Detachment A

2013 Reunion - Las Vegas

1st MIBARS - Detachment A - BIEN HOA, Republic of South Vietnam

Bien Hoa City 1970 - above image submitted by Robert Bills

Detachment "A" - The Old Sawmill

See the front gate and screened in or netted area above the front wall along the roadside of the property

view from above the Dong Nai River - see the Vietnamese river navy boats

The above color image is recent by Google and submitted by Truman O'Brien

submitted by Paul Giunta.

The Old Sawmill on the Song Dong Nai in Bien Hoa. Photo submitted by Phil Milio

III Corps Headquarters on the left adjacent to Bien Hoa Air Base on the right. In the rectangle is Detachment A Operations. Inside the little square on the top is the Image Interpretation facility; on the bottom is the Image Reproduction Laboratory. We were on a South Vietnamese Military Installation that was frequently visited by high ranking officers and dignitaries of the US and RVN as well as other allies. submitted by Dan Newell.

Operations area pano by Truman O'Brien, thanks to Ed Jones for the 8 photos used.

Det A photo taken in late '67 or early '68. Photo taken by Bill Otto

1. - Charles Edgette 22. - Dennis Cooney2. - Vernon Smythe 23. - Darren Griffin3. - Jonathan Hescock 24. - Ron Sines4. - Larry Brunatti 25. - Larry Doyle5. - Fernando Lopez 26. - Skip Hurt6. - Stanley Krick 27. - Ed Fehr7. - Ed Jones 28. - David Lewis8. - Richard Siccama 29. - Charles Hutcheson9. - Robert Hurley 30. - Connely Worsham10. - Joe Holsenback 31. - Gary Steeple11. - Jack Finley 32. - Robert Pearson12. - John Couzo 33. - Sander Haydon13. - Henry (Ray) Whitesell 34. - Wayne Szczeniewski14. - Jimmy Ray Nelson 35. - Wayne Sarles15. - Robert Heitkam 36. - Gary Mosten16. - Dan Newell 37. - Grief Marion17. - Kenneth Whitehorn 38. - J. A. Moore18. - Chad (Delmar) Cantrell 39. - Rex Bostic19. - Tim Hayes 40. - George Lightner20. - William Blackstone 41. - Bill Schrieb21. - William Matheny 42. - Joe Gomez

This unit photo was taken in late '66 or early '67. Photo by Ed Jones

1. Tom Cain 17. Larry Pauley2. SFC Dixon 18. Bill Otto3. J. A. Moore 19.4. Ed Lynch 20. Bob Niccum5. Joe Holsenbach 21. Ron Sines6. Paul Vickers 22. Truman O'Brien7. Leonard Panewicz 23. Hadley8. Fernando Lopez 24. Jon Hescock9. Chuck Scanlon 25. Larry Johnson 10. Paul Giunta 26. Brian Simpson 11. Joe Schieszka 27. Reynolds12. Joe Neander 28. Walt Griffin13. Charles Edgette 29. SSG Hefner14. 30.15. George Hamby III 31. Bill Mathews (?)16. Sgt Davis 32.