2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment 1967-68



Roster

This roster is based primarily on official information contained in the Bravo Company Roster, dated April 1968,
and numerous unit orders for awards and assignments.
For corrections, please contact Tom De Young or Gene Hedberg.

We have no official records that show the rank of troopers when they completed their tour with Bravo Company.
Since we are unable to obtain accurate information on the final grades for 300-350 troopers,
we have decided not to show any grades for E-5 and below.
 


ABBREVIATIONS:
MOS stands for Military Occupational Specialty. A MOS identifies general and specific jobs for military personnel.
DEROS stands for Date Eligible for Return from Overseas. This was the date a trooper would return to the United States.

KIA = Killed In Action
^ = Died in aircraft crash or as a result of wounds.
CO = Commanding Officer
XO = Executive Officer
CG = Command Group (Aztec, Blackfoot, Cheyenne and Mohawk are the names of platoons).
HHC = Headquarters, 2/8th Cav Regt

 

NAME GRADE/RANK MOS DEROS PLATOON
Decker, David John O-3/CPT 1542 KIA 11/19/67 CO 00Jul67-19Nov67
O'Brien, Robert O-3/CPT 1542 03/21/69^ CO 24Jul68-?
O'Sullivan, Peter C. O-3/CPT 1542 14-jul-68 CO 19nov67-26mar68
Tillitt, Gregory O-3/CPT 1542 01-aug-68 CO 26Mar68-24Jul68
Beach, Thomas O-2/1LT 1542 22-Oct-68 Cheyenne
Berry, William D. O-2/1LT 1542   XO
De Young, Thomas J. O-2/1LT 1542 01-aug-68 Blackfoot/XO
Lehman, Alfred E. Jr. O-2/1LT 1542   Cheyenne/HHC
Pappas,Gus H. O-2/1LT 1542   Mohawk
Ready, Charles O-2/1LT 1542 28-Oct-68 Aztec
Rodreick, Ronald Nelson O-2/1LT 1542 KIA 11/19/67  
Smith, James C. O-2/1LT 1542 29-jan-69 Blackfoot
Whittle, William A. O-2/1LT 1542    
Wilson, John Ray O-2/1LT 1542 KIA 07/24/68  
Patino, Roberto D. E-8/1SG     CG
Bradford, Emanuel E-7/SFC 11B40 11-jul-68 Aztec
Clark, Bobby R. E-7/SFC 11B4H 4-feb-68 Aztec
Navarro-Santana, Julio E-7/SFC 11B40 03-feb-69 Blackfoot
Rodrigues-B., Fernando L. E-7/SFC 11B40 07-jun-68 CG
Smith, Leon R. E-7/SFC 11B40 03-feb-69 Cheyenne
Travieso,Joseph A.  E-7/SFC 11B4H Aug 67 Blackfoot
Arney, Carl Q.

