| Name | A Date in Unit/ From Date or Year |
To Date or Year |
Battery | Remarks |
| 1Sgt William Brewer | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Msg Lawrence M. Walker | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sfc William L. Facunco | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Ssg Billy D. Graham | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Msg John E. O'Grady | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sfc Walter D. Rosa | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB, | ||
| Sfc Garsel E. Bonds | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Ssg Nathaniel Young | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Ssg Henry S. Huntington | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Ssg Thomas C. Dorris | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sfc Paul A. Smith | 10 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Richard L. Thomsen | 16 Aug 1967 | A Btry | ||
| Sgt Bruce Cook | 1 Feb1967 | B Btry | ||
| Sgt Lawrence Petoia | 1 feb 1967 | C Btry | ||
| Ssg James m. Movey | 10 Mar 1967 | HHB | ||
| Ssg Robert J. Marek Jr. | 10 Mar 1967 | A Btry | ||
| Ssg Wayne L. Griffths | 10 Mar 1967 | A Btry | ||
| Ssg Michael W. Holt | 10 Mar 1967 | A Btry | ||
| Ssg Edward L. Cosby | 10 Mar 1967 | B Btry | ||
| Ssg Gilbert J. Richarson | 10 Mar 1967 | B Btry | ||
| Ssg Herbert E. Williams | 10 Mar 1967 | D Btry | ||
| SSG Mark N. Dunn | 10 Mar 1967 | D Btry | ||
| Sp6 William M. Mangrum | 10 Mar 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sp6 Roger L. Turner Jr. | 10 Mar 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sp6 Richard L. Allen Jr. | 10 Mar 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sp6 Grant E. Markwell | 10 Mar 1967 | C Btry | ||
| Sp4 George C. Tull III | 16 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sfc Don H. Finlayson | 14 Sep 1966 | C Btry | ||
| CW2 Gerald D. Roop | 12 Nov 1966 | A Btry | ||
| W01 Joseph N. Civitarese | 12 Nov 1966 | HHB | ||
| Sp5 Trinidad B. Gomez | 12 Nov 1966 | C Btry | ||
| Pedro J. Sanchez Jr. | 12 Nov 1966 | HHB | ||
| Sp4 Michael L. Kuntz | 12 Nov 1966 | HHB | ||
| Sp4 Allen Tisdale | 21 Aug 1967 | C Btry | ||
| Pvt Harry P. Pace | 21 Aug 1967 | B Btry | ||
| Sp4 Milton L. Green | 21 Aug 1967 | B Btry | ||
| Psg William D. Wallace | 21 Aug 1967 | B Btry | ||
| Sp5 James W. Lant | 21 Aug 1967 | HHB | ||
| Sp4 Francis J. Dolan | 21 Aug 1967 | C Btry | ||
| CPT Rich V. Martwelli | 15 Mar 1965 | HHB | Adjutant | |
| Sp4 Charles Bailey | Jan 1968 | Jul 1969 | D Btry | Bien Hoa & Chu Lai bigocharlie2@aol.com |
| Sp4 David Erbstoesser | 1964 | 1965 | B Btry | Operation Desert Strike (erb1@bis.midco.net) |
| Richard Carlander | Sept 1966 | Jul 1967 | HHB | rjdajo@hotmail.com |
| MAJ Jay C. Willis | Dec 1973 | May 1977 | A Brty | |
| SSG John J. Campbell Jr. | 1967 | HHB | ||
| 1SGT Randy Stephens | 1989 | B Btry | 6th Bn, 56th ADA (CV) | |
| 1LT Jeff Underhill | 1989 | B Btry | Btry XO | |
| 2LT Bill Schiffer | 1989 | B Btry | Chap Plt Ldr | |
| 2LT Tony Micele | 1989 | B Btry | Vulcan Plt Ldr | |
| CPT Dennis Lumpton | 1989 | BN | S4 | |
| 1LT Kent Cusack | 1989 | BN | S2 | |
