter crew chief in Vietnam. He grew up in Rockport, Mass., and I believe was stationed in Ft. Stewart, Ga., and in Alabama. We met while working at the University of Georgia as campus bus drivers. He died several years ago, and I am about to make a cross-country trip dedicated to his memory. Contact: Jim Weed, 301-435-7257; weedj@exchange.nih.gov Looking for Dale Church, Larry the Kid, Santa, Crash, or anyone who served with me in the 90th Chem. Det., 11th Inf. Bde., Americal Div., October 1969-November 1970. Also looking for Brian Bellows and Jerry News: I’ve located John Kubik, and he needs your help for a PTSD claim. Contact: Paul “Peanut” DeCosta, 1035 Merrymount Ave., Turnersville, NJ 08012; 856-404-7299; paulanne1@verizon.net Looking for Marine buddies I went to Vietnam with. I served in Vietnam in 1968-70, then I came home and served with the Reserves in 1970-74. Also would like some photos (copies are fine). Contact: Daniel P. Waters, 7 Chapman Ave., Auburn, NY 13021; 315-252-1295. Trying to find anyone who served with my late father, George W. Pickard, Jr., in 1946-74. He was with the National Guard and the Army in WWII and Korea. He did three tours in Vietnam with the MCB-6 Seabees. Contact: Shirley Martinez, 7 Chapman Ave., Auburn, NY 13021-4701. I have a cousin who is listed on The Wall, but I do not know his name. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1946. His father, my uncle Benny Czenszak, and his mother Ginny divorced. His mother took him to California, where she remarried. When his stepfather adopted him, his last name was changed. Contact: John A. Czenszak, RR 1 Box 92, Liberty, WV 25124-9715. Would like to hear from anyone who served with 772nd Medical Detachment, 197th Medical, 1st Aviation Bde., Long Thanh, October-December 1971. Contact: Gordon Ritchie #236306, Martin C.I. A-2/110L, 1150 SW Allapattah Rd., Indiantown, FL 34956. Looking for Al Zanger, Van Kinney, Joe Reynolds, or anyone else from HHC-4-3 (January-March 1969, BCT) or C-2-2 (March-June 1969, AIT) at Ft. Ord, Calif. Contact: John Westhafer, 15619 Chadron Ave., Gardena, CA 90249; 310-676-0422. Looking for six Air Force friends: John Raymond and Jake Baker, Dyess AFB, Texas, 1967-68; Choo Johnson, Lucky Patterson, and Fred Knight, Vung Tau, Vietnam, 1969; and James Kelly, Utapao, Thailand, 1971. Contact: William Kay, 410-579-2250; bkay76m@aol.com Looking for anyone who served with me in the 1st Cav., 13th Sig. Bn., Vietnam, September 1966-67. Contact: Michael Characky, 818-518-0972; mecscc@verizon.net Looking for Rachel (or Rachael), a Marine from Los Angeles who served in the 2nd Bn., 4th Marines, G Co., 3rd Plt. On September 8, 1966, we were point co. on an operation and incurred severe sniper fire. Two Marines, radioman Phillip Herrera and rifleman Williams Juergens (or Jergens), were hit. Rachel risked his life to provide cover fire for the corpsmen to come to their aid, but they later died. Contact: John A. Klepacki, jaklepacki@cox.net Looking for Roundtree, who was sent to Vietnam sometime after 1968. He was born around 1947, white, 5 ft. 8 in., 150 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair. He was from the Los Angeles area and had an older sister. Contact: Louise Koch, lk@stv.dk Looking for information about Luigi Albanese, who was killed in Ahn Khe on December 1, 1968, while serving with Co B., 5th Bn. (Airmobile), 7th Cav., 1st Cav. Div. He was awarded the Medal of Honor. Albanese was born in my town, Vicenza, in Italy. Contact: Franco Lovato, Via Tassoni 8, 36073 Cornedo Vicentino (Vi), Italy; 0039 0445 450098; 0039 348 5238200 (cell); franco@viaggidistoria.it Trying to locate Stephen I. Rew, a former Navy Seabee who was honorably discharged in 1971. As of June 2010 he was a caretaker for a couple, the Barkleys, in Martinsburg, W.Va. We were in the same fifth grade class. I haven’t spoken to him since he left for Vietnam in 1968. Contact: Maureen Canter Litchfield, 540-470-0293; melsdrm@comcast.net Trying to locate Sgt. J.T. McMurray, USAF, who served at Korat in Thailand in 1967-68. I believe he was from New York. I served with King’s Shropshire Light Inf., British Army. Contact: Fred Howell, fred.dmclean@gmail.com Trying to locate anyone who anyone who took Basic at Ft. Campbell, Ky., Co. A, 8th Bn., 2nd Bde., August-October 1966; anyone who was