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1973 Time Line ~ 615th MP Company 178th MP (PMO) Detachment ~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ Vietnam History Project ~ |
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March Early in the month the 615th MP Company was informed that it would be standing down and began its preparations for return to the U.S. SSG Arthur R. Rivera and SP/4 Bruce E. Burnham took the company mascot Andy The Bloodhound to the US Consulate in DaNang, with all of Andy's paperwork, and personally gave him to the residing diplomat who promised to care for him. The Commanding Officer CPT Wooton departed and CPT Bruce D. Robertson, the Executive Officer, became the Acting Commanding Officer and stayed with the company until it departed Vietnam. |
The 615th stands down |
27 March The 615th MP Company ceased all operations in DaNang and the personnel all were shipped off to the south for transport to the U.S. SFC Earl H.“Bud” Shott and SSG Arthur R. Rivera remained behind and were assigned to the U.S. Delegation Four Power Joint Military Commission for Military Region I. SFC Shott assumed the title of Security NCOIC and SSG Rivera was his assistant. The assignment didn’t last very long because not once did the IV Power Military Commission meet with the North Vietnam contingent in Military Region I. The assignment was ended and the men returned to the U.S. 8 April 1973. |
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28 March The 615th MP Company was inactivated in Vietnam on the last day of American military combat presence. U.S. Military strength in Vietnam, 1,000, with no military policemen. At the time of deactivation the 615th was the only MP unit assigned in Military Region I. This is believed to be the last official photo of the 615th MP Company in Vietnam. |
The following is a list of the members who received awards of the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, before the Company departed Vietnam.
Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service CPT Joseph A. Wooten, Commanding Officer, CPT Bruce D. Robertson, Executive Officer, 1SG George E. Krisher, 1SG Robert J. Stewart, PMO Operations, SFC Earl H. Shott, SSG William R. Parson Supply Sergeant, SSG Arthur R. Rivera, SSG Arthur T. Weaver, SGT Wayne J. Fiscser, SGT Kenneth L. Johnson, SGT Ronald L. Johnson, SP/4 William R. Bailey, Sr., SP/4 Robert D. Baum, Sr., SP/4 David E. Bender, SP/4 Bruce E. Burnham, Sr., SP/4 Frank M. Fucaloro, Sr., SP/4 Duane A. Henderson, SP/4 Billy R. Lankford, Sr., SP/4 Lawrence Sturgis, Sr., and SP/4 Howard E. Wright, Sr. Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service SGT Benny Williams, SP/4 Leroy H. Berg, Sr., SP/4 Daniel W. Hueston, SP/4 Daniel O'Sullivan and PFC Allan J. Brown. |
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