Bravo Co.Roster for November 30, 1971
| PFC E3 - Abrahamson, Richard | SSG E6 - Adgerson, Horace | SP4 E4 - Armacost, Joseph W |
| PFC E3 - Banicki, John E | SSG E6 - Barbeau, Gilbert G | SGT E5 - Bernardo, Pedro J |
| PFC E3 - Berube, Peter H | SP4 E4 - Brenneke, Jerry L | PFC E3 - Brockman, David G |
| PFC E3 - Brubaker, Daniel E | PFC E3 - Burse, William E | SP4 E4 - Bush, McArthur |
| SGT E5 - Cornish, Donald L | SP4 E4 - Crump, William H | PFC E3 - Davidson, Roger D |
| SGT E5 - Davis, Harold D | SP4 E4 - Davis, Kevin A | SSG E6 - Edwards, Jerry L |
| SGT E5 - Emrat, Michael | SP4 E4 - Fiefer, James A. | SP4 E4 - Fisher, Donald (Doc) |
| SP4 E4 - Forkey, Donald | SP4 E4 - Fox, Lewis W. | SGT E5 - Franks, Steven A. |
| SP4 E4 - Garcia, Rick R. | SP4 E4 - Gosciminski, Stanly | SP4 E4 - Gray, Merian D. |
| SP4 E4 - Grogan, Stephen L. | PFC E3 - Hanson, Haruhike | SP4 E4 - Harris, John F. |
| SGT E5 - Heutmaker, John F. | SP4 E4 - Holley, Sol JR | SP4 E4 - Hoyt, James S. |
| SP4 E4 - Jesen, Steven O. | SP4 E4 - Koehn, Douglas E. | SP4 E4 - Legette, Albert |
| SP4 E4 - Lindsay, Bruce R. | SP4 E4 - Losack, Edward L. | SGT E5 - Masnyk, Qres |
| SP4 E4 - Mathis, Robert E. | SP4 E4 - McCullers, Jantzen | PFC E3 - McFadden, Marion |
| SP4 E4 - Murrey, Fredrick | PFC E3 - Muzer, Fredrick M. | PFC E3 - Neudorffer, Harry |
| PFC E3 - Nevitt, William E. | PFC E3 - Newkirk, James L. | SGT E5 - Nieboer, Allen L. |
| SP4 E4 - Parker, Douglas A. | PFC E3 - Patrick, Terrance | SP4 E4 - Peercy, Roger R |
| SGT E5 - Perot, Edward L. | SP4 E4 - Phipps, Donald R. | SP4 E4 - Plumer, John R. |
| SP4 E4 - Portillos, Ernie C | SP4 E4 - Quiales, Henry J. | PFC E3 - Reisenauer, Gerald |
| SGT E5 - Richards, Joel | PFC E3 - Rios, Michael | SP4 E4 - Robinson, Dale O. |
| SP4 E4 - Roden, David J. | PFC E3 - Rogers, Gerold G. | SP4 E4 - Romero, Raymond M. |
| SP4 E4 - Sabina, Rolando | SP4 E4 - Sandy, Jerry W. | SP4 E4 - Smulty, Steve R. |
| PFC E3 - Sparks, Richard | PFC E3 - Stroup, Harry L | PFC E3 - Swan, Fred |
| PFC E3 - Thomas, Clifford J | SGT E5 - Todd,Dennis L | PFC E3 - Torrez, William R |
| PFC E3 - Valencia, Rosario | SP4 E4 - Vaughn, Alan S | PFC E3 - Voils, Ansel L |
| PV E2 - Wagers, Ray | SP4 E4 - Williams, Raymond | PFC E3 - Wilson, George L |
| ?SG E7 - Zadravecz, Lajos F |
Also in Bravo Co. 1971 or 1972
| Alverez, Leo | SP5 - Barnes, Gary W(Doc) | Beharelle, Pat |
| PFC - Bass, Max M | SP4 - Boylan, Clifford J (Doc) | SGT Cook, Michael G. |
| Campbell, Patrick (Doc) | SP4 - David, Marian (Doc) | SGT DeLucca, John R. |
| DeGraff, Roger W. | 1SG Deutch, Ron | PFC Draper, Douglas |
| SP4 Evans, Ronald E. | Ford, William J. | SP4 - Gaskins, Billy (Doc) |
| SP4 - Hall, Sterling A (Doc) | SFC Halliburton, Bob | SP4 Koepsel, Donald |
| Mattingly, Ronald | McClure, Charles L. | Mitchell, Eugene |
| Morgan JR, Robert | Morris, Richard E. | Murray, Fredderick |
| Porter, Walter M | SGT - Richards, Joel | Robinson, Hardtford |
| Sabina, Rolando | Sanchez, Jesus | Sanchez, Pete |
| Sebersma, William C. | Simmons, Carol | Smith, Larry W. | Tilly, Eric L. | Wallace, John (Doc) | Warnken, Stanley L. |
| Weeks, Jerry J. | SSG Zapata, Alfredo |
Some of the Bravo Co.Officer's 1971 & 1972
| Title | Name | Rank | Co. or Plt. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battalion Commander |
Bacon | Col | 2/8 | 71 |
| Battalion Commander |
Thomas Blagg | Col | 2/8 | 71-72 |
| CO | Beyers | Cpt | B Co | 71 |
| CO | Steadman, Dave | Cpt | B Co | 71 |
| CO | Springer, Carl | Cpt | B Co | 71-72 |
| Plt. Leader | Nisbet,David M. | 1st Lt | 1st Plt. | 71 |
| Plt. Leader | Spence, C. J. | 1st Lt | 2nd Plt. | 71 |
| Plt. Leader | Cowan, Paul | 1st Lt | Cheyenne Recon Plt. |
71-72 |
| Plt. Leader | Horton, George | 1st Lt | 1st Plt. | 71 |
| Plt. Leader | Berkstresser, Gordon | 1st Lt | 2nd Plt. | 71 |
| Plt. Leader | Todd, John A. KIA 7/9/72 |
1st Lt | 1st Plt. | 71-72 |
| Plt. Leader | Connally, Kevin | 1st Lt | 3rd Plt. | 72 |
| Plt. Leader | Dials, Tom | 1st Lt | 2nd Plt. | 72 |
| Plt. Leader | Bodenner, Ralph | 1st Lt | Recon | 72 |
1st Platoon Leader(AZTEC) 1st Lt.David Nisbet on the left did a good job of taking care of his men and was missed after he DEROS'd back to the real world in Oct. of 1971. Recon Platoon Leader 1st Lt. Paul Cowan is on his right.
Along side Nisbet in the right side photo is 2nd Platoon Leader(BLACK FOOT) C. J. Spence.
This is a picture of most of the guy's in the 1st Platoon. Lt John Andrew Todd is the center person in the back row.
After the 2/8 stood down in June of 1972 Lt Todd stayed in Vietnam as the Aide- de-Camp for BG Richard Tallman. Lt Todd was Killed in Action on July 9, 1972. Lt Todd, BG Tallman and two other officers were killed by a lone artillary shell at An Loc during the NVA Spring Offensive of 1972. Lt John A. Todd is listed on
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BG Tallman did not die in An Loc but at the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon in the evening of 9 Jul 1972. I was Dustoff 79 and the aircraft commander (57th Med Det ) that brought him and several of his staff to that hospital on that fateful Sunday morning.Christopher M. Siedor
Picture courtesy of Robin Roo & CJ Spence
Col. Blagg in formation.
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