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THE FOLLOWING IS TRANSCRIPT OF A DOCUMENT WIDELY CIRCULATED WITHIN
THE POW/MIA COMMUNITY. WITH THE RELEASE OF THE "CURRENT FOCUS VESSEY
CASES" LIST IT TAKES ON ADDED IMPORTANCE.
THE ORIGIONAL DOCUMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO FIT HTML CODE FOR THIS PAGE.
ALL OF THE RELEASED DATA IS REPRODUCED HERE AS BEST I COULD FIT IT INTO
THE PAGE. BLACKED OUT PORTIONS WILL BE INDICATED WITH ****** WHERE POSSIBLE.
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REGIONAL OFFICE - Danang ******
REPORTING OFFICER - **************** DATE - 23 APRIL 1969
REPORTS OFFICER - ***************** **************************
RELEASING OFFICER - *********************
DISTRIBUTION - CONSULATE, CORDS, XXIV CORPS, III MAF, 525TH MI,
I CORPS (G-2 ADVISOR)
1. *********** interrogation of *****************************
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3. Informatin passed to 525th Phu Bai, for BRIGHT LIGHT
project.
4. Attached are list of U. S. prisoners positively and tenta-
tively identified by **** from photographs, **************
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6. No index.
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Approved for Release
Date 4 Aug 1986
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ATTACHMENT NO.1 REF. **************
DATE: 11 April 69
LIST OF US PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED BY *************************
AT THUA THIEN PIC (FROM PHOTOS), ON 11 APRIL 1969/
Photo List: AVGJ - HCIS (10 Nov. 1968), 525 MI Group
Positive Identification
Name BR. SVC
STORZ, Ronald E. USAF
DEVERS, David R. USA
MCDONALD, Kurt C. USAF
ADAMS, Samuel G. USAF
SCHELL, Richard J. USA
KIPINA, Marshall F. USA
EBBY, Robert G. USA
NIEHOUSE, DANIEL US CIV
PITT, Albert USMC
PFEIFER, Ronald USMC
SCHRECKENGOST, Fred T. USMC
DAVES, Gary L. US CIV
UTECHT, Richard US CIV
MANHARD, Philip W. US CIV
LEWIS, Robert USA
WEAVER, Eugene US CIV
BROWN, Harry W. USA
BRANDE, Harvey G. USA
STULIER, John C. USA
MAC KEDANZ, Lyle E. USA
SHARK, Earl E. USA
HASTINGS, Steven M. USA
POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION
NAME BR. SVE
Photo No. 11 Former member of 704th
(Name unk.)
PARKS, Joe USA
DEMMON, David F. USA
RAMSEY, Douglas K. US CIV
JACOBS, John C. USAF
DODGE, Edward R. USA
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POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION
NAME BR.SVC
SCHENCKENGOST, Fred T. USMC
SMITH, Richard D. USAF
MUSETTI, Richard D. USN
BALION, Rugen MM
PERRICONE, Richard R. USA
NEWTON, Donald S. USA
OLSEN, Gerald E. USAF
WALKER, Orien J. USA
MONAHAN, Robert US CIV
JOHNSON, William E. USMC
TURLEY, Morvan D. USAF
HURT, William B. USA
NIDDS, Daniel R. USA
DEXTER, Ronard J. USA
ECHEVARRIA, Raymond L. USA
COOK, Donald G. USAF
GAYER, Marc O. Canadian Civ
GOUIN, Donat J. USA
RAGSDALE, Thomas W. US CIV
COOK, William R. USAF
VERDENHOFF, Michael USA
BURNHAM, Donald USA
ROE, Jerry L. USA
JOHNSON, Buford USA
KELLEY, Daniel M. USA
WILLIAMS, Roy C. USA
NOTE:
**** stated that two (2) American women were also prisoners. (No
photo was identified) He related these woman were school teachers from
Hue. He stated they were young, one was tall and thin and one was short
and heavy. The women told **** that they were new in Vietnam.
EXTRACT FROM THE "1205" DOCUMENT
Tran Van Quang explained the American POW issue in detail. The total
number of American POWs captured in combat actions and who are now in
the DRV consists of 1205, of which 671 were taken prisoner in North
Vietnam, 426 in South Vietnam, 43 in Laos and 65 in Cambodia.
There are 767 aviators among the prisoners, 3 of which went through
training for space flights, and 15 of which have more than 4000 flight
hours each.
All of the American POWs are held in 11 prisons and were assigned
according to military rank (there are 16 colonels, 104 lieutenant
colonels, 235 majors and the remaining prisoners are of lower rank).
It was noted that during the interrogations of the prisoners, the NVA
command succeeded in collecting valuable information on the US Armed
Forces on combat equipment and various types of weaponry, including
chemical weapons, which provides the opportunity to develop
countermeasures against the enemy.
According to the speaker, the US government does not know the precise
number of POWs in the DRV since the NVA command holds this information
in strict secrecy. Up until now, a list of only 368 prisoners has been
published officially. There are indications that the leadership of the
DRV considers the issue of releasing American POWs as a part of the
whole Vietnamese problem and can be settled only after the resolution
of the political and military issues.
This information was taken from the "1205 Document" found in Soviet Archives,
and published in the New York Times!
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