in HHC, 18th Engr. Bde., November 1969-May 1970; or Stanley Fox (from Cincinnati) or anyone else who was with Co. B, 864th Engr. Bde., June-October 1970. Contact: Joseph R. Secrest #05856-027, P.O. Box 2000 Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, NJ 08640; Looking for Crazy John (last name might be Stafford), from Texas, and Kip “Smitty” Smith, from Santa Barbara/ Looking for members of Mortar Plt., 815th Engr. Bn., Construction, Pleiku, 1968. Contact: Bill Sutton, lsuttonusmc@yahoo.com Trying to find members of 504th MP Co., 16th MP Group or 1st Cav. field hospital, Ahn Khe, 1968. Also trying to find friends or family of David F. Winngate (from Okla.) or Robert DeDrew (unsure of spelling), who transported my dad, CW2 Rick May, to the field hospital after a mortar attack on April 2, 1968. Contact: Donna Curtis, doncur@wildblue.net I last saw you on Christmas morning 1967 at Red Beach, riding shotgun with a convoy headed for Con Thien. I think you were on your second extension. Then Tet 68 hit. I wonder each Christmas if you made it home. Contact: Russ Noble, 231-944-2148; olnoble@att.net Trying to locate Sgt. Donald “Zip” Zimmerman (from Iowa), an aircraft mechanic who served in the 35th FMS Aircraft Fuel Systems Shop at Phan Rang Airbase, 1967-68. Contact: Bob MacAvoy, rfmacavoy@gmail.com Would like to hear from anyone who graduated from Hospital Corps A School, Co. 21, Great Lakes, Ill., August 21, 1969. Contact: Robert Eberlein, 12215 Ashland St., Granger, IN 46530; ebb23@aol.com Would like to hear from anyone who served in the 69th Inf. “Eyes of the Delta” in the Delta, Vietnam. Contact: Dave Brode, 571-232-1116. Trying to locate Michael Baker (from N.Y.), or anyone else who was stationed at the Naval Hospital in Saigon, June 1964-65. Contact: Miles Beckstrom, onthego14549@comcast.net Trying to locate SSG D.W. Mann, who served with me at the 8th RRFS, Phu Bai, 1967-early 1968. Contact: Ken Jackson, kleejack@gmail.com Looking for Vernon Moore, a Marine Vietnam veteran who was born in Germany and grew up in Texas. He had a son named Rusty or Russell. Contact: Gary Iacuone, 860-866-6734. Looking for Roger Eveson, James Grooms, or anyone else who remembers me from our Basic Training company, Co. D, 2nd Bn., 1st Bde., Ft. Jackson, S.C., June 28-August 20, 1965. My picture was not in our training book because I was on KP that day. Contact: Ronald Drinks, 240-925-1736; rbdrinks@msn.com Trying to locate James “Pete” Peterson (from Mill Valley, Calif.), a dental technician who served with 1st Dental Co., 1st Mar. Div., attached to 1st Bn., 1st Marines, 1968-69. Contact: Roger Harris, 5464 Enclave Crossing Way #10-T3, Delray Beach, FL 33484; 513-478-2646; WHOLETOOTH@aol.com Looking for information on the following members of D Co., 158th Aviation Bn. (Assault Helicopter), 101st Airborne Div., Camp Evans, 1969: Larry Akins, Ronald A. Anderson, Kenneth J. Coleman, Jack L. Goss, Thomas Megless, Gary L. Newton, Lewis A. Nommis, Ronald C. Nyhan, Robert D. Sutton, Leonard N. Whiteing, Cullie Woodall. Contact: Fred Sypolt, guardshack13@aol.com Seeking anyone who served with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing (Bien Hoa) for potential reunion. Contact: Buddy Tate, 336-260-0467; tate4224@bellsouth.net or Tim Pierce, 864-653-7510; tap6869nam@yahoo.com Seeking anyone with the MOS 81E20 (army illustrator) who served in Vietnam. I was an Army animator sent to Tan Son Nhut with a photographer in January 1970. I was part of an animation team that created cartoons of missile trajectory, range, etc. We were to visually catalogue the usefulness of the Hawk missiles on the north end of the base. Does anyone else remember this project? Contact: Nurit, nurit.walsky@gmail.com Looking for anyone who served with H&MS 13, Chu Lai, April 1969, and remembers or has information on the Jeep accident I was injured in early that month. Contact: Paul Bejger, grumpy190@bellsouth.net Seeking anyone who knew Frank Bassarab (born in Germany), who served with A/2/32 Arty. as a gun crew/driver, St. Barbara, January-December 1969; and with H-29 Searchlights, January-August 1970. He was wounded in action on May 4, 1970, with Oscar Lopez and Carmine Giovino. Contact: Dave Holdorf, 414-464-2939; hidavo@earthlink.net Searching for anyone who was in Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, Co. B, 