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A VVA STAFF REPORT

I did land survival on Eglin AFB, from the Naval Flight Training, Pensacola, in 1965. I am looking for buddy letters or other information to document Agent Orange spraying at this location during this time period. Anyone who remembers seeing or hearing aircraft spraying, or can verify the approximate land positions that were used for survival training at Eglin, would be very helpful with my VA appeal. Contact: William B. Kemp III, 609 Golf Course Drive, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547; 850-240-1265; 850-862-9240; wbk3@earthlink.net

Seeking Charles Edward Brown, who attended Military Police Training with me in Ft. Bragg, early 1966. We were attached to 503rd MP Bn. When our unit was deployed, Brown ended up in Cam Ranh Bay. Also seeking Gay “Hank” Henry (from Fla.), who served with me in 93rd MP Bn., Qui Nhon, 1966-67. Contact: Ed Maurer, maurere1@att.net 

Trying to locate Richard McNew or anyone else who served with the 556th Transportation Co., 1965-66. We went to Vietnam as a unit on the U.S.S. Bunkner. Contact: Billy Hill, billbarbara46@charter.net

Trying to find Tom McCarthy, who served in the Army with my father, Kelly McCarthy, in Naples, Italy. He is from New York City and attended City College. I would love to reunite him and my father. Contact: Stacia McCarthy, mccarthy.stacia@gmail.com

Trying to locate anyone who served with my brother, Donald Duncan, in Bien Hoa, 1964-66. He died when he was 19. I recently found a box with some photos and letters from guys who served with him. Contact: Gary Duncan, lacd44@gmail.com

Trying to find information about an African-American sergeant who served with Co. Unit 543rd, Long Binh and Thu Duc, sometime around 1969-70. Contact: Theresa Page, beyondthebookcase@gmail.com

I am an Australian Vietnam veteran who served with Number 2 Canberra Jet Bomber Sqdrn. Trying to locate Capt. Al Ash from New Orleans, who served with the U.S. Air Force, and Capt. Wendel Cook, who served as a pilot with an F100 super sabre squadron. Both served with me at Phan Rang Air Base, 1968-69. Contact: Kevin “Rick” Neilsen, moho8@bigpond.com

Trying to locate my cousin, Mike Pascuwitz (unsure of spelling), who, like me, served with the Marines in Vietnam in 1968. I was stationed in Dong Ha, and I believe he was stationed in Chu Lai. Pascuwitz lived on Greenly Ave. in the south side of Pittsburgh. His parents’ names were Clara and Ray, and his brother’s name was Sonny. His last-known location was Erie, Pa. Contact: Bob Czyzewski, P.O. Box 534, Export, PA 15632; 717-422-8053.

Need help for a claim. Need copies of morning reports, ORLL, after action reports, accounts of aerial spraying of Agent Orange, photos, maps, and drawings of base camps, LZs, and FSBs for the following units: Co. A, 2nd Brig., 501st Sig. Bn., 101st Abn. Div., Bien Hoa, Long Binh, and Saigon, December 1967-March1968, and Hue, Phu Bai, and Camp Eagle, March-May 1968; Hq. IIFFV Dy/W PHC (CMAC) Advisory Team 100, 581st MI Det., Saigon area, June-August 1968; and Co. A, 9th Sig. Bn., 9th Inf. Div., Dong Tam, August-December 1968. Contact: James Everest III, AS-0363, 1000 Follies Rd., Dallas, PA 18612.

Searching for anyone who served with me in C-2nd Bn., 327th, 101st Abn. Div., Thua Thien and A Shau Valley, 1968-69. Contact: Ray Dowden, 602-237-7216; raydownden@yahoo.com

Trying to locate Larry O’Dham, Driver, and anyone who served with 18th Bn., 72nd, A Co., Combat Military Police Group, Long Binh and Bear Cat. Contact: Charles Wolff 70079, 281 N. State St., Concord, NH 03301.