E-6/SSG

    Aztec
Ashton, Roy E. E-6/SSG 11B40 18-jan-69 Blackfoot
Beaty, James A. E-6/SSG      
Bernard, Earl R.   E-6/SSG 11B40 9-jan-68  
Fernandez, Earl William E-6/SSG   KIA 09/05/67  
Harrison, James W. E-6/SSG   00-feb-68 Cheyenne
Hecker, Albert C. E-6/SSG 11B40 17-apr-68 Aztec
Jones, Gordon E. E-6/SSG 11B40 8-May-68 Blackfoot
Lopez, Jose G. E-6/SSG 11C40 07-jun-68 Mohawk
Navarro, Ricardo E. Jr. E-6/SSG      
Porter, Johnnie E-6/SSG 11C40 02-jun-68 Mohawk
Russ, Dennis C. E-6/SSG 11B40 05-mar-68  
Smith, Brazil E. Jr.  E-6/SSG      
Williams, Roosevelt E-6/SSG 11B40 02-jun-68 Aztec
Adamson, Mike A.   11B10 12-jan-69  
Alvidrez, Anthony E.   11B40 14-May-68 Aztec
Anderson, George M.   11B40 13-May-68 Blackfoot
Anderson, Jimmy     1-Oct-67 Blackfoot
Andrade, Boyd K.   05C20 02-mar-69  
Angle, Peter Jason   11B10 KIA 07/01/68 Cheyenne
Arends, Alvin E.       Blackfoot
Arnold, Allen N.   11B20 07-nov-68  
Ashby, Jon P.       Blackfoot
Bakich, James E.   11B10 14-feb-69 Blackfoot
Barnet, George W.        
Beck, James     22-nov-68 Cheyenne
Beckham, Edward J.        
Bigham, Theodore Lewis     KIA 07/24/68  
Bivona, Michael   11B10 23-feb-69 Aztec
Black, Paul Jr.     KIA 07/25/68  
Blanchard, Herbert G.   11B20 05-aug-68 CG/Supply
Bond, G.C., Jr.   11B10 23-May-68  
Breen, Jeffrey M.   11B10 15-sep-68 Blackfoot
Brinchek, Michael E.   11B10 12-jan-69 Blackfoot
Brown, Alexander        
Bruce McLeod     Oct 67 Mohawk
Buechner, Steven C.   11C20 05-aug-68  
Bull, Kit L.   11B40 2-May-68 Blackfoot/Mohawk
Cain, Donald K.   11B10 05-mar-69 Aztec
Carlson, Gerald L        
Carpentier, Lucien Gerard     KIA 07/25/68  
Casey, John       Aztec
Chambers, Hillman Glen     KIA 07/26/68  
Chilcott, Ronald J.   11B10 KIA 04/23/68  
Clay, Alton B.   11B10 27-feb-69 Blackfoot
Cody, Joseph F.   71H20    
Cracchiola, William A.   11C40 25-apr-68 Cheyenne
Cramer, James Wallace, KIA 09/27/68,     KIA 09/27/68 Mohawk/HHC/
Cheyenne
Cressel, Terry Walker     KIA 06/24/68  
Culver, Don L.   11C20 31-Oct-68  
Davidson, Barton       Aztec
Davis, George N.   11B40 14-May-68 Aztec
Day, Ricky D.       Cheyenne
Dayhoff, Ralph     KIA 08/12/68 Aztec
Delaughter, Robert L.   11B40 13-May-68 Cheyenne
Deluci, Robert A.        
Dettmer, Thomas G.   11B10 23-may-68  
Dibiase, Nicholas   11B10 05-mar-69 Blackfoot
Dillion, Tommie D.   11B10 22-feb-69 Aztec
Dominick, Thomas J.        
Dorville, Donald K.   11B10 13-feb-69 Aztec
Drury, James C.   11B10 23-may-68 Blackfoot
Duquette, Walter E.   11B10 28-feb-69 Blackfoot
Edwards, Thomas O.   11C20 26-aug-68 Mohawk
Egesdahl, Floyd R.        
Elhard, Edwin        
England, Donald B.   11B40 19-apr-68 Blackfoot
Evans, Benjamin H.   11C10 00 Mar 68 Cheyenne
Everret, Lorenzo   11B10 25-feb-69 Aztec
Fadoul, Gary D.        
Farrar, Anthony C.   11B10 22-feb-69 Cheyenne
Fish, R. Fred       Cheyenne
Fisher, Marcus C.   11C40 21-May-68 Aztec
Fones, Danny L.   11B10 23-feb-69 Cheyenne
Ford, James L.   11B10 13-feb-68 Cheyenne
Foster, Joe D.   11B20 13-feb-69 Aztec
Fowler,William Holt III     KIA 11/19/67  
Frisbie, Bobby D.   11B20    
Fry, Charles R   11B20 23-feb-68 Mohawk
Gabriel, Lloyd H.     00-feb-68  
Gallagher, Larry Herbert     KIA 07/25/68  
Garcia, Francisco   11B20 09-jan-69  
Garza, Mariano L.   11B40 26-apr-68 Cheyenne
Genecki, Pete   11B10   Blackfoot
Glover, Kenneth T.   11C20 7-Oct-68 Mohawk
Godfrey, Lonnie W.   11B10 April 69 Blackfoot
Goodland, William E.   11B40 18-apr-68 Aztec
Gordon, Steven R.   11B40 13-May-68 Blackfoot
Graff, William E.   11B40 13-May-68 Blackfoot
Granai, Thomas J.   11B10

