Inactive or Missing

1/83rd Artillery
Missing or Inactive

and

non-1/83rd we are trying to locate

There are 3 lists here:

Inactive - This first set of names are 1/83rd guys and were active in our group at one time but who we have not heard from in several years.

No Reply - The second list are 1/83rd guys who we have contacted but who have not responded.

Missing - The third list are 1/83rd guys and a few non-1/83rd guys. It shows who in the active 1/83rd group is looking for those guys.

All the 1/83rd names are also on the Roster.

For more information, contact Bill Taggart.

Another resource for finding missing Veterans can be found using this free service.

Inactive
Name	Battery	Years with 1/83rd
Dave Allen	B	63-67
Mike Anderson	A	67-68
Johnny Araiza	A	70-71
John Carpenter	SVC	66-67
Sylvan (Gus) Freeman	B	68-69
Terry Hampton	A	66-67
Royce Randle	B	69-70
Gary Vigil	?	69-70
Don Walters	HQ	69-70
Glenn Walters	HQ	68-69
Johnny Weaver	B	70-71
Andy West	B	66-67

No Reply
Name	Battery	Years with 1/83rd
Gary Abbott	A	69-70
Jim Berger	HQ	69-70
Bill Bottom	A	66-67
Jim Engstrom	C	70-71
Ed Fegenbush	HQ	70-71
Jim Friske	HQ	70-71
Pete Karika	HQ	66-67
George Kitchin	A	68-69
Dave Lamphere	A	66-67
Richard Lane	HQ	66-67
Roger Mull	B	66-67
Jerry Parks	SVC	71
Tom Pastoric	HQ	70-71
John Peters	B	68-69
Steve Potter	A	69-70
Jim Rainey	HQ	67-68
Ron Sims	B	66-67
Wayne Smith	SVC	69-70
Gordon Steele	B	70-71
Ron Stockemer	SVC	67-68
Duane Supple	?	?
Hugo Tadolini	HQ	67-68
John Taylor	C	66-67
Taurus West	A	69-70
Lloyd Wright	B	66-67
Roland Yeske	A	69-70

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Missing

On this list are Veterans that someone in our group is trying to locate. They are not just 83rd members but those that are in some way connected to one of our group. If anyone has any information on these missing Vets, either follow the directions below to contact the person looking for them or contact me and I will notify the appropriate person.

Missing - former 1/83rd

Name	Battery	Years with 1/83rd	Notes	Sought by
Mike Ackerman	A	67-68	Possibly lives in Kenosha, WI or Chicago.	Craig Castona
Lynn Beckley	HQ	67-68	Possibly lives in California.	Tom Bailey
Ken Burgess	A	69-70		John Wetteland
Thomas Chappell	A	66-67	Possibly lives in South Carolina.	George Rose
Keith Franklin	HQ	68-69	Possibly lives in Massachusetts.	Steve Prest
Dennis Gajda	HQ	68-69	Possibly lives in Massachusetts.	Steve Prest
Jesus Gonzalez	HQ	69	Possibly lives in Dilley, Texas	Jim Harris
SSG ??? Guy	B	68	SSG Guy was in "B" Battery and was Gun Chief of Gun #1. Possibly lives in South Carolina.	George Benham
Lieut ??? Harris	HQ	67-68		Tom Bailey
Howard Jones	HQ or A	68-69	Click here for photos and other details on this person.	Roger Koopman
Richard (Doc) Matson	B	69-70	Medic with "B" Battery in 69 – 70. Was at FB Birmingham	Arnie Cordova
Marvin McBride	Unknown	66-68	Was first with the 2/35th Artillery and then the 1/83rd Artillery. Marvin has passed away but his daughter (also a Veteran) is trying to get information on his Vietnam service for an Agent Orange related VA claim for Marvin's widow.	His Daughter
Marvin McBride	Unknown	66-68	Was first with the 2/35th Artillery and then the 1/83rd Artillery. Marvin has passed away but his daughter (also a Veteran) is trying to get information on his Vietnam service for an Agent Orange related VA claim for Marvin's widow.	His Daughter
Rich Moody	HQ	66-67	Possibly lives in California.	Rich Magin
John Purol	Battalion	67-68	Battalion Sgt Major
Phil Yarbourough	B	68-69	Staff Sgt. Possibly lives in Maine

• Trying to ID those in this picture received from Larry Richins (69-70). If you know who any of these guys are contact me

Missing - not from 1/83rd

• Trying to find the following Veteran. Please contact me if you have any information on his whereabouts.

- Roger Hoover (70-71).

It is believed that Roger lived in Little Rock, Arkansas before going to Vietnam and then in Charlotte, North Carolina afterwards as of 1976. His parents lived in Nashville, Tennessee at that time. One of our Kiwi mates is trying to find him as they were friends in Vietnam. It is not known what unit he was in but we think he was in a logistics role.

• Our Dan O'Brien (69-70) is involved with this project. If anyone can identify this guy, please notify Dan.

Here are 2 other pictures of the same guy.

Picture 1

Picture 2

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