15th Engineer Battalion
Chain of Command
Vietnam

APO San Francisco 96370

The basis of the following chart is courtesy of CWO Gimur "Mac" Magnusson (PBO and S4). Thanks to Chuck Mandelbaum (CO, E Company and Battalion S1), who visited the NARA, MD (2001), 34 new names have been added and 28 pieces of additional information have been added for existing entries.
Additional thanks to Tom Newsham (CO, B Company and Battalion S4) for supplying nearly 40 new names (2002) from 1969 Battalion documents he kept.
Updates and corrections will be posted as they arrive. Forward any updates to the Web Master.

Last updated 12 October 2002

Command Responsibility Rank Last Name First Name MI Date
Headquarters
Battalion CO - Division Engineer LTC Supplee C. R. 4/66 - 8/66
  LTC Read William E. 8/66 - 9/67
  LTC Loper Thomas C. 9/67 - 8/68
  LTC Jester Guy E. 8/68 - 8/69
Battalion XO Major Lewis, Jr. David W. 68
  Major Bakeman Charles D. 68/69
  Major Carwile     67
  Major Davies     67
  Major Stewart     68
  Major Keech William H. 69
Battalion Sergeant Major MSG Gunn     68
  MSG Sutton Hubert F. 68
  SFC Gonzales Marcelino   68
Assistant Division Engineer Major Williams Stuart H. 68
  Major Ride, Jr Albert W. 67
  Major Lewis, Jr. David W. 67
  Major Keech William H. 69
  Major Lingan Thomas  B. 79
Battalion S1 CPT Mandelbaum Charles R. 66
  CPT Larson Richard J. 67/68
  LT Petermann Ernie W. 68
  CPT Pierman Dennis F. 69
  LT Brown Joseph K. 69
Asst BN S1 LT Feeley David R. 68
  CPT Barta Donald   66/67
  LT Owen Craig L. 68
Battalion S2 CPT Matteson Stephen C. 68
  LT Tindal Tracy E. 68
  LT Brenton Jack R. 67
  LT Murphy, Jr. Edward R. 68
  LT Kobes Frank J. 69
Battalion S3 Major Roth Morton F. 68
  Major Smith Vernelle T. 68
  Major Vandenbosch Jon   67
  CPT Barta Donald   66/67
  Major Anderson George B. 66/67
  Major Brown Arthur S. 68/69
Assistant Battalion S3 CPT Scharf Richard D. 68
  CPT Barta Donald   66/67
  CPT Leverett Hubbert L. 68
  CPT Czarniecki John J. 68
  CPT Miller Brink P. 68
  CPT Carroll, III Philip W. 69
  CPT Perry, Jr. Fredrick C. 69
  LT Rhyne Jack L. 68
  LT Houghton, Jr. Charles B. 69
Battalion S4 CWO Magnusson Grimur   68
  Major Wheeler David E. 67,68
  Major Williams Stuart H. 68
  Major McKee Arthur J. 68
  Major Johnston James M. 67
  Major Emig Donald K. 68, 69
  CPT Cabell Lawrence C. 69
  CPT Newsham Thomas D. 69
Unit Supply Tech CWO Barron George T. 69
Battalion Surgeon CPT Del Valle Carlos M. 68
  CPT Shefren Gerald M. 69
Battalion Chaplain CPT O'Loughlin Stanley J. 68
  Major Dodd Joseph K. 69
Battalion Commo Officer LT Aldridge Daniel E. 68
  LT Bruner Larry B.  
  LT Baker Forrest D. 67
  LT Lambelet Lawrence E. 67
  LT DeLapp Norman L. 67
  LT Sultzbaugh Dean B. 68/69
  CPT Lee Dennis W. 69
PBO CWO Magnusson Grimur   67/68
Engineer Equipment Officer CPT Yoshitani Ken   68
  CPT Anderson Calvin M. 67
  CPT Corbett David A. 67
  LT Scott Joseph L. 68
  LT Asper William H. 69
Asst Engr Equip Off LT Collins Michael P.  
EERT W01 Danfort James   69
Battalion Maintenance W01 Taylor Thomas E. 67
  CWO Francis     67
Wheeled Vehicle Repair Tech W01 Samuel William H. 69
Engineer Equipment Repair CWO Flannagan James P. 68
Liaison Officer CPT Meeth, III Harry   68
  LT Dobrowski Richard E. 68
  LT Jones David E. 69
Asst Liaison Off LT Scott Kaye F. 68
Asst. Base Development Officer LT Guthrie James F. 68
Recon Officer LT Bonamico Henry D. 68
  LT Hutchison Cecil E. 67
  LT Baxter James R.  
  LT Corey Larry W. 68
  LT Ghage James C. 69
  LT Popelka Charles E. 69
  LT Michael, Jr. Pierce B. 68/69
  LT Tindal Tracy E. 68
Headquarters Company
CO CPT Sargent David J. 68
  CPT Sotzing Richard A. 67
  LT Pessagno John M. 68
  LT Bonamico Henry D. 68
  LT Floyd Benzell   69
  LT Owen Craig L. 69
XO LT Thomas Jack E. 68
  LT Siglin Donald J. 67
  LT Feeley David R. 68
  LT Durden Lou   67/68
MRE LT Wilson Monte L. 69
Flamethrower Platoon Leader LT Patch Paul E. 68/69
  LT Feeley David R. 67
Equipment Platoon Leader LT Gray Terry W. 68
