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38th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Chu Chi)

Director: Gary Mather Sr.
Website: http://www.38thipsd.com/
The 38th Infantry Platoon Scout Dog was first organized as the 38th Quartermaster War Dog Platoon in 1944 and saw service in Northern Italy during WW II. Reactivated in 1953 the 38th saw service during the Korean War until inactivated in 1954. It was reactivated on 28 March 1966 at Fort Benning and joined the 25th Division in July 1966. On July 16th, 1966 the 38th IPSD arrived in Vietnam as part of the Divisions 2nd Brigade. The Platoon was headquartered at the Division Base Camp in Cu Chi and its Area of Operations was primarially in northern III Corps
Total: 43
StatusNameDates ServedDogTattoo
Inactive Dean Baker 01/01/1967SILVER1X39
Inactive Steve Ball 01/01/1970PRINCE55M9
Active Member Jim Brim 07/01/1970 - 07/01/1971RAMO3A48
Active Member Mercer Hollis Brown Sr05/01/1969 - 04/23/1970LOBO
Inactive Robert (Bobby) Burton 03/01/1970 - 01/18/1971REBEL
Deceased Philip Caliguire
Lifetime Jimmy Champion 01/01/1969BADGER8A38
Inactive Barney Chapman
Lifetime Stephen Chazen ERIC43A1
KIA Darrell Lee Colford BUTCH6M36
Deceased Dennis Evans 09/01/1969 - 09/01/1970KING719M
Inactive Donald Frank ROMPERT042
Lifetime Jackie Gagnard
Active Member Daniel E Hamilton 09/23/1969 - 09/22/1970KAZAN40A6
Inactive Edward Heery
KING
ERIC

365B
Active Member John J. Heslin WOLF552A
KIA William M Huberty 01/01/1966 - 10/17/1966LUCKY2X37
Inactive Mike Huddleston NONECOMMANDER 38th IPSD
Inactive Richard Humphrey
Lifetime Ronald Hyden 07/01/1969 - 07/01/1970DUKEV079
Inactive Roderick Johns 07/01/1966 - 07/01/1967KENTUCKY4X11
Deceased Michael Kontkowski
Lifetime Gary T Mather Sr.01/01/1970NOBLE16A3
Deceased Dan McAlpin
Active Member James Mulligan Jr.RICKEY82X9
Active Member James F. Mulvey Sparky
Deceased Michael Ray Norton 01/01/1970
KIA Thomas Pretter
Lifetime William Boyd Prince 07/01/1966 - 06/01/1967
07/01/1966 - 06/01/1967
LUDWIG
FRITZ
1X74
Lifetime Thomas Rawitzer SILVER1X39
Active Member Nick John Samson 01/01/1969 - 10/01/1969
10/01/1969 - 04/01/1970
SMOKEY
ROMPER VOMPER
381M
KIA Bobby James Shelton
Lifetime Dannie Smith 01/01/1968SHEP6K45
Lifetime Gus Sousa 05/01/1969 - 04/01/1970PERKY248M
Inactive Donny (Woodpecker) Stafford 04/15/1970BADGER8A37
Lifetime Lamont Steptoe BUTCH6M36
Inactive Jerry Suitor 01/01/1967PADDY1X85
KIA Jeremiah Joseph Sullivan SAMANTHA
Inactive James Summers 01/01/1967RAMO3A48
Inactive Joel Taylor Jr. SHEP6K45
Deceased Jimmie Mack Tilghman