Name Then Now
 

Adkins, Freddy G.

"Fred"

Feb 1967 - Feb 1968

 AdkinsThen
 

Aycock, John Gordon

Platoon Leader

Oct 1967 – Mar 1968

Deceased: January 2014

 

AycockThenPhoto: Bill Gill

 AycockNow
 

Bates, Ernest Lee

Jan 1966 – Jan 1967 

 BatesThen
 

Beatty, Clayton

Jan 1966 - Jan 1967  

 BeattyThen
 

Bodven, Allen G.

Feb 1968 – Feb 1969  

 BodvenThen

Photo: Dean

 

Boyd, Alexander

Oct 1965 – Jun 1966  

 BoydThen
 

Brake, James

1968  

BrakeThen

Photo: Dean

 BrakeNow
 

Brooks, Curtis

“Baby-San”

Jun 1967 -  Jun 1968

Deceased: March 2, 2014

 BrooksThen  BrooksNow
 

Brown, Richard W.

Jun 1967 - Jun 1968

BrownNow 
 

Bryan, Walter

“Big John”, “Lurch”

Oct 1966 – Oct 1967       

 BryanThen  BryanNow
 

Buonanno, William

Aug 1966 - Aug 1967

Devour3Kilo

 BuonannoThen  BuonannoNow
 

Burnett, Wayne 

"COWBOY"

Apr 1967 - Aug 1967

Deceased: Sept. 19, 2002  

 BurnettThen
 

Colbert, Michael

Jun 1967 - Jun 1968 

 ColbertThen  ColbertNow
 

Comford, Alvin B

“Tim”, "Cajun"

Apr 1966 – Mar 1967  

 ComfordThen  ComfordNow
 

Cunningham, Jim

Mar 1966 - Nov 1966    

 CunninghamThen

Photo: Jerry Maggard

 CunninghamNow

Photo: Peck

 

Davies, James

"Jim"

 DaviesThen
 

Dean, John "Tony"

Jun 1968 - Oct 1968

PltSgt

Oct 1968 went to the 9th

 DeanThen  DeanNow
 

Dunston, David D.

"Tex"

Mar 1966 – Aug 1966

Went to supply Aug 1966 – Mar 1967

Devour4Kilo

 DunstonThen  DunstonNow
 

Eaton, Richard J.

Mar 1968 - Jul 1968

Devour 6 Brigadier General Richard J. Eaton was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in 1998.

Deceased: 2010   

 EatonThen1circa early '40s

 

EatonThen2

EatonNow
 

1st Lt Lewis Knox Eiland

Jun 1967 - Oct 1967  

EilandThen
 

Ernst, Gary Joseph

Apr 1967

KIA 17 Jun 1967 

PFC Gary Ernst 

 ErnstThen  purpleheart
 

Farley, Pat

1968 -1969

In 1994, Pat received Writer of the Year award for his book Surfing to Saigon a book which tells his story of going from living the free and easy lifestyle of hanging 10 at Cowell's to a Ranger in Vietnam.  

 FarleyThen  FarleyNow
 

Foust, Kenneth 

"Dave"

Dec 1965 - Dec 1966

Attached to Recon  

Deceased: December 2013 
 FoustThen  FoustNow
 

French, Mac A.

Mar 1967 – Mar 1968  

 FrenchThen
 

Freeman, John L.

Apr 1967 – Apr 1968  

 FreemanThen
 

Fretta, Ralph

"Fish"

Dec 1968 - May 1969

FrettaThen

FrettaNow 
 

Gallapoo, Larry W.

1965 - 1966  

GallapooThen  GallapooNow 
 

Gilbert, Raymond

“Doc”

Attached to Recon  

GilbertThen   GilbertNow
 

Gill, Bill

Jun 1967 - Jun 1968  

GillThen.jpg   GillNow
 

Goins, Laymon

Mar 1967 – Dec 1967  

GoinsThen  GoinsNow 
 

Gunderman,Thomas

"Gundy"

Jun 1967 - Jun 1968  

GundermanThen

GundermanNow 
 

Hagar, Ben E.

“Doc”

Mar 1968 – Jun 1969      

HagarThen

Photo: Dean

 

Haines, William F.

“Bill”

Jan 1966 – Jan 1967

HainesThen  HainesNow
 

Hall, James

Apr 1967 – Feb 1968

 HallThen HallNow 
 

Hardy, Edgar Warren II

"Jody"

1965 – 1966  

HardyThen
 

Hartline, Virgil Lee Jan

1966 - Jan 1967

HartlineThen  HartlineNow 
 

Hawk, George F.

