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COMMAND & STAFF
"The Kings of Battle"
2nd Bn, 9th Field Artillery
providing direct fire support to elements of the:
25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning),
3rd Brigade Special Task Force
(Dec, 1965 to Aug, 1967)
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4th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade (Ivy)
( 1 Aug, 1967 to April, 1970)
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ORDER OF BATTLE* |
In Direct Support Of: |
| "A" Battery | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment |
| "B" Battery | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment |
| "C" Battery | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment |
| "D" Battery (Provisional)** | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment |
*As of Dec, 65. Subsequent alignments subject to op orders and mission requirements.
** "D" Battery was a provisional setup for OPERATION PERSHING as
follows:
"Battery "D" (Provisional), 2d Battalion, 9th Artillery was
formed on 2 March 1967 by taking four 105mm howitzer sections
and necessary personnel and equipment from Headquarters and Service Battery,
Battery "A", and Battery "B",
2d Battalion, 9th Artillery. Battery "D" had the mission of direct support of the 1st
Battalion, 14th Infantry, for the
period 2-16 March 1967. On 16 March 1967, Battery "D" was dissolved, to be reformed on 17
March in the same
manner and given the mission of direct support of the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, for the
period 17 March -
3 April 1967. Battery "D" was again dissolved".
SOURCE: After Action Report
Recognition of the men who served on the Command
& Staff with the
2/9th FA
as part of their tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam, 1966 - 1970.
| BATTALION | |
| LtCol Frederick L. Ingham | Bn CO, 1965 |
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LtCol Saul A. Jackson (dec 9Sep02) |
Bn CO, 1966 |
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LtCol Bruce Holbrook |
Bn CO, 1966 |
| LtCol Gerald
B. Bobzien (dec 2Apr16) |
Bn CO, 1967 |
| LtCol Richard I. Wiles | Bn CO, 1968 |
| LtCol Redmond
"Red" Forrester (dec July, 2008) |
Bn CO, 1969 |
| LtCol Charles D. Richards | Bn CO, 1970 |
| Maj
Roger L. Bernardi (dec 8Feb2019) |
Bde Liaison Off |
| Capt
Stuart Royle (deceased) |
Bde Liaison Off |
| Capt David P. Scott | Bde Liaison Off |
| Maj Luther Vann | Bde Liaison Off |
| Capt Carlton Epps | Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Doug Johnson | Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Ron A. Norris (deceased) |
Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Jim (Terry) Pierson | Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Carl Morin | Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Charles Jackson | Bn Liaison Off |
| Capt Dick Younger | Bn Liaison Off |
| Lt John Hartley, Jr | Bn Liaison Off |
| Maj Joseph M. Bowers | Bn XO |
| Maj Paul E. Lenhart | Bn XO |
| Maj Harry D. Penzler | Bn XO |
| Capt Ronald Von Freymann | Bn S-1 |
| Lt David Barr | Bn S-1 |
| Maj Willie J. Condry | Bn S-1 |
| Lt Richard H. Bateman | Bn S-1 |
| Lt Frank D. Herbick | Bn S-1 |
| Capt Thomas L. Pryor | Bn S-1 |
| Lt Milton C. Thomason | Asst Bn S-1 |
| Lt Charles Stout | Bn S-2 |
| Capt Carlton Epps | Asst Bn S-3 |
| Maj Bill Schneider | Bn S-3 |
| Maj Stuart E. Wright | Bn S-3, Bn XO |
| Maj Donald Eichelbarger | Bn S-3, Bn XO |
| Maj Joseph Bowers | Bn S-3, Bn XO |
| Maj Reynaldo Sanchez | Bn S-3 |
| Maj Jerry P. Orr | Bn S-3 |
| Capt (Maj) Vincente DeJesus | Bn Asst S-3 |
| Lt Carlton Epps | Bn Asst S-3 |
| Capt David G. Scott | Bn Asst S-3 |
| Lt Chris Q. Herrick | Bn Asst S-3 |
| Sp4 John Moon Mullins | Bn Asst S-3, TOC |
| Capt
Howard "Dutch" Hutsell (deceased) |
Bn S-4 |
| Capt Dick E. Dwinell | Bn S-4 |
| Lt Steven Riley Huffstutler | Asst Bn FDO |
| Lt Mike Kurtgis | DivArty AO |
| Lt Patrick J. Kasperbauer (deceased) |
Bn Aerial Observer |
| Lt Jim Deloney | Bn Aerial Observer |
| Lt Dennis Munden | Bn Aerial Observer |
