~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association Vietnam History Project ~
1965 ~ Battalion Roster
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Last Updated        21 June 2014
4th Army
720th MP
Battalion
 

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Lifetime Member
615th Those members of HQ Detachment, A & B Company who volunteered for deployment, or were members of C Company when it was redesignated as the 615th MP Company for deployment to Vietnam.
Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment
Escola, Albert R.
LTC
Battalion Commander
Hill, Glen A.
LTC
Battalion Commander
Nestler, Karl E.
MAJ
Adjutant
Thompson, Clyde E.
WO4
Assistant Adjutant
Richardson,
CPT
Farmer, Berkwood M.
1LT
 
Smith, Howell R. "Bear"
SFC
First Sergeant
Boone, David L.
SGT
S2 (Intelligence) & S3 (Operations)
Liggitt, Gerald A.
SP/5
Nix, Bobby J.
SP/5
Transferred from B Company, Lead Finance Clerk.
Palmer, Michael H.
PFC
Thompson, George W.
SP/4
 
A Company
Landrum, Donald J.
CPT
Commanding Officer
Richardson,
CPT
Edwards, Larry S.
2LT
Thomas, William E.
2LT
1st Platoon, Operation Steep Hill XIII Selma-Montgomery, Alabama. 615th
Givens, Julius E.
1SG
First Sergeant
 
Armenta, Ignacio, Jr.
PVT
Blake, Bobby R.
PFC
Brady, Richard J.
PFC
Cance, Duane A.
SP/4
Reassigned to 66th MP Company Guard
Carey, Dennis P.
PFC
Carr, Donald A.
PFC
Diaz, Jose A.
PFC
Grier, Carman
SP/4
Hamilton, William E.
PFC
Harvey,
PFC
Jackson, Ronald D.
PFC
Jones, Harold L.
PFC
Kepkie, Marvin C.
PFC
Kurowski, George J. Jr.
PFC
Long, Stephen E.
PFC
Mahaffeyt, Kenneth W.
PFC
Mauck,
PFC
Maupin, William G.
PFC
Ralph, Barry L.
PFC
Ramsay, Stephen M.
PFC
Smith, Arthur L.
PVT
Suiter, Donald W.
CPL
Wagner, Philip T.
PVT
Wells, Clarence R.
PVT
Young, Bobby D.
PFC
 
B Company
Garcia, Louis "Louie"
SP/4
Personnel Specialist Operation Steep Hill XIII Selma-Montgomery, Alabama. ETS to Army Reserves.
Lewis, James R.
SGT
Nix, Bobby J.
SP/5
Transferred to HQ Detachment.
Schmidt, Walter R.   SP/7 Ret.
SP/4
Slechta, Edward J. Jr.
CPL
Operation Steep Hill XIII Selma-Montgomery, Alabama.
 
C Company
Redesignated as the 615th MP Company for deployment to Vietnam.
Kochenour, John A. "Jack" (LTC Ret.)
1LT
Commanding Officer, Battalion Investigations Officer.
Monnigh, Jan S.
CPT
615th
Bates, Jimmy N.
1LT
615th
Germano, Julius R.
2LT
615th
 
Armenta, Ignacio, Jr.
PFC
615th
Bermingham, James
PFC
615th
Evans,
SFC
615th
Hamilton,
PFC
615th
Kinnison, Larry J.
PFC
Transferred from A Company. 615th
Lilley, James R.
SP/4
615th
Loverso, Frank
SFC
615th
Mattair,
PFC
615th
Pace,
PFC
615th
Patterson,
PFC
615th
Rich, Titus, Jr.
PFC
615th
Rowen,
PFC
615th Food Service Specialist
Sawyer, Benny
?
615th
Vasilkioti, Peter M.
PFC
Operation Steep Hill XIII Selma-Montgomery, Alabama. 615th
 
514th MP Platoon (Prisoner Of War Processing)
Ballard, John R.
1LT
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August.
 
Corvino, Joseph F.
PFC
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
Elwell, Frederick W.
SP/4
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
Moll, Frederick P.
PVT
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
Norman, William D.
SP/4
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
Pacile, Dominic T.
SP/4
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
Starkey, John H. Jr.
PVT
Deployed to Vietnam 22 August
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