Mar 1967- Mar 1968  

 HawkThen HawkNow 
 

Holloway, Lloyd

“Doc”

May 1966 - May 1967  

HollowayThen 
 

Hook, Charles Wayne

Jul 1966

WIA Aug 1966

KIA 17 Jun 1967

SP4 Charles Wayne Hook

HookThen  purpleheart 
 

Howa, Mose

“Mo” “Animal”

Dec 1966 – Dec 1967  

HowaThen  HowaNow 
 

Howard, Stephen

"Hoa"

Recon 1/16/1 Jul 1968 – Oct 1968

Second tour; interpreter

Went to the 9th until Apr 1969  

HowardThen  HowardNow 
 

Howe, Earnest

1967 - 1968      

HoweThen 
 

Howe, ?

"Surfer"

1966 -1967

Attached to Recon  

 HoweSurferThen
 

Howle, Stanley P.

May 1966 - May 1967  

HowleThen 
 

Hummel, Dave

Sep 1966 – May 1967

Deceased: January 19, 2015

 HummelThen

1967

 HummelNow2008

2008

 

Hunt, Earnest D.

"Festus"

May 1966 - May 1967     

HuntThen

1967

 

Jordon, James Eldon, Jr. 

"J J"

Oct 1967

KIA 8 Jul 1968 

PFC James Eldon Jordan, Jr.  

JordonThen

Photo: Dean

purpleheart 

 

Katakowski, Bob

"Ski"

Jan 1967 - Feb 1968

Deceased: 2009  

 KatakowskiThen

1967

Katakowski2005

2005

 

Keenan, Robert James

5 February 1966

KIA 26 April 1966  

PFC Robert James Keenan

KeenanThen  purpleheart 
 

Kemp, Roy

Mar 1966 - Mar 1967  

 KempThen
 

Kinsey, James R.

1966 - 1967      

KinseyNow 
 

Kuntz, Walter

Mar 1966 - Mar 1967  

KuntzThen 
 

Labidee, Leon  

LabideeThen 
 

Landgraf, John

Platoon Leader

LandgrafThen

Photo: Dean

 

Lazzell, Rufus C. BG

Devour 6  

 

LazellThen

1967 

LazellNow 
 

1st LT Douglas Logan

April 1967

KIA 17 Jun 1967  

1LT Douglas Alfred Logan

 LoganThen purpleheart 
 

Lukas, David

"Luke"

Apr 1967 - Sept 1967  

Lucas  LukasNow 
 

MacKechine, Mac

Aug 1968 - Oct 1968  

MacKechineThen 

MacKechnieNow20102010

 

Maggard, Jerry

Feb 1966 - Nov 1966  

MaggardThen 

MaggardNow2010

2010 

 

Martin, Jesse C.

Jun 1967 – Jun 1968  

MartinThen  MartinNow 
 

Marwede, Eugene B.

"Gene"

Sep 1966 – 1967

 MarwedeThen
 

Mathis, Leonard Melvin

Sep 1966 Jun 1967

 MathisThen MathisNow 
 

McClean, Michael

"Cowboy"

May 1968 /9th Inf 1969

McCleanThen  McCleanNow 
 

McFarland, Larry D.

“Mac”   Jul 1966 - Jul 1967

McFarlandThen  McFarlandNow 
 

McPheters, Chet Eugene

“Mac”

Jul 1967

KIA 14 Mar 1968

SP4 Chet Eugene McPheters

 McPhetersThen purpleheart 
 

Meier, Chuck

"Chuck, Jack-hammer Sam"

Jun 1967 – Jun 1968

MeierThen 

MeierNow20102010

 

Michael, Robert

“Bob”, “Hippie 13”

May 1969 – Mar  1970    

MichaelThen  MichaelNow 
 

Moore, Charles Edward Jr.

Jan 1968

KIA 8 Jul 1968

SP4 Charles Edward Moore, Jr.

CMoore

purpleheart

 

Morgan, Robert D.

1968         

MorganThen 
 

Mungo, Lewis L.

Oct 1965 – Jun 1966

“No Unwounded Soldiers,” a documentary … interweaves the personal stories of the five group members – Frank Attruia, George LaBounty, Lewis Mungo, Jan Rilance and Mike Steele, …

"No Unwounded Soldiers" - Youtube Video

No Unwounded Soldiers” - Website

MungoThen  MungoNow 
 

Music, Bryan

Nov 1965 - Nov 1966  

MusicThen 
 

Mutchler, Alan D.

"Pat" "Al"

Mar 1966 - Mar 1967

Served 4 tours

Deceased: 1974

MutchlerAlThen 

MutchlerAl1974

Passed away 1974

 

Mutchler, Neil Mike

Jan 1966 - Jan 1967

Served 2 tours  

MutchlerNeilThen  MMutchlernow 
 

Noggle, Stephen M.

