Roster of Air Traffic Control men who served at Dak To
This is my attempt at listing the men who served in Air Traffic Control at Dak To. There was the original team of about 10 men, of the 125th ATC. More men rotated in and out between June '67 and April '68. Then the 366th ASD took over control. Hopefully, over time, this roster will be filled in. btw, dates are in M/D/Y (non-military) format.
-Ernie Camacho-
-Ernie Camacho-
names without a photo:
Sp5 Severance left for ETS 11/12/67
PFC Slaughter arrive 10/11/67 radar tech
PFC Saot
SP4 Cabanaw - generator man?
SSG Dalton, NCOIC of Mobile Team II, replacing Hess, arrived 3/6/68
PFC Gardner, arrived 3/16/68
PFC Silver, arrived 3/16/68
366th ASD
Joe Sobonia
William Callander
Mills Beale KIA LZ Oasis
Malcolm Bell KIA LZ Oasis
Thomas Bumgarner KIA LZ Oasis
Original Crew

SP5 Smith "Smitty"
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge), Supervisor
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge), Supervisor

John W. Wiley (I believe this is his name, not sure of the spelling)
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left July, 1967
Tower
Had a psychotic episode and was taken away.
Fantastic pinochle player.
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left July, 1967
Tower
Had a psychotic episode and was taken away.
Fantastic pinochle player.

SP5 Arnold?
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left 10/11/67
Tower?
Had a fancy camera case and camera equipment that he wouldn't use.
Stayed in bunker for last weeks in country.
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left 10/11/67
Tower?
Had a fancy camera case and camera equipment that he wouldn't use.
Stayed in bunker for last weeks in country.

Robert W. Goodwin
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
Tower
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
Tower

Slaughter?
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
GCA maintenance?
Arrived 6/15/1967
Left
GCA maintenance?
Later crew additions

SP5 Ennis
Arrived
Left 12/13/1967 for Sp/Lv
Tower
He always had beer
Arrived
Left 12/13/1967 for Sp/Lv
Tower
He always had beer

Benny M. Benton
Arrived
Left
Tower?
From Rome, Georgia
Arrived
Left
Tower?
From Rome, Georgia

Sp5 Earl White
Arrived
Left
Tower Chief
Arrived
Left
Tower Chief

Sp4 Barry?
Arrived
Left 2/3/1967 to hospital in Pleiku
Tower?
Wounded 2/3/67 by rocket, sent to Pleiku. Gear sent 3/2/68
Arrived
Left 2/3/1967 to hospital in Pleiku
Tower?
Wounded 2/3/67 by rocket, sent to Pleiku. Gear sent 3/2/68

Jones
Arrived
Left
Fireman
Arrived
Left
Fireman

Fireman 2

unknown 2

unknown 3. (Barry?)

John Wright

unknown 6
366th ASD (note: All photos below are copyrighted by Michael Greenberg)

LTC William J. Gorman
Arrived Late May or Early June, 1968
Left
Unit commander
Arrived Late May or Early June, 1968
Left
Unit commander

SFC "Fitz" Fitzsimmons
Arrived
Left
Arrived
Left


Carl McLelland
Arrived
Left
Tower
Carl is now an author, with a book about his life as an air traffic controller, among other books.
Arrived
Left
Tower
Carl is now an author, with a book about his life as an air traffic controller, among other books.

Michael Harunaga
Arrived
Left
Generator maintenance
Arrived
Left
Generator maintenance

Ed Peoples
Arrived
Left
General AH
Arrived
Left
General AH

Patrick Lewis
Arrived
Left
ATC
Arrived
Left
ATC

Larry Miller
Arrived
Left
TTY
Arrived
Left
TTY

Mertese Seger
Arrived
Left
ATC
Arrived
Left
ATC

Taylor
Arrived
Left
Tower
Arrived
Left
Tower

John Gutowski
Arrived
Left
Radar technician
Arrived
Left
Radar technician

Ralph Geltz
Arrived
Left
Radar technician
Arrived
Left
Radar technician

Edward Barlow
Arrived
Left
Tower?
Killed in Action, Mothers Day, 1969, at LZ Oasis
Arrived
Left
Tower?
Killed in Action, Mothers Day, 1969, at LZ Oasis