  2LT Waller Carroll T. 67
  LT Nelson Donald R. 68
  LT Laurence, Jr. James H. 68
A Company
CO CPT Smart Neil A. 67/68
  CPT Yoshitani Ken   68
  CPT Miller Frank D. 66/67
  CPT Perry, Jr. Frederick C. 68/69
  CPT Pierman Dennis F. 69
XO LT Wright Derek R. 68
  LT Passagno John M.  
  LT Coogan Richard T. 69
  LT Myers Ivyl L. 67
  LT Gray Terry W. 67
  LT Durden Lou   67/68
Platoon Leader LT Murphy, Jr. Edward R. 68
  LT Driscoll, Jr. Raymond F. 68
  LT Witty Kevin D. 68
  LT Berger Edward C. 68
  LT Houston     67/68
  LT Brown James T. 69
  LT Brown Joseph K. 68/69
  LT Brenton Jack R. 66/67
  LT Arens Noel J. 67
  LT Willoughby Floyd G. 67
  LT Myers Ivyl L. 67
  LT Lynch Richard P. 68/69
  LT O'Dowd Peter J. 68/69
  LT Rulon Ronald    
  LT Stone John L. 68
B Company
CO CPT Miller Brink P. 67/68
  CPT Mayo Richard E. 66/67
  CPT Newsham Thomas D. 68/69
  CPT Bruner Larry B. 68/69
  CPT Lambelet Lawrence E. 68
  CPT Matteson Stephen C. 68
  CPT Lingan Thomas B. 8/76-6/79
XO CPT Lambelet Lawrence E. 67
  LT King, Jr. Fred B. 69
Platoon Leader LT Longwell Ronald L. 68
  LT Campbell Douglas J. 68
  LT Owen Craig L. 68
  Lt Witty Kevin    
  LT King, Jr. Fred B. 68
  LT Corey Larry W. 68
  LT Mazurek Robert F. 68/69
  LT Delk Lucious E. 68
  LT Quintero Alexander   68
  LT Combs Christopher S. 68/69
  LT Coogan Richard T. 69
  LT Morris John C. 69
  LT Stapelton Robert N. 68/69
C Company
CO CPT Best Thomas W. 68
  CPT Scharf Richard D. 68
  CPT Brown Arthur S. 68/69
  CPT Davis, Jr. Charles L. 67
  CPT Walker      
  CPT Brunnhoeffer Gilbert   69/69
XO LT Bruner Larry B. 68
  LT Rhyne Jack L. 68
  LT Johnston Eldon G. 69
Platoon Leader LT Scott Kaye F. 68
  LT Brunner Larry B.  
  LT Baxter James R. 67/68
  LT Johnston Eldon G. 68
  LT Bugni Donald L. 68
  LT Kuhns Frederick L. 68
  LT Word James T. 68
  LT Shultz James    
  LT Royster Charles E. 68/69
  LT Coogan Richard T. 68
  LT Crews John F. 68/69
  LT Guthrie James F. 68/69
  LT Miller Andrew K. 68
D Company
CO CPT Allen John M. 68
  CPT Corbett David A. 66/67
  CPT Wettack John T. 67
  CPT Brown Michael H. 68/69
  CPT Meeth, III Harry   68
XO LT Lee John C. 68
  LT Rulon Ronald   66/67
  LT Perry William R.  
  LT Houghton, Jr. Charles B. 68/69
  LT Hoover Richard A. 69
  LT Floyd Benzell   69
Platoon Leader LT Bryant Gerald P. 68
  LT Houghton, Jr. Charles B. 68/69
  LT Kolstadt Lee T. 68
  LT Michael, Jr. Pierce B. 68
  LT Perry William R. 68
  LT Hoover Richard A. 68
  LT Longwell Ronald L. 68
  LT Szuba Walter J. 68/69
  LT Collins Michael P. 68
  LT Lawrence, Jr. James H. 68/69
  LT Roberts Fred B. 69
  LT Aldridge Daniel E. 68/69
  LT Floyd Benzell   68
E Company
CO CPT McKee Arthur J. 68
  CPT Carell Lawrence C. 68/69
  CPT Vogel William M. 67
  CPT Mandelbaum Charles R. 67
  CPT McNear Richard E. 66/67
  CPT Campbell Lawrence C.  
  CPT Cabell Lawrence C. 68/69
  CPT Leverett Hubbert L. 69
XO LT Strasseer Richard R. 68
  LT Brewer Jack W. 67
  LT Rondick Peter F. 67
  LT Czarniecki John J. 68
  LT Hadfield John S. 69
AVLB Platoon Leader LT McDonald John S. 67/68
Platoon Leader 1st Airboat LT Stone, Jr. Norman E. 67/68
  LT Loverich Wayne S. 69
  LT Porter Charles M. 68
Platoon Leader 2nd Airboat LT Hoskins John T. 68 - KIA
  LT Kuhns Frederick L. 68
  LT Davidson John F. 68
  LT Dobrowski Richard E. 67/68
Platoon Leader LT Green Larry B.  
  LT Eaton Robert J.  
  LT Wooden David L. 69
  LT Murphy     68
  LT Loverich Wayne S. 68
  LT Strasseer Richard R. 68
  LT Jestes Jimmie C. 68/69
  LT Nelson Donald R. 68/69
  LT Gerken Glenn R. 69
  LT Deberry Lawrence B. 68
Assignment Unknown
  LT Peterson     68
  LT Burger     68
  CPT Maxheimer     68
  LT Capurro     68
           
Note: Cpt. Brink Miller, CO of B Company and Cpt. Frank Miller, CO of A Company
were brothers. Their father MG Frank Miller Sr., who was in VN in 1967, came to
visit the 15th Engineer Battalion a number of times      

 

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