Vietnam veteran writer looking for Vietnam War combat-related stories where divine intervention saved a life or lives. Stories to be considered for in-progress future publication. Include brief of story and email address. Contact: Michael Burns, P.O. Box 187, Clifton, TX 76634.  

Trying to find SP5 Arnold “Sam” K. Miller (from around Bangor, Me.). His last-known assignment was HQ, 2nd Logistical Command, Machinato, Okinawa, and attached to 85th Supply Co. for RQA. He married Jane Choate while he was stationed at Ft. Meade in 1966. Contact: Roger “Ole” D. Olson, 602-677-8002; rogerdo@cox.net

Looking for SSG E6 Ray Wilson, who I knew in Baumholder, West Germany, in 1967-68. He was in a transportation unit and had also been in a transportation unit in Vietnam. I was with 1/13th, 8th Inf. Div., and had been with the 1/18th, 1st Inf. Div. in Vietnam. He had a wife named Karen, two daughters, and a son named Jimmy. I believe they were from Michigan. They lived on the fourth floor in Smith Housing, and my wife, Elaine, and I lived on the third floor. Contact: David Bell, 583 Old Lead Mine Valley Rd. SW, Cleveland, TN 37311; 423-476-2602; mybloomers@hotmail.com

Trying to locate anyone who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, Echo Co., Vietnam, 1966-67, under Capt. Thomas Pratt. We would like you to join us at our reunion in March. Contact: Dale Kehoe, dfkehoe@wavecable.com

Trying to locate Army Capt. John Montgomery, Class of 1961, Fimi High School, Bakersfield, Calif. Contact: Jose R. Silva, 661-397-4236.

Looking for Vietnam veteran James E. Roseboro or his family. My father, John E. Lutz, died in 2011, and we have recently come across Roseboro’s dog tags. Contact: Jessica Lutz, jal_rx@yahoo.com 

Trying to locate Richard King, who was a gunner in 20th SOS, December 1971, and was at Hulburt Field, 1973. Contact: Mike Caler, curb48@wildblue.net

Need help for a claim. Looking for anyone who served with me in VP-50 Sea Plane Beach Crew, Iwakuni, Japan, 1963-67. Does anyone remember when I hurt my right arm on the sea plane ramp? I had an operation on my arm while in Japan. Contact: Raymond Allman 1661165, Estelle Unit GC-21, 264 FM 3478, Huntsville, TX 77320-3320.  

Trying to find Navy Engineman EN2 Jerry Sihovic (from S.D.), who served with MSB Detachment, Alpha Minesweepers on MSB 31, Nha Be, 1966-67. His last-known location was Minneapolis. Also looking for anyone who was assigned to MSB Detachment, Alpha Minesweepers, Long Tau River, Nha Be, 1966-67. Contact: Robert B. Beattie, Jr., 906 Peridot Ct., Carson City, NV 89705; 775-301-8916.

Trying to identify the woman, a Red Cross worker, in the photo, which was taken around Pleiku, possibly Engineer Hill, around 1969-70. I would like to give this photo to her. Contact: Doug S. Berg, 4037 Dolbil Dr., St. Louis, MO 63125; 314-638-4295.

Trying to locate Lenard Coleman, Co. A, 62nd Bn., Army Engineers, Long Binh, sometime around 1969-72. I believe he worked in motor pool. He worked off duty in the club. Contact: Noel Switzer, 732-991-2378; liam@catlo.com

During the Vietnam War my family hosted many American servicemen on R&R at our cattle ranch in Australia. Many came from rural areas of the U.S. and wanted to enjoy their time away from Vietnam in a somewhat familiar lifestyle. We still think of these young men, and would like to get in touch with them. Contact: Michael Halford, michaelhalford555@gmail.com

Need help for a claim. Looking for anyone who served with me in HQ Co., 26th Engineer Bn., March 1968-69, and remembers the mortar attack at Fat City Base Camp, near Chu Lai, on May 23, 1968. Denver Haus, Jack Lindsey, three other engineers, and I were the first on the scene, carrying out bodies and gathering body parts. James A. Smith and John U. McAllister were killed. Also looking for anyone who remembers other incidents while building LZs and base camps around Tra Bong, among other areas. Contact: John Walter Loveday, 3217 Lexann Ln., Knoxville, TN 37917; 865-474-0237 (day); 865-347-2153 (evening).

