I have
purchased from a third party over 150 photos taken
at Gia Vuc in 1963/64,
I need to get in touch with
Team Members listed below, need your help tracing
them so that I can upload the photos with captations.
I have
guessed some of the ID but, they all need verifying!
Camp
Forces
In
touch To
be contacted Deceased
CO-CPT
William D Eady
XO-1LT
Joseph S Stringham
Team
Sgt-MSG Clyde W "Pop" Mosier
Intell
Sgt-SFC Harold D Grissom
Hvy
Wpns-SFC Sidney M Donnell
Lt Wpns-SSG
Walter C Patterson
Sr
Demo-SGT Roy L Tompkins
Jr
Demo-SP5 Gerald J Ruder
Sr Commo-SGT
Eddie Ruff
Jr
Commo-SP4 Russell J Krajicek
Sr Medic-SFC
Douglas C Hardy
Jr
Medic-SP5 Patrick G Maxwell
photo slide show on Gia Vuc Village new dispensary
and market place are being officially opened
by A-729 on the 1st of May 1964
This
culminated about 5 months of hard Civic
Action work for the A-729 team, where 3 new
wells were constructed, 2 new class rooms
were added to the school and a brand new
dispensary and new market place were erected.
An official ceremony took place on the 1st
of May 1966 with A typical banquet
afterward. During the ceremony clothing were
also given to the villagers thanks to the wives
of the A-729 from Fort Bragg, farm tools
were also provided by the USOM.
There is more articles on
Gia Vuc Civic Actions in the copies of the
Green Beret magazine, available from RADIX
Press.
All photos taken by SFC Sidney M Donnell,
and purchased by myself from a US militaria
dealer. Does any body know of Sidney M
Donald where about? The information
is thanks to Gia Vuc MOPSUMS from RADIX
Press. Fantastic source of historical
knowledge, check their site out, loads of
stuff to buy for the historian, Vets
ect!
New building at Gia Vuc
A-camp
Camp
construction was on going,
can anybody ID the building?
Gia Vuc
International Airport
This may
not have been regular
scheduled flights, but the Gia
Vuc airstrip was essential to
the survival of the camp,
usually what went in and
out went via the
airfield!
Can
any body ID the pilots
and the Aviation Company, not
many helicopters were
camouflaged, this may help!
Huey UH1B
Huey UH1B
CV-2 Caribou
OV-1A Mohawk,
often referred as
"Bird Dog"
This was
probably taken before
flying an observation
mission over the
valley
north of Gia
Vuc,
known as Viet Cong
alley,
a bad place to be!
Can
somebody tell us more
about the mission?
C-123 the work
horse of the Air Force
If you served with
A-729, please get in touch, got a lot of
photos that need ID,
some of camp
construction, patrols etc, please get in
touch via website link.
Steve Sherman the
archivist for
the Special Forces and Special Operations Associations
Need your help!
In
touch 
To
be contacted 
Deceased
