~ 720th Military Police Battalion Vietnam History Project ~
1967 Roster
Alpha Company, 720th MP Battalion
This Page Last Updated  11 July 2018
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18th MP
Brigade
89th MP
Group
720th MP
Battalion
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Located
Casualty
Wounded
Photograph
Reunion Association Lifetime Member
Riggs, Ronald K.
CPT
 Company Commander
Mesick, Martin L.
CPT
Company Commander
Lenhart, Michael E.   COL Ret.
CPT
Company Commander
Adams, Nicholas F.
1LT
3rd Platoon Leader, Tay Ninh Detachment
Brody, Clifford L.
1LT
OIC Battalion S5, Civic Action
Kelly, John L. III     LTC Ret.
1LT
OIC Tay Ninh Detachment, TDY Battalion S3 Operations Shop
Thomas, Ralph A. Jr.
1LT
Ambush & Recon
Lamonica,
2LT
Loftin, George A.
CPT
Ambush & Recon, Transferred to Battalion S2
Givens, Julius E.
1SG
 First Sergeant
Amii, Thomas M.
1SG
 First Sergeant, Transferred to HQ Detachment.
 
Abbott, John G. II
PFC
Abisher, Ronnie W.
SP/4
Ahlfeld, James B. Jr.
SP/4
  Operation Overtake escorts, Convoy Escort, Highway Security Patrol, POW Hospital Guard Detail, and Ambush & Recon.
Anderson, Scott E.
SP/4
Anderson, Andy
SP/4
River Patrol
Armstrong, Carlton C.
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Bailey, George E.
SP/4
Bain, Julian L.
SP/4
  Operation Overtake
Balcer, Frederick R.
SP/4
Ball, Billy
SGT
POW Escort & Guard Team
Ballenger, Stevy M.
SP/4
Bauer, Keith E.
SP/4
Beasley, Randall M.
SP/4
Beaver, Philip J. "Buckey"
SGT
  Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy, Xuan Loc Convoy, Zap Patrol, POW Security
Beck, Charles E.
PFC
Benefield, Kenneth R.
SGT
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment, Convoy Escort
Biggs, Michael C.
PFC
Bishoff, Pershing A.
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Boren, Larry E.
PFC
   River Patrol
Boyatt, Louis M.
SP/4
Ambush & Recon
Boyle, Thomas
SGT
Supply
Bradstreet, Harvey K.
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Brose, Ernest F.
SP/4
Brown, Balinger R. "Skip"
SP/4
Ambush & Recon, Village Patrol, Convoy Escort.
Bryant, James
SP/4
  River Patrol, Ambush & Recon
Burke, Donald B.
SGT
Motor Sergeant.
Busman, Wesley J.
SP/4
Convoy Escort, APC Crewman
Butler, Hugh N.
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Callahan, John J.
SP/4
Campbell, Ernest D.
PFC
Carlson, Roger P.
SP/4
Carson, Bruce B.
SP/4
Convoy Escorts, Operation Overtake day and night, Bien Hoa Detachment, Ambush & Recon, Operation Shotgun.
Carter, Duane Elwood
PFC
River Patrol
Cataldo, Richard F.
PFC
Clowe, Robert Earl
CPL
Tay Ninh Detachment
Coldman, Larry D.
PFC
Collins
SFC
Collins, Burnice
SGT
Conover, Marvin L.
SP/4
Repair & Upkeep (R&U) Unit
Cormier, Dale "Frenchie"
SP/4
Company Clerk
Courtney, Frank R.
PFC
Tactical Communications Chief
Creasy, Richard L.
SGT
   V100 Crew Member, Xuan Loc Convoy.
Da Silva, Thomas  "Squirrel"
SP/4
Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
Davis, John M.
SP/4
Commanding Officers Driver
Dedijer, Peter A.   CW3 Ret.
SSG
Ambush & Recon, Cu Chi-Tay Ninh & Xuan Loc Convoys, APC NCOIC, POW Escorts.
Depue, Curtis S.
SP/4
DeWitt, John P.
PFC
Ambush & Recon Operation Overtake
Diaz, Arthur "Art"
PFC
Highway Patrol, POW Hospital Guard, Ambush & Recon, Convoy Escort, Outpost-4 Long Binh Tan.
Dunlap. Michael L.
?
Durden, John F.
SP/4
    Ambush & Recon
Edwards, Charles B. "Buddy"
SP/4
    Ambush & Recon
Ferrara, Daniel M.