Doing research for a future project. Would like to hear from any veteran who was present when Ted Nugent was taking his induction physical. To jog your memory, look up “Hightimes interview 1977 with Ted Nugent” online. Contact: Michael Nohavec, 690namdaze@outlook.com

Looking for anyone who served aboard U.S.S. Point Defiance (LSD-31), 1968-70. Contact: 4239878220@vzwpix.com

Looking for anyone who served with my father, Spec. Dennis Seagroves, in 1st Cav. Div., 27th Maintenance Bn., Vietnam, 1965-67 or 1968. He was an auto mechanic from Chicago. Contact: firstpeter55@yahoo.com

Looking for anyone who served with me in HHC, 101st Airborne Div., Camp Eagle, November 1969-October 1970. I was the company clerk. Contact: David “Bruno” Brunsvold, dbrunsvold@cableone.net

Trying to locate anyone who served with Garry Helland at U-Tapao, March 1971-75. Helland has died, but his wife needs verification that he was exposed to Agent Orange. Contact: Jim Oien, yellowsmoke@aol.com or gailhelland@yahoo.com

Looking for anyone who served with my brother, Mike Marnalse (from Worcester, Mass.), in 2/4 F Co., November 1967-December 1968. He was a  machinegunner and fought in the Battle of Dai Do. Contact: David Marnalse, 716-225-3324; dmarnalse@fpcusa.com

A veteran traveled with us at Grayline Iceland and left this hat on one of our buses. We would like to return it. Contact: Ingibjörg Hlínardóttir, ingibjorg@grayline.is

Looking for LTC Buchan, Maj. Calhoun, Maj. Anderson, Maj. Spencer, Capt. Cook, MSGT Dale, SFC Nelson, SP5 Wright, SP4 Williams, SP4 Sensbaugh, PFC Reeves, PFC Smith, SP4 Fisher, and PFC Padilla. I need corroboration that I was at Operation Masher/White Wing, Binh Dinh Province, February-March 1966. I was a mapper with G-3 HHQ, 1st Cav. Div., Bong Son. Contact: William T. Peacock, 516-798-2306; wpeacocks@gmail.com 

Seeking information on a CIA listening post establishment on Tiger Island during Contra wars. Contact: Noel Switzer, 732-991-2378; noel.switzer@gmail.com

Looking for anyone who served with Milton Robinson in 4th Bn., 142nd Div. Pathfinders search and rescue, 1968. They toured in Guadalupe Canal and Cam Ranh Bay. Robinson worked with rescue German shepherds. Looking for 1RRC Crazy Cats, Cam Ranh Bay, 1969, who remember a 98G Vietnamese linguist who was killed. Looking for anyone who served with Matthew Webb (from Ark.) in 1st Bn., 4th Marine Div., Vietnam, 1964-65. Contact: Sherry, bncheely@att.net 

Edmund J. Maitre needs help with a claim. Looking for Carl Wetzel (middle initial might be “J”), who served with him in C Co., 9th Air Cav., Phan Thiet, May-June 1967. Maitre needs confirmation that he was in combat. Contact: Brian Querry, Centre County, Director of Veterans Affairs, Willowbank Office Building, 420 Holmes St., Room 333, Bellefonte, PA 16823; 814-355-6812; bquerry@centrecountypa.gov

Trying to locate Gary D. Wiseman (from W.Va.), who served with 377th Combat Support Group, 360th TEWS, Vietnam, 1967-69. His wife is named Vickie, and his last-known address is Cherokee Village, Ark. Contact: Glen McClain, 2269 Fifth St., Bristol, TN 37620-3207; 423-366-9232; gmcclain99@gmail.com

Need help for a claim. I was a field medic with Hq. 3rd Bde., USARV (SP4, Med. Co., 1st CSSR, 3rd Bde.), 1969-71. I was with the 1st Cav. We were on a “mini cap” out in the field for one night. I need verification that I got very sick the next night. Contact: William C. Stotler, 3515 Florence Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45211-5409; 513-661-6981; 513-675-8145 (cell). 