| MAJ Bill Larimore | 1989 | BN | S3 | |
| MAJ Prouty | 1989 | BN | BN XO | |
| Charlie Bailey | Jan 1968 | Jul 1969 | D Btry | bigocharlie2@aol.com |
| MAJ Herbert A. Kitchin | 1966 | HHB | Asst. S3 Jun 1966 | |
| MAJ Richard A. Phalen | 1969 | HHB | XO | |
| 1Sgt Fred Fugate | 1Sgt B Btry | |||
| 1Sgt James White | 1Sgt B Btry | |||
| Sgt Clifford M. Wippel | 1967 | 1969 | C Btry | 1967-68 459th Sig Det/ Sept 1968 - 1969 C Btry LZ Oasis |
| Sp4 Joseph A. Belle-Isle | Jan 1969 | Aug 1969 | HHB | delwin16@bellsouth.net |
| Sp5 Jim Marquis | 1968 | 1969 | HHB | |
| Leslie Henry | 1966 | Aug 1967 | D Btry | |
| Charles DeShazo | 1967 | 1968 | HHB | Danany, CRC, Monkey Mountian - cdesh28544@aol.com |
| SP4 Jame Gropper | 1963 | 1966 | A Btry | jimfish1930@windstream.net |
| SP5 Paul Durbin | 7 Dec 67 | 5 Dec 68 | HHB | pauldurbin03@yahoo.com |
| SP5 Thomas Fitzgerald | 1963 | 1964 | B Btry | tooltimefitz@yahoo.com |
| SP4 Ronald Abbinks | 1966 | 1967 | A Btry | rabbink@wat.midco.net |
| John Carr | 1963 | 1964 | john_carr@res.raytheon.com | |
| SP4 John Dakun | 1962 | 1964 | johndakun@tampabay.rr.com | |
| Leslie Henery | 1966 | 1967 | D Btry | john3_16love@yahoo.com |
| Darrel (Steve) Maine | Aug 1971 | Mar 1973 | HHB | stevemaine@indy.rr.com |
| Willaim (Bill) Fogarty | Aug 1968 | 1968 | D Btry | wmfogarty@comcast.net |
| Donnie Bevenue | 1965 | 1966 | C Btry | dbevenue@sbcglobal.net |
| Felix H. Oakes | 1965 | 1966 | C Btry | fhjoakes@bellsouth.net |
| Philp Richards | HHB & A Btry | singtao99@msn.com | ||
| Eddie Donato | 1968 | C & D Btry | lzoasis@comcast.net (Bn Photo Historian) | |
| Daniel D. Sizemore | A Btry | |||
| Joseph Tracy | Feb 1968 | Jun 1969 | C Btry | jftracy@hotmail.com |
| Steven Reisdorff | Jan 1969 | Aug 1969 | B Btry | lo45741@windstream.net |
| Sgt Bobby Jones | 1975 | 1978 | HHB | bobby.jones@gtri.gatech.edu |
| CPT Michael D. Foncellino | Dec 1968 | Dec 1969 | HHB | Civil Affairs Officer |
| Joe Segari | Oct 1966 | May 1968 | D Btry | Ky Hoa Island |
| Sp4 Teddy McGhee | 1967 | A Btry | Dog Handler | |
| Marion Mew | May 1967 | May 1968 | 79th Ord Det | hoppymew@rocketmail.com |
| Benny Duval | May 1967 | May 1968 | 79th Ord Det | |
| SP4 James E, Kralowski | 13 Jul 1967 | 4 May 1968 | B Btry | Casulty type: Hostile, died outright |
| PFC Lewis L. Lingley | 17 Oct 1966 | 6 Nov 1966 | B Btry | Casualty type: Non-hostile, died of other causes |
| SP4 Robert V. Dimitt | 1 May 1968 | 24 Oct 1968 | HHB | Casualty type: Non-hostile, died of other causes |
| Donald Wright | March 1968 | March 1969 | C Btry | 05B20 (Radio Operator) at Tan Son Nhut & LZ Oasis: donwrightii@gmail.com |
| Donald LaBelle | May 1966 | June 1967 | B Btry | Served with B Btry at Bien Hoa Air Base and moved with the battery to Long Bien: labelle1945@yahoo.com |
| Larry (Audy) O'Neill Jr. | July 1967 | July 1968 | HHB | HHB from July 1967 - March 1968 & D Btry March 1968 - July 1968: lonfon@cox.net |
| Eddie Hall | Sept 1965 | Sept 1966 | C Btry | Dog Handler (King 234E) e.hall18@verizon.net |
| Sp4 Robert E. Murphy | Jun 1966 | B Btry | Member of the ORDER OF HAWKEYES, Given 11 May 1966 at Long Binh, Vietnam | |