May-68

Blackfoot
Gray, James   11B10 26-mar-68  
Gregory, James D.   11B40 13-May-68 Cheyenne
Guillaume, Charles E.     00-feb-68 Blackfoot
Guinn, Robert W.   11B20 29-Oct-68 Aztec
Guthman, Charles F.   11B10 13-feb-69 Blackfoot
Hagar, Kenneth A.   11B10 14-may-68  
Hager, Thomas M.     00-feb-68 Cheyenne
Hairston, Jimmy Lee     KIA 07/24/68  
Hall, Billie   11B10 14-jan-69 Blackfoot?
Hall, Robert     21-apr-69 Aztec
Hamilton, Ralph H.   11B40 02-jan-69  
Hanel, Carl B.   11B20 13-jan-68 Aztec
Happel, Gary C.   11C40 24-apr-68 Aztec
Harris, Will   11B20 13-May-68 Aztec
Hass, Charles E.   11B20 26-apr-68 Cheyenne
Hayes, Cleveland   11B20 15-aug-68 Aztec
Haynes, Charles Francis   11C20 8/5/1968^^ Mohawk/CG
Haynes, Charles     8/67-2/68 Blackfoot
Hedberg, Gene L.   11B20 14-dec-68 Blackfoot
Hedden, Roger      KIA 08/12/68 Aztec
Helms, Gregory D.   11B10

