The YAHOE Platoon - August 1965 - August 1966I am sure that I have some of the positions wrong, as well as ranks. Many YAHOEs listed here I have no memory of at all. Most of these names came off the back of an old plaque, and I know that many were not listed there. |
| Platoon Leader - Lt. Donald Stump Platoon Leader - Lt. Randall (wounded-never returned) Platoon Leader - Lt. Luce Platoon Sergeant - PSG Lloyd W. Pate Platoon Sergeant - PSG Wait Platoon Sergeant - PSG Freeman Squad Leader - SSG Bernard Joseph Wait (Distant relative of PSG Wait) (KIA 1-29-66) Home: Troy, NY Squad Leader - SSG Donald Carroway Squad Leader - SGT Wald Seefried Squad Leader - SSG Harvey (wounded 5-18-66, never returned) Squad Leader - SGT Anthony Japuntich Squad Leader - SGT Tony Lindo Squad Leader - SGT Emilio Reynosa Squad Leader - SSG Murphy Fire Team Leader - SGT Marvin Leroy Lindley (KIA 1-30-66) Home: Spanish Fork, UT Fire Team Leader - SGT Harmon Fire Team Leader - SGT Hill Grenadier - SP4 James Bill Rogoff (KIA 1-30-66) Home: Kerman, CA Rifleman - SP4 Clarence E. Hagey (KIA 5-18-66) Home: Permier, WV Rifleman - Sieler Rifleman - Silvers Rifleman - Lauzenny Rifleman- Burkhart Rifleman - Thomson Rifleman - SP4 Joe White Rifleman - SP4 T. Hodge Rifleman -Mitchell (wounded - never returned) Machine gunner - PFC Doss Rifleman - Matthews Fire Team Leader - SGT Jimmy Goethel Stewart (KIA 5-18-66) Medal of Honor Winner Home: Middleport, OH Fire Team Leader - Sgt. Cruz Rifleman - SP4 Santiago Rifleman - Freddie "TJ" Slaughter (medivaced with malaria-never returned) Squad Leader - SGT Paul Crouch Rifleman - SP4 Gary Oliver |
Rifleman - PFC Martin Frank Schwick, Jr. (KIA 9-21-65) Home: Chicago, Il. Rifleman - PFC Richard Edward Wingate (KIA 9-21-65) Home: Belmont, NC Rifleman - PFC Joseph Clinton "Pop" Brady (Died 12-13-65 from malaria)Home: Dallas, TX Squad Leader - SSG Clark Squad Leader - SSG Rogers Fire Team Leader - PFC Cooper Fire Team Leader - PFC Valencia Rifleman - PFC Manuel "Pancho" Resendez Rifleman - Knorr Rifleman - PFC Pagan (wounded 8-16-66, never returned) Rifleman - PFC Lugo Squad Leader - SGT Houston Squad Leader - SGT Bolen Rifleman - Chappalear Rifleman - Gene Palmer Rifleman - Williams Rifleman - King Rifleman - PFC Laris White, Jr. (KIA 11-4-65) Home: Bonifay, Fl. Rifleman - PFC R. Wingate Rifleman - Lewis Rifleman- PFC Klesper Rifleman - "Medivac Mac" McKenna Medic - Tweed Rifleman - McLeish Squad Leader - SSG Aster Watts (KIA 5-18-66) Home: Laporte, KY Rifleman - SP4 Randolph Clinton Scott (KIA 5-18-66) Home: Anderson, SC Squad Leader - SSG Anderson Rifleman - Geer Rifleman - Crawford Rifleman - "the Philippino" (wounded-never returned Jan 66.) Rifleman - SP4 Pfeiffer? - (Wounded 5-18-66, never returned) Rifleman - SP4 Walter "Wally" Mattson Squad Leader - Sgt. Bocock (Wounded Jan. 66, never returned) |