| Spc Jim Palmer | 1974 | Mar 1976 | A Btry | Spangdahlem Air Force Base muffet11@earthlink.net |
| James B. Prince | June 1968 | 1969 | D Btry | James B. Prince made to move with Btry D to Chu Lai jamesbprince@centurylink.net |
| Sp4 Richard V. Poremba | Sept 1965 | Feb 1966 | C Btry | Tim Poremba son of Richard Poremba Timothy F. Poremba tforemba@pngusa.net |
| Lloyd Vaughn | 1964 | 1966 | A Btry | Served with Capt. McCoy he was a great officer and 1st Sgt. Hocking. I was the Old man's driver, mailman & training NCO lloydvaughn@charter.net |
| David Wofford | Mar 1968 | June 1969 | C Btry | Heavy Equipment Operator. David spent about 45 days in Chu Lai. Pulled guard duty on a guard tower on the beach. Remember being hit with clorene gas woffordd30@yahoo.com |
| John J. Wilson | 20 Aug 1967 | 14 Aug 1968 | HHB | 31st January 1968, 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched, the Tet Offensive. John J. Wilson was there. |
| Sgt Rodney Richter | July 1972 | July 1976 | A Btry | Stationed with Btry A, 6th Bn, 56th ADA (C/V), Germany rrichter7@cfl.rr.com |
| Wayne Lutz | 1977 | 1980 | HHB | stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Commo platoon lutz@warriorswatch.org |
| Culver Anderson | 1968 | 1969 | D Btry | Culveranderson@msn.com |
| Dennis D. Clark | Jan 1969 | Jun 1969 | B Btry | DDCLARKWPB@aol.com |
| Allen Driscoll | Apr 1979 | Apr 1982 | HHB | stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base driscollonline@gmail.com |
| David Davis (SSG Rock) | Oct 1968 | Aug 1969 | C Btry | NCOIC of the 15 man Detachment at LZ Oasis sddavis1@comcast.net |
| Jesus Franco | Jan 1968 | Mar 1968 | C Btry | From C Btry, 6/56th Arty, was assigned to the 23d Inf. Div (Americal) returned to Ft. Bliss, Tx in August 1968 |
| Pat Olson | 1968 | HHB | was with HHB during the first night of the Tet Offensive in the front bunker in front of the radar unit firing his M-14 on full auto. ptbasil@aol.com | |
| SP5 George P. Foster III | 1966 | 1967 | northpoint@aol.com | |
| Jim Lish | Aug 1967 | Mar 1968 | HHB | jwlish@hughes.net |
| Ronald Lee Warren | Mar 1968 | Dec 1968 | A Btry & D Btry |
December 1967 assigned to the 212th MP Co. Dog handler at the Long Binh Ammo Dump during Tet 1968. Assigned to D Battery, 6th Battalion, 56th Artillery (HAWK) in March 1968. When the HAWK Battalion redeployed to Chu Lai in 1968, he was assigned to Battery D, 6th Bn, 56th Arty (HAWK) on the island of Ky Hoa. rlee4148@yahoo.com |
| Timothy J. Patton | Sept 1966 | Sept 1967 | HHB | Tim Patton [tjpatton@mindspring.com] |
| Don Wright | Mar 1968 | Mar 1969 | C Btry | MOS: 05B20 radio operator. I was in a hootch with Lonnie Ramos, next to the MP hootch with Pat Daly. |
| Richard Thomsen | Sept 1965 | Sept 1966 | A Btry | Engineer assigned to A Battery. Operated the scoop loader, built berms, missile pads, etc. |
| Richard (Dick) Ray | Feb 1966 | Feb 1967 | C Btry | MOS: 16E Fire Control |
| Robert Barresi | Sept. 1968 | Jan 1969 | C Btry | Was in A+S hootch with Smithy from Arkansas, Charles Maloncon, Grady Ballinger, Sgt. Hulsey. Was with B Btry, 6th Bn, 71st Arty in Cam Rahn Jun. 1967 to Sept 1968. |