May-68

Cheyenne
Henderson, William D.   11C20 05-aug-68  
Henry, Elvin H.   11C40 17-apr-68  
Hentkowski, Jimmie       Blackfoot
Hewitt, Houston E.   11B10 27-Oct-68 Blackfoot?
Hicks, James W.   11B10 13-feb-69  
Hill, Calvin E   11B10    
Hill, Larry F.   11B10 30-Oct-68 Aztec
Hodges, Ernest Maehue   11B20 KIA 06/24/68 Aztec
Holderbaum, John Arthur   11B20 KIA 08/09/68  
Howes, Steven M.   11B20 13-May-68 Aztec?
Hoyett, Willie M.   11C10 22-feb-69 Blackfoot
Hubbard, Marvin Peter   11B10 KIA 07/24/68 Aztec
Hume, Harold P.   11B10 15-feb-69 Blackfoot
Hummel, David A.   11B10 19-apr-68 Blackfoot
Hutter, Michael J.   11B10    
Jackson, Frederick S.   11B10 12-jan-69 Blackfoot
Johnson, Terrence R.   11B40 18-apr-68 Blackfoot
Johnston, Michael C.   11B20 15-aug-68  
Jones, George L.   11B20 18-feb-68 Aztec
Jones, Rudolph    11B20  29 Mar 68  
Junginger, Howard T.        
Kay, Bryan Thomas   11B10 KIA 08/07/68  
Klenske, Howard Lee     KIA 07/24/68  
Klock, Curtis, L.   11B40 19-apr-68 Cheyenne
Krajewski, Gerald J.   11C20 10-jan-69 Aztec
Krueger, Orville C.   11C20 30-Oct-68 Blackfoot
Krys, James E.   11B20 21-May-68 Aztec
Kuntz, Leon B.       Cheyenne
Labeau, Michael D.   11B20 26-apr-68 Cheyenne
Lankford, Alan M.   11C20 03-sep-70 CG/Company Clerk
Larson, Gerald C.   11B10 10-mar-69 Aztec
Lewis, Jefferson W.   11C20   Aztec 
Lewis, William A.   11C40 20-nov-68 Mohawk
Lich, John N.   11B20 24-apr-68  
Looman, Ronald D.   11C20 05-nov-68  
Luebke, John C.   11B10 KIA 07/24/68 Aztec
Mabe, Ronald Lee     KIA 05/29/68  
Madison, William H.     00-feb-68  
Maese, Arthur L.   11B20   Cheyenne
Malinowski, Paul V.   11B10 19-feb-69  
Malloy, Patrick   11C10 20-feb-69  
Martin, Ben J.   11B40 20-May-68  
Martin, Gregory     18-feb-68 Aztec
Martinez, Jesse A.   11B10 10-mar-69 Aztec
Matos-Correa, Jose Antonio     KIA 08/12/68 Aztec
Matthews, Sherrill R.       Blackfoot
Matthews, Donald R.   11B40 24-feb-69  
Maxwell, Paul J   11B20 15-aug-68  Aztec
Mayo, Larry F.        
McDonald, William M.   11B40 11-jun-68 Supply
Meehan, Edward T.   11B10 23-nov-68  
Mendez, Julian     KIA 08/28/68 Cheyenne
Mercado, Ralph R.   11B40 13-May-68 Blackfoot
Mika, Richard A.   11B10 23-feb-69 Blackfoot
Miles, James K.   11B20 18-jan-69 Blackfoot
Miller, John D.     00-feb-68  
Miller, Richard A.   11C40 14-dec-68 Blackfoot/CG?
Mitchell, Elbert R.     00-eb-68  
Molinari, Robert J.   11B10    
Montgomery, Charles K.   11B10 22-feb-69 Aztec
Montgomery, Larry     KIA 07/24/68  
Moore, Bobby C.   11B10 23-feb-69 Aztec
Mosley, Irvin William     KIA 07/25/68 Cheyenne
Muellner, Paul M.   11C10 22-feb-69 Blackfoot
Munko, Thomas E.   11B10 21-feb-69  
Murphy, James O.   11C20 23-feb-68 Aztec
Myers, Robert A.   11B10 14-feb-69  
Nagami, Henry H.   11B20 21-May-68 Blackfoot
Natale, Nicholas Anthony   11B10 KIA 05/29/68 Aztec
Nelson, Robert R.   11B20 9-Oct-68 Blackfoot?
Nielsen, Donald J.   11C20 03-sep-68 Mohawk
Nichols, Patrick F.   11C20 08-feb-68 Aztec
Nix, Odis M.   11B20 29-aug-68  
Nylan, Henry R.   11B10   Cheyenne
Okasinski, Gregory F.   11B10 07-mar-69  
Olearnick, Thomas   11B20 KIA 11/19/67 Cheyenne
Olibas, Ronald M.       Aztec
O'Shea, Michael J.       Cheyenne
Owen, Jimmy L.   11B20 22-nov-68 Cheyenne
Owens, Herbert A.       Aztec
Parker, Raymond D.   11B40 21-May-68 -
Patterson, Joseph S       Cheyenne
Patterson, Robert J.       Aztec
Patterson, Travis E.   11C40 23-sep-68 Mohawk
Perry, Tom     1-Oct-67 Blackfoot
Peters, John Denis   11H10 KIA 05/29/68 Blackfoot
Pollin Gary     00-00-69 Blackfoot
Preston, Gregory C.        
Prokopf, Richard J.   11C10 26-feb-69 Blackfoot
Ralph Mercado.        
Rauso, PeterF.   11B40 24-apr-68  
Rayner, Donald K.   11B40 14-May-68 Cheyenne
Readd, Robin E.   11B20 13-jan-68 Blackfoot
Redmond, Floyd R.        
Reiners, James R.   11C20 21-May-68 Mohawk?
Rice, Richard A.   11B40 20-mar-69 Blackfoot
Rife, Harold L.   11C20 13-jan-69 Aztec
Robinson, Council   11C20 27-Oct-68 Blackfoot
Robinson, Donald L.        
Rodholm, Peter (Jack)     11/67-1/68 Aztec
Roe, Harry J.   11B40 31-jan-68 Cheyenne
Rose, John G.   11B10 14-feb-69  
Rose, Roger L.   11B10 24-feb-69  
Russ, Dennis C.     00-Mar-68  
Russell, John J.        
Schultz, David Charles   11B10 KIA 05/04/68 Blackfoot
Scott, Louis C.   11C10 25-feb-69 Mohawk
Seidel, Larry A.   11B10 14-feb-69 Cheyenne
Shaw, Byron P.   11B20 15-aug-68 Cheyenne
Sherwood, William G.       Aztec
Shrewsbury, Richard K.        
Sikorski, William J.   11B10 21-feb-69  
Sigmund, Drew   11B40 6-oct-67 Cheyenne
Spaulding, John W.        
Spehar, Michael A.   11C10 20-feb-69 Mohawk/E Company
Stamer, Steven M.   11C10 26-feb-69 Mohawk 
Steinacher, Byron   11B20 17-feb-69 Aztec
Stengel, John R.   11B20 28-Oct-68 Blackfoot/Mohawk
Stierwalt, Richard N.   11B10 18-feb-68  
Stine, Gary P.   11B40 18-apr-68 Aztec
Stovall, Donald L.   11B10 22-feb-69  
Streeter, Donald J.   11B10 11-mar-69 Blackfoot/HHC
Swimm, Richard J.   11B40 21-May-68 Blackfoot
Sylvain, Perry M.   11B10 19-feb-68  
Tanner, Dan L.        
Taylor, James B   11B10 May-69 Aztec
Teltoe, Jere D.        Supply
Thielen, Mark       Cheyenne
Thomas, Ulysses     8/67-2/68  
Thompson, Perry Eddison     KIA 07/24/68  
Thornton, Richard L.   11B10 05-mar-69 Aztec
Tittle, William E.   36K20 07-sep-68 Cheyenne
Toomer, Lonnie L.   11B10 22-feb-69 Aztec
Tovey, Robert W.   11B40 14-apr-68  
Tucker, John B.   11C40 3-May-68 Mohawk
Tullius, Larry J.   11B10 19-feb-69  
Turk, John D.   11B10 06-jan-68 Blackfoot
Turner, William A.   11B20 17-feb-68  
Vargas-Pedilla, Edelmiro   11B10 24-feb-69 Blackfoot
Vaughn, Larry E   11B10    
Vena, Francis   11B20 21-nov-68 Blackfoot
Vermette, Richard J.   76K30 28 May 68  
Waldrop, Manuel N.   11B20 01-mar-68 Blackfoot
Walker, Samuel E.   11B40 13-May-68 Cheyenne
Waln, Phillip E.       Aztec 
Walther, Raymond G.   11B20 13-May-68  
Ward, Raymond   11B20 30-Oct-68  
Webster, Donald D.   11C20 11-feb-68  
Wheeler, Randy M.   11B20 15-aug-68 Blackfoot
Whitehead, Dale       Cheyenne
Whitson, Larry D.   11B40 00-feb-68  
Williams, Jerry L.   11C20 20-dec-68  
Wilson, David A   11B10    
Woodward, Gary C.     00-feb-68  
Wright, Clifford       Blackfoot
Younger, Raymond E.   11B20 28-dec-68  