Looking for anyone who remembers the following incidents: On January 11, 1969, on China Beach, Da Nang, a Marine LVT sank in the middle of the surf zone. I pulled two Marines to safety. In May 1968, at Hotel del Coronado beach, Beachmaster Unit One Lifeguard Co. was on a five-mile run. Two women were surfing, and one disappeared. My partner and I rescued the other woman. In June or July 1968 Harry Franzen and I were on duty at Landing Craft Coxswain School beach. Two Mike Boats (LCM-8) were tied together a mile off the beach, and a twenty-foot tidal wave was coming in. I fired my flare and waved the boats in. One hit a sand bar, and the tidal wave turned it over. A BMU-1 LARC pulled alongside the wreck. A Marine officer jumped to starboard and slipped, falling twenty-five feet. I rescued him. Contact: Lowell Don Colvin #531628, Estelle Unit Geriatric Center #59, 264 FM 3478, Huntsville, TX 77320-3322.

Looking for James S. Reynolds, Ralph D. White, and John F. Watson, who served with B Co., 504th MP Bn., Da Lat, 1966. Contact: Harry Yates, 1265 Carrizo St. NW, Los Lunas, NM 87031; 505-865-7359.

Looking for anyone who served with me in B Co., 3rd Engineers, 3rd Marine Div., Quang Tri, Camp Carroll, Rock Pile, Cam Lo, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, 1968-70. Contact: Daniel P. Waters, 7 Chapman Ave., Auburn, NY 13021-4701; 315-252-1295.

Need help for a PTSD claim. Looking for Jim Long, who served with my husband, Billy Burns, in graves registration, 624th S&S Co., Phu Loi, 1971. Contact: Lucy Burns, lucyburns23@yahoo.com

Looking for anyone who served with 192nd AHC and attached units, Ft. Riley and Vietnam. Need to update contact information for future reunions. Contact: Ed Michaud, 203-583-6015; 203-377-7920; emich192@yahoo.com

Trying to contact anyone who served with 2nd Surgical Hospital, Mobile Army (MASH), 1st Cav. Div. Ahn Khe, April 1965-May 1967. Contact: James E. Armour, Jr., 445 Julian Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37323; 423-479-3726; jada4986@gmail.com

Would like to hear from Dennis Helwig and Stephen Rodgers, who served with me in Binh Thuy. Helwig was the chaplain’s assistant and married a woman named Thuy. Rodgers was the medical officer. Contact: Julian Gonzalez, 45147 S. Hwy. 3, St. Maries, ID 83861; 208-689-9528; jgalaska21@hotmail.com

Searching for Gen. Odom, Gen. Norton, CWO Packard, Capt. Delaney, Capt. Kenyon, Bob Janecek, David Cox, hangar mechanics, and other members of 56th Transportation Co., HHD USASCV and HQ USARV, maintenance and flight crews, UH-1B and UH-1D Tail #666, Tan Son Nhut, November 1964-February 1966. Contact: Ray Dougherty, dougduv@verizon.net

Looking for veterans who were stationed at Phu Mu signal site (upper and lower camps), located in northeast Thailand on the Laotian border, 1965-74. The Army units that were there were 207th and 442nd Signal, and there was a small group of Air Force communications personnel. Contact: billhighland@verizon.net or donharmon@sbcglobal.net

Seeking anyone who served with F Battery, 2nd Bn., 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div., FMF. Contact: Paul Scalf, 616-786-0634; paulscalf@att.net

Need to locate anyone who served with Com Center Co., 69th Signal Bn., Long Binh, December 1967-May 1968. Contact: Bill Wright, wrightbill45bw@gmail.com

