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Send your Locator and Reunion notices to Locator, The VVA Veteran, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Or email veteranlocator@vva.org or ddevora@vva.org

The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge.

For a book I am writing about Jayne Mansfield, I am searching for Cpl. J.J. Williams and anyone else who took photographs of the actress during her visit to entertain the troops in Vietnam in February 1967. If you were in-country and have images you would like to share or want more information, send an email to erikliberman@gmail.com

Looking for Huey pilots and crew who flew missions from Central Highlands to drop parachuters 80-100 miles into Cambodia late May/June 1971 for book background. Contact: Andy La Stella, 908-419-8129; andylastella@gmail.com

Searching for photos of, or stories about, USMC Lance Cpl. Robert Allen McCloskey, KIA, June 15, 1968, in Quang Nam Province. He served with A Co., 26th Marines, 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Div. We recently learned that our family is related to him. Contact: Joshua Buyukyilmaz, j.buyukyilmaz@yahoo.co.uk

Looking for Vietnam War veterans from Co. A, 4th Bn., 31st Inf., 196th Inf. Bde., who served around November 1968 near Biên Hòa. Contact: Melissa Shields, 808-419-1149; beedreams@gmail.com

Looking to hear from anyone who served with me in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Vung Tàu between 1968-69. I have been unsuccessful trying to find my jeep driver, Jim Kawalski. Contact: Robert Ralston, 561-260-4738.

Trying to contact the Vietnam War veteran who made a post-war journey to Hanoi to find and return the family picture of the soldier he had killed in a firefight. Contact: Jim Barker, 669-216-9667; erodemango@yahoo.com

Looking for Larry James, who served in Co. B or C, 3rd Bn., 8th Inf., 4th Inf. Div., as a personnel specialist or supply in Camp Enari from 1967-68. Contact: Larry Lambert, 619-206-8888; lambert@san.rr.com

Searching for Mike Krueger, who attended Basic Training at Ft. Dix in 1967, and AIT at Ft. Sill. Contact: Eric Schultz, emjschultz@verizon.net

Trying to reach Sam Coven or fellow veterans of the 199th Light Inf. Bde. His contribution is published in the 199th’s yearbook. Contact: Jim Barker, 669-216-9667; erodemando@yahoo.com

Looking for anyone who served in the 25th Inf., 4/23 Bn. in May 1970. Contact: Jim McGee, 507-438-5169; dingus59@yahoo.com

Trying to locate Lt. Downey and Lt. Mikens, who served with Charlie Battery, 2nd and 17th Field Artillery in 1969. Contact: Jeff Wilcox, wilcox.j79.@att.net

Looking for Marines, Charlie Co., 1st Bn., 1st Marines between 68-69 in Da Nang. Lt. Fitch, Boone, Feller, Hamby, DeVore, and Gott. Contact: Bill Sheehan, luminate7@gmail.com

I would like to find David Settler. We graduated high school together and were in the ASA. Later we met up in Ft. Huachuca in 1965 in the 52nd USASOC. Contact: George Snyder, 412-443-6929; eddymerckx1@yahoo.com

Looking for anyone who served in the 1st Combat Intelligence Bn. attached to the 1st Inf. Div. in Vietnam. Contact: James Bradley, 845-546-1151; Cantigny28@aol.com

Looking for anyone from HHC 520th Trans Bn. from Nov. 67 to Nov. 68. Contact: Bruce Carbone, 863-535-7556; carbonebruce@yahoo.com

Searching for anyone from HHG, 2nd Brig., 101st Airborne Div., from Dec. 69 to Nov. 1971 in Phu Bai. I was crew chief for the OH6-A Loach with Brandy Aviation. Contact: Alejandro Sablan, 671-777-8222; 123 Amarillo Ave, Yigo, Guam, 96929.

Looking for Capt. Raymon Galindo, a navigator at KC-135 station at Ramey AFB in Puerto Rico from 1967-69. Contact: Paul Caceres, 609-435-6257; cacerespaulj@gmail.com

I am looking for anyone who knew Spec.4 Harold E. Pahl. He served in Vietnam with HHD, 67th Medical Group from Sept. 67 to Oct. 68. Contact: Larry Clawson, 947 Maple Ave NW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663; clawsons@hotmail.com

Trying to locate Ken Monday, who served with me in Vietnam, in the 199th Light Infantry Brig. from Sept. 68 to May 69. Contact: Don Rack, donlrack@hotmail.com

Looking for pilots who were in the 311th Air Commandos in Danang from 1965-66. Contact: Mac Busby, 619-520-5332; hmacbusby@aol.com

Searching for anyone I served with in the 86th Trans Co. in Long Binh from 1970-72. Contact: Rickey Tubbs, 859-707-6579.

Looking to connect with veterans who served as MPs with the 8th RRU/8th RRFS in Phu Bai in 1966-67. Contact: Ken Zielinski, 419-722-5817; kenazeilinski@gmail.com or Bill May, smay9928@gmail.com

Looking to connect with John Elder from Alabama. Served in the 1st Cav., 1/5 Cav. Wounded at LZ Uplift on August 1967. Contact: Joe Mastrorilli, sgtjoey@gmail.com

Searching for Edward Malys, from Solvay, New York, and who served with B Co., 1/22nd, 4th Infantry Div. in Vietnam around 1970. Contact: Jerry Patterson, Lewis18022@aol.com

I would like to hear from anyone who served with the 172nd Eng. Det. at Camp Eagle or Danang from May 69 to July 70. Contact: Jim Garni, 612-419-2365; rjgarni006@gmail.com

Looking for anyone who was stationed with the Beach Master Unit 1 at Coronado. I served as a beach master in Vietnam. Contact: Paul Jones, 3706 S Washington Place, Marshall, TX 75672.

Looking to get in touch with anyone who was stationed at Isabella Naval Radio Station in Puerto Rico from the start in 1964 to Dec. 1965. Contact: Earl Rau, 386-565-5590; earlrau@erau@cfl.rr.com

Looking to contact Jim Folsom, Jesse Hurst, and Charlie Graven. We were with the 483rd Field Service Co. in 1970 at Long Binh. Contact: Paul Schnitzler, 716-836-0767.

Searching for any 05D20s who served in Phu Bai from 1968-69. Trying to organize a reunion. Contact: Phil Egan, 406-407-0604; diegoseden406@gmail.com

Searching for those who served in the 191st MI, 1st Cav., Oct. 1968 to Oct. 1969. Contact: Rich Gautier, 732-895-0529.

Looking for Marines who served with the 9th Marine Regiment at the Rock Pile. We have built a monument and want to have a dedication. Contact: Roger Pilcher, 843-999-3769.

Looking to get in touch with Steve Nyberg. We served in Vietnam 1969-70 in the 199th Infantry Brig. He was from Portland, Oregon. Contact: Ronnie Ackerman, 814-634-8937; p-ackerman@hotmail.com

I’m looking for anyone who served with the Combined Action Program. Contact: John McDonald, jbmcd47.nam69@gmail.com


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