| Lt (Gary) Dean Springer | Bn Ammo Officer |
| WO Emil Franklin | Bn Radar Officer |
| CSM Howard E. Hughes | Bn CSM |
| BATTERY | |
| Capt James N. Aragaki (dec 27Feb03) |
HHB |
| Capt Robert D. Baird | HHB |
| Capt Kent L. Confer | HHB |
| Capt Dick E. Dwinell | HHB |
| Capt John C. Jenkins | HHB |
| Lt Patrick J. Kasperbauer (deceased) |
HHB |
| Capt Carl Morin (deceased) |
HHB |
| Capt Ronald VonFreymann | HHB |
| Capt John S. Waller | HHB |
| Lt Russel T. Owen | HHB |
| Capt Richard Keith Carlton | "A" Btry, CO |
| Capt Joe Cummings | "A" Btry CO |
| Capt Fagan | "A" Btry, CO |
| Capt John Ferguson, Jr | "A" Btry, CO |
| Capt Richard G. Higgins | "A" Btry, CO |
| Capt John S. Williams | "A" Btry CO |
| Capt Bob Richardson | "A" Btry CO |
| Capt Gary E. Yurkas | "A" Btry, CO |
| Lt
Don L. Blankin (dec 29Jul21) |
"A" Btry FDO |
| Lt
Kermit L. DeVaughn (deceased) |
"A" Btry FDO |
| Capt
Mike A. Casp (KIA) The VN Wall |
"A" Btry, CO, (KIA Nov, 1967) |
| Lt Raymond Beebe, Jr | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Jerry R. Benton | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Jim M. Daly, Jr | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Dennis L. Dauphin | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Carlton Epps | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Bert G. Landau | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Pat McGinnis | "A" Btry, XO |
| Lt
Jim McHugh (deceased) |
"A" Btry, XO |
| Lt Malcolm Spencer (dec 5Apr19) |
"A" Btry, XO |
| Capt Donovan | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt Ellis Giles, Jr | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt David A. Horswell | "B" Btry, CO |
| CPT Jones | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt Jack Osborne | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt Frederick Rice | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt James Starkey | "B" Btry, CO |
| Capt Thomas K. Trigg IV | "B" Btry, CO |
| Lt Max R. Barron | "B" Btry, XO |
| Lt John P. Duffy | "B" Btry, XO |
| Lt Mike Strickland | "B" Btry, XO |
| Lt Ed McNew | "B" Btry XO |
| Lt Mike Aiken | "B" Btry FDO |
| Lt Moyers | "B" Btry FDO |
| Lt Robert Ness | "B" Btry FDO |
| Lt Wayne D. George | "B" Btry FDO |
| Capt Vincente DeJesus | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Dick E. Dwinell | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Earl Finley | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Richard G. Higgins | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Howard "Dutch"
Hutsell (deceased) |
"C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Ricardo A. Morales | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Myers | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt John B. Oliver | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt John Rose | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt David G. Scott | "C" Btry, CO |
| Capt Dick Younger | "C" Btry, CO |
| Lt Wayne T. Crochet | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt Richard (Dick) Ellegood | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt Carlton Epps | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt William H. Hunnicutt | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt Jon M. Kuney | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt John Murphy | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt (Gary) Dean Springer | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt Rainer Stutt | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt Jeffry L. Toperzer | "C" Btry, XO |
| Lt (Gary) Dean Springer | "D" Btry CO (Temp Ops) |
| Lt Chris Q. Herrick | "D" Btry CO (Temp Ops) |
| Lt John Murphy | "D" Btry XO (Temp Ops) |
| TOP KICKS | |
| 1SG Halderman | 1SG, "A" Btry |
| 1SG James E. McPeek | 1SG, "A" Btry |
| 1SG Clifford J. Pullan | 1SG, "B" Btry |
| 1SG William R. Rollins | 1SG, "A" Btry |
| 1SG James Henry | 1SG, "C" Btry |
| 1SG Wiley S. Taylor | 1SG, "C" Btry |
| MSG William O. "Top" Davis | HHB |
| CFB & SECTION CHIEFS | |
| SSgt