Looking for sailors who served aboard U.S.S. Saint Paul (CA-73), 1944-71. We would like for you to join our association. We will be having our biannual reunion in Washington, D.C., in 2016. Contact: Alan Van Bladel, navyvietvet69@aol.com or visit uss-saint-paul-ca73.com

Would like to return POW/MIA bracelets to the families of Capt. Herbert Moore, Jr., and Lt. David Carey. Moore was from Imperial, Pa., and his plane was shot down in Vietnam in 1967. Carey was lost on August 31, 1967. Contact: Kat Garbett, garbettgang@gmail.com

Looking for SP4 or Sgt. Turner, who was stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas. Contact: Kathy Fritz, kathyfritz2011@gmail.com

Need help for claims. Trying to locate Danny Ray Jackson (from Ky.) and Gunny Salas, who were part of “Super Squad” in Beirut, 1983-84. I was assigned to 1st Plt., Lima Co., Bn. Landing Team 3/8, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (Multi-National Peacekeeping Force), stationed at the Lebanese Library. There was an incident when Capt. Johnson jumped on one of three Israeli tanks when they posed a threat to our post. Also looking for HC “Doc” Mike Nichols, LCPL Thomas P. Petrucci, Robert A. Townsend, and OIC Capt. Y.C. Gellet with SYCCO Sub Unit 1, HQ Bn., 2nd Mar. Div. FMF, Camp Lejeune 28542 RUC 42008 MCC 122, and Tiger Island, Honduras, 1983-84. Contact: Terry L. Sips, 321-724-9283; liam@catlo.com

Would like to hear from anyone who served with me in HHC, 1st/15th Inf. Bn., Harvey Barracks, Kitzingen, Germany, 1972-74. Contact: Jorge Rivera G16129, Mule Creek State Prison, P.O. Box 409060, Ione, CA 95640.

Trying to find Sgt. Taylor, who was stationed with me in Vietnam, 1970-72. The last time we met was in Germany in 1972. Contact: Roy Jamison, 360-424-9265; 1400 N. 30th St., Trlr. 58, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.

Looking for Tony Martinez (from Spring, Texas), who served with 360th Trans., Vietnam, 1968-69. Contact: Ron Wiebenga, P.O. Box 326, Morrison, IL 61270; 815-631-3574; ronvic24@yahoo.com

Trying to locate SP4 Gilson, who served with me at the military intelligence outpost in Can Tho, 1972. Contact: Mike Cook, 314-456-8685; mcook@globalsurgical.com  

Trying to contact Bill Bowen or anyone else who served with 1st MOB, PI Team 79-65, Binh Thuy, Tan Son Nhut, and Thailand. Contact: Jim Mayhorn, 9721 Old Memphis Rd., Atoka, TN 38004; 901-837-7952.

Trying to find Vicke and Samuel Weeks, who served with me in 34th Sig. Bn., Stuttgart, Germany, 1980-84. Roy A. Brim 65534, P.O. Box 7000, Carson City, NV 89702. 

Trying to contact James Jackson (from Chicago), 1st Sgt. Johnson (Pa.), and anyone else who served with Hq. & A Co., 1st Med. Bn., 1st Inf. Div., Di An, 1968-69; or anyone who served with D Co., Ft. Gordon, Ga., 1967. Contact: “Fast Eddie” Anderson 523976, Franklin Medical Center, 1800 Harmon Ave., Columbus, OH 43223-3827.

