77th Field Artillery Regiment Veterans who have passed away.
Larry Alderman B 1/77 65-66 6/27/76
CSM Milton Banister(Ret) A 1/77 65-66 12/96
Steven Benfield B 1/77 70- 1/11/88
David Bergman C 1/77 65-66 10/7/83
Steve Condi A 1/77 65-66 1994
Richard Connor HHS 1/77 69-70 12/25/80
Harold
S Difani A 77th
FA Bn 51-52 10/06/1987 - Received information from Harold's son, John
Difani, on Feb 2, 2012. John recently posted a
request on Korean War Project website at
http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/77fab.htm asking if anyone can help
him find some of his dad's old friends he served with. John has been
searching for years for some kind of connection to his father's unit.
If you can help in any way please contact John at
glass1102(at)centurytel.net. He knows absolutely nothing about his
dad's war experiences and would like to learn
more about it. (February 3, 2012)
Harvey Gardner A 1/77 67-68 Unknown
Roy Gober A 1/77 67-68 5/29/2011
Ronnie Haines C 1/77 67-68 6/23/92
Mike Housman C 1/77 70- 1981
Homer Jones B 1/77 65-66 1/8/89
Samuel Katz C 1/77 65-66 09/1996
Frank Kowalski C 1/77 65-66 9/9/86
Arnold Laidig B 1/77 69-70 2008
John Lazowski C 1/77 66-67 5/11/68
James Lee
C 1/77 68-69 9/11/87
James Livingston HHS 1/77 67-68 2/21/92
CSM Charles Loftus(Ret) C 1/77 67-68 12/1987
Ronnie L
Miller B
1/77 70-71 4/2011 - Ronnie's daughter, Amy, would really love to
connect with someone who knew him while in Vietnam or knew of his
service in the Army. Ronnie served with B Battery starting in September
1970 when the battery was still located on FSB Betty, north
west of Song Be and FSB Buttons, Vietnam. Depending on how long it took
to in process in September, he may have joined the battery at Phouc
Vinh, when they were on "Palace Guard" duty at Division Artillery after
they moved there on 4 Oct 1970. From there they manned FSBs Hamilton,
Dragon Head, Carla, Grunt, Rash, Snuffy, and Betty again until March
1971. Then the 77th Artillery Regiment, along with the 1st and 2nd
Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division, returned to Fort Hood, Texas.
Ronnie Miller had 6 months left unti his date of return, so he was
reassigned to B Battery, 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery with the 3rd
Brigade (Separate), 1st Cavalry Division. He left Vietnam in September
of 1971. If you served with Ronnie, his daughter is interested in
talking with you about your and his service. Amy can be reached by
clicking here to send an email.
Leroy Montion C 1/77 67-68 1986
James Murphey HHS 1/77 66- 1/23/94
Frank Neumeyer A 1/77 68-69 FO
Robert Patterson B 1/77 65-66 3/26/79
David Peterson C 1/77 67-68 10/13/86
Charles Ray Potts, Jr. B 1/77 68-69 10/29/2002 - Received word Dec 27, 2011 that 'Chuck' was missing
from our list. In Vietnam, he was assigned to the 1/77
in December '68. Chuck was assigned to B Battery as a Supply Sergeant. He left Vietnam in September of '69 taking
advantage of the rule that if a brother was also in Vietnam, one of them could go home. Chuck had a wife and
small child at home at the time. Chuck left Vietnam just prior to the Battalion HQ move to Song Be from Lai Khe.
CW2 Potts was a draftee when he went to Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, he finished his 2 year duty, returned
to civilian life but then re-enlisted a year later. He left Vietnam as a Sergeant E5, but at some point after his
re-enlisitng, he became a Warrant Officer. He stayed in the service until his retirement. He was killed in a
convenience store robbery in 2002. Chuck is buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso TX. See more details at
Find A Grave.
George R Quarles III CO 1/77 44-46 07-1965 - George R. Quarles, IV, recently became a member of the
77th Field Artillery Regiment Association. He made a contribution in memory of his father, a retired Colonel from the
77th who took the 1st Battlion from North Africa to Berlin Germany. He saw the change from the 1st Battalion, 77th
Artillery to 634th FA after the War. Colonel Quarles passed away in July of 1965. George the IV has contact his
contact information posted on the Roster Page with the listing of his father. George (IV) is also a veteran, serving
in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He served almost 2 yrs in electronics as a radio mechanic for remote/ isolated
sites. His last station was 907th Radar Squadron, in Bucks Harbor Maine. Before that, he taught vietnam soliders how to
build and repair back pack radios while stationed at Kessler AFB. He was Honorably discharged in April 1971 (February 2, 2012)
Herman Quick C 1/77 66-67 1969
Jimmy Ragland B 1/77 65-66 2/16/69
Tommy Risner
B 1/77 65-66 12/9/68
Michael Robinett B 1/77 69-70 1976
Jose Santiago-Lopez B 1/77 65-66 9/25/84
Roger L. Schmidt B 1/77 69-70 1/xx/76 - He was in Class
LPC 13-69 at Fort Sill. He served in VietNam from Jan/1969 through Feb/1970 with Battery B, at LZ Eleanor
and LZ Dolly near Tay Ninh. He died from Agent-Orange related cancer in early January, 1976. He was a
Detroit Police Officer when he passed. If anyone remembers Roger (called Motown in Nam) please feel free to contact
Catherine (Schmidt) O'Connor
He left two daughters. Our son, Sgt. 1st Class Michael R. Schmidt died April/2006. He was a 13 year
veteran, deployed to Iraq. Keeping up the tradition, our granddaughter, Chelsea M. Cliff, is now
serving in Korea with the Army/Patriot Missle Systems. "We would love to hear from fellow soldiers Roger served with."
- - - Catherine (Schmidt) O'Connor (January 21, 2012)
Roger Schmidt Vietnam
Roger Schmidt
Vietnam Fort Sill Academy Class 13-69
David Smith HHS 1/77 69-70 1994
John Springsteen B 1/77 65-66 10/8/85
Rubin Sykes
B 1/77 65-66 9/11/75
Billy Talkington HHS 1/77 65-66 1976
Edward Taulbee C 1/77 65-66 10/21/81
Bill Taylor
C 1/77 67-68 1969
Thomas J Vernor C 1/77
70- July 2007
James White
HHS 1/77 67-68
Luebe Williams B 1/77 69-70 2/1/87
If you have any names to be added from any 77th Field Artillery or other 'type' 77th Regiment Battalions,
i.e. ARA, MLRS, Missile etc.,
please contact the 77th Field Artillery Regiment Association
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