31 December 1966

KIA 17 June 1967

SP4 Stephen Michael Noggle

NoggleThen  purpleheart 
 

Nye, Wallace

7 Feb 1967

KIA 17 Jun 1967  

PFC Wallace Gregory Nye

NyeThen   purpleheart
 

Oshel, David K.

Jun 1966 – Jun 1967

Attached to Recon

 OshelThen OshelNow 
 

Peck, Edwin

Mar 1966 – Mar 1967

Two-niner kilo

PeckThen1966

 PeckNow2008

2008

 

Pewitt, Harry Nelson

1968

Deceased: 2003  

PewittThen 
 

Plotkin, Martin

Dec 1966

KIA 17 Jun 1967

SP4 Martin Louis Plotkin

 PlotkinThen purpleheart 
 

Postma, Alvin

"Robin"

Sept 1966 - Sept 1967

 PostmaThen

PostmaNow2009

2009

 

Rasnake, Clarence R.

“Snake”

Sept 1966 – Sept 1967

Deceased: 2000  

RasnakeThen 
 

Roberts, Bobby L.

Dec 1966 - Apr 1967

Two-niner Platoon Leader

RobertsThen

1st Lt 1967

RobertsNow2009Col 2009

 

Rothrock, Timothy D.

“Sergeant Rock “

Jul 1966 – Jul 1967      

RothrockThen 

RothrockNow20102010

 

Rushing, Bennie

Aug 1966 -  Aug 1967

Deceased: 2008

 RushingThen
 

Russo, Eugene P.

Jun 1968 -  Oct 1968

RussoThen 
 

Saxon, Frank William

"Bambi"

Jul 1967 - Jun 1968

Deceased: 2011    

SaxonNow 
 

Scott, Doug

"Scottie"

Dec 1965 - Sept 1966  

ScottThen   ScottNow
 

Seals, Gary Wayne

"Shelby"

Mar 1969 - Mar 1970  

SealsThen 
 

Smith, James David

8 Aug 1966

KIA 22 Sept 1966  

PFC James David Smith 

SmithThen  purpleheart 
 

Sollars, John W.

Mar 1967 – Mar 1968  

SollarrsThen 
 

Spain, Harold L Jr.

Aug 1966 - Aug 1967

SpainThen 
 

Sparks, William L.

Jan 1966 - Jan 1967

Started Radio Lai Khe

Deceased: 2000  

SparksThen 
 

Stanford, Larry

"Sandy"

May 1966 - Sept 1966

Platoon Leader

Devour 2-niner  

StanfordThen   StanfordNow
 

Stec, Joseph C.

Mar 1966 - Mar 1967

StecThen   StecNow
 

Tabaka, Francis

"Frank, Tabaka"

May 1967 - May 1968  

 TabataThen

TabakaNow2008

2008

 

Thornton, Rodrick J

"Rod"

May 1966 - May 1967  

ThorntonThen  ThorntonNow2009 
 

Vaga, Jesse

1968  

VagaThen 
 

Waag, Edward Jr. H.

Mar 1967 – Mar 1968

WaagThen 
 

Wallin, Douglas Dewey

8 Jan 1967

KIA 26 Aug 1967  

PFC Douglas Dewey Wallin

WallinThen  purpleheart 
 

Waltman, Hal E.

Jan 1967 – Jan 1968  

WaltmanThen 
 

Walton, Jeffery L

"Jeff", "Entrenching tool kid"

Jan 1966 - Jan 1967   

WaltonThen  WaltonNow 
 

Weeks, Pat

Jun 1967 - Mar 1968

Deceased: April 7, 2007  

WeeksThen 
 

Wheeler, Michael

"Gook, Chief, Indian"

Mar 1968 - Mar 1969  

WheelerThen  WheelerNow 
 

White, Earl E.

Dec 1965 - Dec 1966         

WhiteThen 
 

Whitesitt, Michael

"Whitey"

Mar 1967 - Mar 1968

Deceased: 2003  

WhitesittThen 

WhitesittNow

2002

 

Wilford, Noel

Jul 1966 - Jul 1967   

WillfordThen 
 

Yates, David Nelson

"Dave"

Jan 1966 - Jan 1967  

YatesThen  YatesNow 
 

Youngberg, Robert

"TURKEY"

17 Jun 1967 - Jun 1968   

YoungbergThen  YoungbergNow 
 

Ziomek, Thaddeus

1968 – 1969  

ZiomekThen 
 

Zurawskyj, Leonhard J.

"Zero"

1967 – 1968

Deceased: April 2014

ZuarawskyThen