Searching for Terry Lennox, Anthony Valachovic, Charles R. Fitzpatrick, and other 12 TFW tent mates with 557th TFS, Cam Ranh AB, 1965-66. Contact: Everett J. Sherwood, 480-396-4681; EJ12TFW@cox.net

Looking for anyone who remembers the ambush on Highway 1 on December 20, 1968, while being transported from Dong Ha (Charlie Brown airport) and 3rd Marine Div. base camp at Quang Tri. Also looking for anyone who remembers the 3rd Marines latrine being blown up on December 23, 1968. Contact: Gary Lashbrook, LASH81@aol.com

Looking for James Scarbrough, SSgt. Harry Renfro, Maj. Thomas Gealta (a pilot who flew C-130s with 39th Air Rescue Sqdrn.), and anyone else who served with me in 483rd Transportation Sqdrn., Cam Ranh Bay, 1971. Contact: Vernon A. “Wally” Walentiny, 5632 NW Wesley Rd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34986; 772-336-7412; walpatone@gmail.com 

Trying to locate any members of 35 TWF, Civic Action Team, Phan Rang AFB, 1967-68. Lt. Quedo was the OIC, and I was the NCOIC. Volunteers were TSgt. Ron Johnson and Sgts. Demers, Kolander, Ptak, and Lanter. All members who received Civic Action Award Certificates from the province chief during that period should be eligible for the South Vietnamese Civic Action Medal 2nd Class. Would also like to know the name of the airman who mentioned me in the “Happy Valley” news No. 36 as having taught Maj. Bernie Fisher’s two boys how to skin dive at Homestead AFB in the 1960s. Contact: Richard Rice, 3371 Greenwood Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635; 520-459-4344; rhughrice@cox.net

Looking for anyone who served in Vietnam with Project Counter out of Ft. Lee in 1967, especially those who went over on the advanced flight out of Langley AFB in a camouflaged C-130 with stops in Hawaii, Wake Island, and Clark AFB. Contact: Gary Gantt, P.O. Box 26813, Winston-Salem, NC 27114; 336-425-5931.

Trying to locate Louis Garcia, Jr., who served with Co. E, 2nd Bn., 1st Mar., 1st Mar. Div. (Rein), FMF, near Marble Mountain, 1969-70. Contact: Nick Phillips, 11845 NW Lk. Mystic Dugga, Bristol, FL 32321-3929; 850-643-1459; 850-408-8461.

Looking for anyone who went through Basic Training at Ft. Jackson in November 1965. I was with Charlie Co., 8th Bn., 2nd Training Bde. My 1st sgt. was Sgt. Whiteside, and my platoon sgt. was Sgt. Van Dam. There was a guy in my company with the same name as mine. I would love to see our training album. Contact: Gary Gantt, gggforknowledge@gmail.com 

Ludwig “Lucky” “Lupo” Meier and Monika Hildebrand are looking for Toni Madonia (from Buffalo), who served with Co. A, 13th Sig. Bn., 1st Cav. Div., Vietnam, 1968-69. In 1967 he was stationed in Geigenwang/Schwend, near Amberg, Germany. His last-known address was Kenmore, N.Y. Also looking for Charles Trinkle (from Allentown, Pa.). Contact: Jana Kaksch, woodstock2408@gmx.de

Trying to find Capt. J.W. Menzies or anyone else who served with me in Alpha Co., 1st Bn., 5th Cav. Regt., 1st Cav. Div., June 1970. I was a scout dog handler. On June 30 I was awarded a medal for climbing into a burning helicopter and rescuing the door gunner and pilot. I am trying to get my medal upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Contact: James F. Meechan, 3057 Ervin Rd. NW, Dover, OH 44622; 330-343-5651.

Looking for Cameron, Cummings, Lehgans, Driscoll, Greene, Zarr, Finch, or anyone else who served with me in 369th Signal Bn., Long Binh, 1969-70. I was the supply clerk. I have already contacted Frenchie, Bill DeWitt (company clerk), and Tony Fronk. Contact: Tim Goodman, 864-680-6309; goodmansnursery@hotmail.com

Looking for Lt. Kalinoski from 26th Mar. Regt., OP-4, November 1968; Lance Cpl. Chavez, OP Eagle, January 1968; Frenchy (his first name was Michael), OP-4, 26th Mar. Regt.; and Maj. Gardner, 1/5, 1st Div., January 1971. Contact: Charlie, 775-351-7087.