Officers of Bandido Charlie in Vietnam

Commanding Officers :

Capt. Tom Copeland - Fort Riley 1966
Capt. Robert Zahradnick - Ft Riley 1966 - Vietnam 4/21/67
Lt. Larry A. Garner - 4/21/67 - 7/30/1967
Lt. Anthony H. "Tony" Normand - 8/67-?/67
Capt. Thomas A. Russell - ?/67 - ?/67
Lt. Charles E. Taylor - ?/67 - ?/67
Capt. Donald E. Dick - 11/67 - 2/68
Lt. Lee B. Alley - 2/68-?/68
Capt. Edmund B. Scarborough ?/68- 5/10/68
Capt. Wendelin W. "Wendy" Winslow 5/68 - 12/68
Capt. Sherwood Goldberg - 12/68 - 3/69
Capt. Kenneth Costich - 3/69-6/69
Capt. Phil Greenwell - 6/69-10/69
Capt. Bob Sterba - 10/69 - return to U.S.
(Bandido name dropped 1970)
(Bandido name restored Fort Riley 1/2005)
Capt. Michael Squires - Fort Riley 1/05 - 3/24/2007
Capt. Scott D. Wence - 3/24/2007 to 03/2008
Capt. Paul Thomas - 03/2008 - present

Also:
Lt. Peter Becraft
Capt. Dick Botela
Lt. William Doherty
Capt. Melbourne Russell
(dates needed for the above Commanding Officers)

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Executive Officers: (in alphabetical order)

1st Lt. Robert Barouski - 1968
Lt, Robert Schoenwald - 9/69
Lt. Billy Smith - ?/67
Lt. Charles E. Taylor - 1967

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Forward Observers (Artillery):

2nd Lt. Tommy Franks
1Lt. Knutsen

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Platoon Leaders: (in alphabetical order)

Lt. Willie Banks - 1st Platoon 2/69-3/69
Lt. Joe Calhoun - 2nd Platoon
1st Lt. D'Olivio - 1st Platoon
Lt. Englehardt - 1st Platoon
1Lt Espelland (sp) - 1st Platoon
Lt. Larry A. Garner - 2nd Platoon
Lt. Ronald P. Garver - 3rd Platoon 4/68-7/68
Lt. Jesse Kimball - 4th Platoon
Lt. Dwight L. Long - 1st & 4th Platoon
1st Lt. John McCarthy - 2nd Platoon 10/68-?/69
Lt. George Perabo - 2nd Platoon
1st Lt Plankington - 2nd Platoon ?/68-?/69
Lt. Mickey Presha - 1st Platoon
1st Lt. Spangler - 4th Platoon
Lt. Rod Tokubo - 3rd Platoon
Lt. Frank Vaia - ? Platoon
Lt. Ed Wallace - 4th Platoon 10/69-4/70

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Contributors who have helped with information on this page:
Tom Copeland
William Doherty
Ron Garver
Phil Greenwell
Roy A. Guillen
John Hohman
John McCarthy
Herb McHenry
Rod Tokubo
Wendy Winslow



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