PFC
Ambush & Recon, Transferred to 615th MP Company.
Fish, Gary L.
PFC
Foster, John M.
SGT
Foster, Rayburn P.
SGT
Frantz, Jack A.
SP/4
River Patrol
French, Thomas F.
SGT
Tay Ninh Detachment
Garmon, Eugene Jr.
SP/4
     Xuan Loc Convoy, Operation Overtake
Gately, Paul J.
PFC
Gillespie, George
SP/4
Ambush & Recon and convoy escort.
Glover, Donald
SP/6
Food Service Specialist
Glushakow, Stephen M.
SP/4
Transferred from HQ Detachment.
Griffin, George L. Jr.
PFC
Grose, Russell N.
SP/4
  Operation Overtake, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Guziec, Thomas J.
SP/4
Halick, Paul L.
SP/4
Xuan Loc Convoy
Hall. James R.
SP/4
Hanisch, Paul
SGT
Hardy, Alvin
SGT
POW Security
Harrington, Rodger
PFC
Mechanical Maintenance Helper
Hartman, David C.
PFC
Hatt, Arthur M.
PFC
Hatzopoulos, Anthony
SP/4
Xuan Loc Convoy
Hayden, Edwin L.
PFC
Food Service Helper
Hayes, Franklin D.
SP/4
Hayes, Leroy A.   "Gabby"
SGT
River Patrol Unit, Tay Ninh Convoy, V100 Crew. Died June 1969 in vehicle crash, Colorado.
Heiser, Robert W.
SP/4
Henslee, Robert E.   "Twiggie"
SP/4
  River Patrol, Ambush & Recon, Outpost-4 Long Binh Tahn, Xuan Loc, Newport, Convoys.
Hill, Gene A.
SSG
Hodges, Benny C.
PFC
Xuan Loc Convoy
Houfer
SP/4
Hughey, Gary R.
PFC
Hulst, Henry J.
PFC
Convoy Escort, Operation Emporia Ambush. Transferred from 615th
Humphrey, Ward F.
SP/4
Hunter, William E.
SGT
Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy
Hussar, John J.
PFC
Irish, Maurice
SGT
Jarrard, John E. Jr.
SP/4
Tactical Communications Chief
Jones, Allan M.
SGT
Kanze, George R.
SSG
Platoon Sergeant
Kappes, Albert J. III
SP/4
POW Guard, APC Crewman, Tay Ninh Detachment Company Clerk
Kidder, Gary R.
PFC
King, Jerry L.
SGT
Operation Overtake
Lane, Thomas G.
SP/4
   River Patrol, Ambush & Recon
Largent, Rinard T. II
SP/4
Road Patrol
Larson, John F.
PFC
Convoy Escort, POW Security, Battalion Reaction Force
Lathrop, Gary M.
SGT
Lawless, Lawrence
?
Lee, Willie C.
SSG
Lena, William M.
SP/4
   Operation Overtake
Lewis,
SFC
 Platoon Sergeant
Lindhorst, Duane C.
SP/4
Maratea, Michael J.
SSG
Martin, Jack E. Jr.
SP/4
  Ambush & Recon, Convoy Escort.
Mason, Dennis Rae
SP/4
Operation Overtake Night
Maynor, Gary L.
PFC
Transferred from 188th MP Co.
McClintock, Daniel
?
Miles,
SGT
 Tay Ninh Detachment
Miller, Donald F.
SP/4
Mills, Edward R.
SFC
Transferred from 188th MP Co.
Naylon, Dennis A.
SP/4

Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy, Bien Hoa Detachment, Operation Overtake,
POW Security.
Neal, Roy William
PFC
Operation Overtake Night
Nededog, Thomas T.
SSG
Ambush & Recon
Norton, Wayne E.
SP/4
O'Neill, Daniel J.
SP/4
"Okie"
PFC
Palmer, Wayne L.
PFC
Paluzzi(?), Joe or John
?
Partin, Larry G.
SP/4
Transferred from 188th MP Co, Operation Shotgun
Passmore, George N.
PFC
Payton, Steve O.
SP/4
Pedrick, Ronald J.
SP/4
Tactical Wire Operations Specialist
Pennington, Ronnie
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Pepka, John V.
PFC
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Perry. David S.
PFC
Perry, Larry J.
PFC
Peterson, Kenneth A.