| Paul Atkison | 1966 | 1967 | B Btry | |
| Pearley Freeman | Jan 1967 | Jan 1968 | C Btry | i was a parts runner. |
| James Billiams | July 1968 | HHB | When I got there in July 1968 the swimming pool was there, but no one used it as it was turning algae green. They told us they couldn't get any clorine to put in it. By the time we pulled out to move north to Chu Lai you could have walked on the pool it was so green. | |
| Craig Rowe | 1974 | 1977 | B Btry | B Btry, 6th Battalion, 56th ADA (C/V) , Bitburg, Airbase, Germany |
| Gerald Parent | Jan 1969 | Aug 1969 | HHB | Was with the unit when it went back to CONUS, Ft Bliss, TX |
| David Capshaw | May 1967 | Dec 1968 | A Btry | jodacaps@yahoo.com |
| Roger Sanchez | 1967 | 1968 | HHB | |
| James Halleran | Apr 1967 | Apr 1968 | B Btry | security section, then the battery clerk then mail clerk. |
| Richard D. Keys | 1966 | HHB | First reportable battle casuality in the 6th Bn 56th Arty occured on 13 April 1966 at 0030 hours at Tan Son Nhut, RVN | |
| Sp4 James De Palma | 5 Dec 1966 | 5 Dec 1967 | HHB | Truck Driver. Remember when the ammo dump was blown up by the VC 4 Feb 1967. Telephone # 347-703-9790 |
| Ronald Loving | Sept 1965 | Sept 1966 | HHD |
One of two Warrant officers assigned to D Btry, 6th Bn 71 Arty when they deployed to Viet Nam.reloving@earthlink.net |
| Charles (Chuck) Clark | July 1966 | July 1967 | HHD | MP 95B20 Pulled duty in the towers and the main gate. spud122147@yahhoo.com |
| Gordon Vipperman | Nov 1966 | Nov 1967 | HHB | gordovip24@comcast.net |
| Lee Carrier | 1984 | 1985 | A Btry | Radio Operator. Graduated Ranger School Feburary 7, 1986 in Germany. leecar66@myspace.com |
| John Williamson | 1968 | 1969 | B Btry | johndsc57@aol.com |
| Benny Olson | 1974 | 1976 | A Btry | Station at Spangdolhem Airbase |
| SP6 Bill Bialecki | Sept. 1968 | Aug. 1969 | HHB | Serviced in HHB returned to Ft Bliss, TX with the unit and was discharged |
| SFC Randolph W. Walker | Sept 1966 | Jan 1968 | D Btry | Chief Missile & lancher Mechanic. To bad there are not many photos of Battery D randolph-walker@sbcglobal.net |
| SP4 James Britt (JB) | June 1966 | June 1967 | HHB | Military Police / HAWK Launcher Crewman Jim Britt Military Police duties: Security at Main Gate, Guard Towers and patrol. Keeping the Air Defenders safe. jb2@columbus.rr.com |
| Pvt Douglass F. Peay | 27 July 1966 | 7 Nov 1967 | A Btry | Died, Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam |
| SFC Frank Joseph Nadany jr. | 11 Sept 1965 | 31 Oct 1965 | C Btry | Died, South Vietnam, Posthumous Promotion |
| PFC Norman L. Lingley | 17 Oct 1966 | 6 Nov 1966 | B Btry | Died, Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam |
| PFC Clifford D. Logsdon | 19 June 1968 | 9 Sept 1968 | C Btry | Died, Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam |
| SP4 Robert V. Dimitt | 1 May 1968 | 24 Oct 1968 | HHB | Died, Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam |
| SGT Charles J. Ford | 19 Sept 1965 | 10 Mar 1966 | HHB | Died, Province not reported, South Vietnam |
| PFC Robert E. Thornton | 24 Apr 1967 | 29 Aug 1967 | B Btry | Died, Province not reported, South Vietnam |