ATTACHED OR SUPPORT PERSONNEL 
Rasher, John O-3/CPT     Battalion Surgeon
Gunderson, John O-3/CH(CPT)     BattalionChaplain
Newby, Claude O-3/CH(CPT) 56A   Battalion Chaplain
Bilsie, Edward Orville E-6/SSG   11/30/67^ Medic/Cheyenne
Bird, Steve       Medic/ Blackfoot
Bono, George Raymond       Medic/CG
Foster, Kenith O.       Medic/Aztec
Lewis, Leonard       Medic/ Blackfoot
Parrott, Dempsey Woodrow     KIA 05/04/68 Medic/ Blackfoot
Pino, Manuel       Medic/ Cheyenne

HONORARY MEMBERS
Jacobs, Art WO_/     Medivac Pilot
Scholes, Edward O-8/MG     CO D 2/8 '67-'68
Decker, Chris Civilian     CPT Decker's son
Decker, David Civilian     CPT Decker's son
Brauer, Martin Civilian     Webmaster

OTHERS 
Beaty, James O-2/1LT      
Banicki, John       B 2/8 '71-72 Aztec
Beckett, Glenn       B 2/8 '69-70
Bobby, Duane       B 2/8 '69-70 Aztec
Britton, George       B 2/8 '69-70
Griffith, Francis       B 2/8 '65-66
Hersman, Ray       B 2/8 '69-70
Rowell, James     21-jul-69 B 2/8 68-69 Aztec
Carney, Bob        B & HHC -
2/8 67-68

 

 

 






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