Frank Venegas (deceased) |
CFB, "A" Btry, 66-67 |
| SFC Therman L. Lowery | CFB, "B" Btry, 66-67 |
| SSgt
David P. Spears (KIA) |
CFB, "B" Btry KIA, July 1966 |
| SSG Kenneth "Bodie" Biggers | Section Chief "A" Btry, 68 - 69 |
| SSG Carlos Olonia | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SSG Lake Andrews | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SSG Henry Collier | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SSG Artie Geter | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SGT Charles Holt | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SSG Clyde Kilgore | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SSG Jim "Tex" Shelton | Section Chief "A" Btry, 69-70 |
| SFC Charles Wahlquist | Section Chief "A" Btry, 68-69 |
| SSG Emmett Yates | Section Chief "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| SFC Jesse C. Hagemann | Section Chief "B" Btry, 66-67 |
| SGT Donald Hardy | Section Chief "B" Btry, 68-69 |
| FDC, CANNONEERS, HQ BTRY | |
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HEADQUARTERS BATTERY |
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| Sp4 Robert Galbraith | Hq Svc Btry |
| Sgt James L. Jenkins | Hq Svc Btry |
| Sp6 Bob McLaughlin | Mess Sgt, Hq Svc Btry |
| Sp4 Dante Pucetti | HHB, DivArty, Survey |
| Sp4 Ronald D. Riddle | Medic, Hq Svc Btry |
| Sp4 Paul J. Howe, Jr | TOC, Opns |
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"A" BATTERY |
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| Sp5 Bob L Burnett | FDC "A" Battery, 68-69 |
| Sp5 Clint Curry | FDC, FO Party "A" Battery, 68-69 |
| Sp5 Larry Engels | Mess Sgt; Cannoneer "A" Btry, 69-70 |
| Sp4 Richard "Rick"
Ericksen 37 Sierra Rick Slick |
Cannoneer, FO Party "A" Btry, 69-70 |
| Sp4 Ronald Hammond | Cannoneer "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| Sp4 Jim Hurdle | FDC "A" Battery, 68-69 |
| Sp4 Eugene "George" Jarisch | FDC "A" Battery, 68-69 |
| Sgt John P Kuntz | Cannoneer "A" Btry 66-67 |
| PFC Greg Malnar | Cannoneer, FO Party, FDC "A" Btry, 67-68 |
| CPL Lonnie O. Marshall | Cannoneer "A" Btry, 1966 - 1967 |
| Sp4 John Waldman | FDC, FO Party, Cannoneer "A" Btry, 66-67 |
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"B" BATTERY |
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| PFC Lawrence Bentman | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| SGT John Bowden | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 68-70 |
| SP4 Larry Black | FDC "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| SP4 Gayle Bruening | BC's Driver "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| PFC Joseph H. Cook | FDC; BC's Driver "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| PFC Hector Desaedeleer | Parts Specialist "B" Btry, 1969-70 |
| PFC Larry J. Dodd | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| Sgt Sherm Machgan | Cannoneer "B" Btry |
| SP4 John McBrayer, Jr | FDC "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| PVT John B. Nash (dec) |
Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| Sp5 PJ Newlin | FDC "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| Sp4
Tom Roman (dec) |
FDC "B" Btry |
| Cpl William C. Tyler | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| PFC Vincent Vigliotti | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1966-67 |
| PFC J. William Ward | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1968 - 1969 |
| PFC Richard "Willy" Williams | Cannoneer "B" Btry, 1968 - 1969 |
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"C" BATTERY |
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| Sp5 John Benedict | FDC "C" Btry, 1968-69 |
| Sp4 Ron Goldmaker | FO Party; FDC 1967-68 |
| Sp4 Roger L. Hackworth | Cannoneer "C" Btry, 1968-69 |
| Sp4 Martin "Buzz" Nelson | Generator Mechanic "C" Btry, 1968-69 |
| Sp4
Sam Nieto (deceased 2020) |
Cannoneer "C" Btry, 1967-68 |
| PFC Eugene R. Purcell | Cannoneer "C" Btry, 1968-69 |
| SSG James Starley | Radar Section Chief "C" Btry, 1967-68 |
| PFC Mitchell Wisniewski | Cannoneer "C" Btry, 1969-70 |