SP/4
Poe, James W. Jr.
SP/4
 Cu Chi-Tay Ninh & Xuan Loc Convoy's, Ambush & Recon, Crew Member V100 Big Bertha
Pulizzi, David W.
SP/4
Radigan, Edward J.
PFC
Rhoton, Garmon C.
 SP/4
Riggs, Ronald E.
PFC
Tactical Wire Operations Specialist
Riner, Joseph J.
SGT
Robertson, Oscar N. "Robbie"
SP/4
Convoy Escorts
Robinson, Kurt W.
SP/4
Rodriguez, Pablo Jr.
PFC
Roemer, Kenneth R.
SP/4
Ross, Max
PFC
  Ambush & Recon, River Patrol, Convoy Escort.
Ross, Donnie A.
SP/4
  Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy, POW Hospital Guard & escort, Highway Patrol, Ambush & Recon, Operations/Mail Clerk.
Russell, Michael J.
SP/4
Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy, V100 Crew.
Rutherford, Gary R. H.
PFC
   Ambush & Recon
Ryan, Michael P.
PFC
Tactical Wire Operations Specialist
Salerno, David V.
PFC
Xuan Loc Convoy
Salo, Robert A.
SGT
  3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment, Motor Sergeant
Schrader, Gary L.
SP/4
Xuan Loc Convoy, APC Crew Member, POW Escort Team.
Schroeter, Peter "The Kraut"
SP/4
Schumaker, Gerald
SP/4
  Operation Overtake
Scott, Milton D.    MSG Ret.
SSG
Ambush & Recon, Generals Mess, Operation Overtake, Xuan Loc Convoy, POW Escort Team
Scott, James E. Sr.
SGT
Operation Overtake
Schwachle, Charles Jr.
PFC
Senkovich, Steven W.   LTC Ret.
SGT
  Ambush & Recon, Cu Chi-Tay Ninh & Xuan Loc Convoys, Operation Overtake, V100 Crew.
Simmons, Gary M.
SP/4
Simpkins, Emory L.
SP/4
Sims, Thomas A.
SP/4
Cu Chi-Tay Ninh Convoy
Smith, Eugene F. "Smitty"
SP/4
Stewart, C. "Tiny"
PFC
River Patrol
Stockton, Richard "Allan"
SP/4
Cu Chi-Tay Ninh & Xuan Loc Convoys, Operation Overtake, POW Security
Stuckey, John H. Jr.
SP/4
  Ambush & Recon, Convoy Escorts.
Sundt, Gary A.
SGT
  Ambush & Recon, Xuan Loc Convoy
Taylor, Jerry L.
SSG
Tibbe, Terrance E.
PFC
Mechanical Maintenance Helper, Motor Pool Operation Overtake, POW Hospital Guard.
Tompkins, Dallas J.
PFC
Torris, John W.
SP/4
Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
Tucker, Lawrence C.
SSG
Ambush & Recon
Tupling, Frederick W.
SP/4
Vasquez, Angel C.
SSG
Vitale, Russell Jr.
SP/4
Vraniak, Lawrence C.
SGT
Company Clerk
Vrba, Andrew C.
PFC
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Wade, Gary L.
SP/4
Ambush & Recon, Operation Overtake, POW Security
Wagoner, Jerome W.   CW2 Ret.
SP/4
  Convoy Escorts, POW Transport & Hospital Guard, Ambush & Recon
Walker, Richard L.
SGT
NCOIC River Patrol Unit
Ward, James H.
SGT
Convoy Escorts
Ware, Robert
PFC
Wasiak, William W.
SFC
Operations Sergeant
Watson, Thomas A.
SP/4
Xuan Loc Convoy
Watts, Larry K.
SP/4
River Patrol
Weatherholt, Ronald L.
SP/4
Supply
Weber, John J.
PFC
West, Leonard B.
SP/4
   Ambush & Recon
Whitlock, Lawrence
PFC
Xuan Loc Convoy
Wilkens, John H.
SSG
POW Hospital Guard, Operation Overtake Night
Wilson, Larry G.
SP/4
Wimmer, Richard A.
SP/4
Wittenfield, Morgan G.
PFC
Wojciehowski, Matthew
SP/4
3rd Platoon, Tay Ninh Detachment.
Wood, James L.
PFC
Post Patrol
Woodhead, Michael L.
PFC
Yudis, James V.
SP/5
Personnel Specialist
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