9th Bn., 2nd Bde., October 20-December 12, 1969. I am trying to locate the company photo. Contact: Jackie Carl Dawson, 730 Franklin Rd., Apt. 103, Lewisburg, TN 37091; 931-246-5401. Trying to locate Richard Goodfellow of Florida. Contact: Marc Fowler, mjfclf1@yahoo.com Looking for Otis Evans, a boxing champ who went against George Foreman in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Contact: Robert Burke, rb36@impulse.net or rb12@impulse.net Title 38, Section 5301 of the U.S. Code 2010: using veterans’ service-connected disability payments as income to award alimony in a Virginia divorce. This was done to me, and both counselors ignored it. I am now paying monthly alimony to my ex. Looking for a pro-bono law firm or attorney in the D.C., Richmond, Stafford, or Quantico areas to appeal the award. Contact: Michael R. Shove, 540-392-9519; mrshove@gmail.com Need help to prove that I was in Vietnam and saw combat action. Looking for anyone who was in C Btry., 1/92nd Arty., 1FFV, 1968, during the Tet Offensive. Contact: Rush “Shakey” Farrell, 2413 Arrow Wood Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL 35803; alien68729@comcast.net Would like to hear from anyone who served with me in B Div. Oil Shack aboard U.S.S. Tarawa (CVS-40), 1956-60, or U.S.S. Essex (CVS-9), 1962-64. Contact: Melvin Shoffner, 2518 Cordova Ln., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-4950; 916-635-6924. John Kubick (from Michigan) needs help for a PTSD claim. Looking for Larry the Kid, Durkin, Dave Church, Crash, Rex, Brian Bellows, Jerry News, and anyone else who served with us in 90th Chem. Det., 11th Inf. Bde. , Americal Div., Duc Pho/LZ Bronco, October 1969-November 1970. Contact: Paul “Peanut” De Costa, 1035 Merrymount N., Turnersville, NJ 08012; 856-404-7299; or John Kubick, 906-249-4532. Looking to communicate with fellow Vietnam veterans from 1966-68. Contact: Betty Hammersley, bodyjean@bellsouth.net Chief, C 4/3, 11th LIB, 1970: I have your picture. Contact: Joe Ebenger, 1516 Victoria Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107; 216-221-8811. Looking for Charlie Lee (from N.C.), James Daley (Mass.), Danny Michel (N.Y.), James Arnold (Calif.), Anthony Eckman, or anyone else who served with me at the 138th Avn. Co. (RR), Da Nang and Phu Bai, February 1970-71. I need their information for an upcoming reunion. Contact: Steven Weinstein, 518-832-0011; redtarga4@nycap.rr.com Alain Hebeisen is trying to find Larry Powell, who served with the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 32nd or 38th Sqdrn. at Phalsbourg in the department of the Moselle (France), 1962-63. Contact: Naïma Hassani, nassiria57@hotmail.fr Looking for Kemp, Feaster, Garrett, Larsen, Costa, Dwett, and Jones, who were with me at Vandergrift Combat Base, 1969. Contact: Rick “Hoocho” Hollihan, Jr., AJ-0676, 1600 Walters Mill Rd. BB34, Somerset, PA 15510. Trying to find Nelson Lopez De Mesa. He was born in Columbia but later moved to the U.S. He served in the military in Georgia and Vietnam. His family last heard from him 20-25 years ago when he was living in Hollywood. His nephew in Columbia, John Mauricio Lopez De Mesa, wants to let him know that his mother died in mid-October. Contact: Dora Henao, 770-922-8655; 770-882-1082 (cell); dorehe71@hotmail.com In search of anyone who graduated from MCRD, Plt. #3010, San Diego, April 24, 1981, or anyone who served with me in 1st Bn., 9th Marines, Camp Pendleton, 1981-85. I lost my boot camp class book and all photos of my tours. Contact: Don O. Jordan #322141, Dixon Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 788, Jackson, LA 70748-0788. A Snowman in Hell: Thanks to all who responded to my notice looking for Christmas in Vietnam photos. My book is published. Check it out at www.asnowmaninhell.com Contact: Doug Berg, 4037 Dolbil Dr., St. Louis, MO 63125. Seeking anyone who can verify that I served with security police at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, 1967-68. I was there on TDY from Andersen AFB, Guam. You might remember Satan, my German shepherd guard dog. The VA can’t find any record of my presence in Vietnam, but the service needs to be verified for a disability claim. Contact: Richard E. Collier, rcollier019@hotmail.com
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