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38th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (Cu 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: 48
StatusNameDates ServedDogTattoo
Inactive Dean Baker 01/01/1967SILVER1X39
Deceased Steve Ball 01/01/1970PRINCE55M9
Active Member Jim Brim 07/01/1970 - 07/01/1971RAMO3A48
No Contact Info William I Brown AARD0E68
Inactive 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 11/08/1970BUTCH6M36
Active Member James O Ehrie NIKKI
Deceased Dennis Evans 09/01/1969 - 09/01/1970KING719M
KIA SP4 Gary Wayne Fox 01/04/1967 - 04/30/1967LITTLE JOE113F
Inactive Donald Frank ROMPERT042
Lifetime Jackie Gagnard 05/01/1970 - 12/01/1970REXK037
Lifetime Daniel (PC) E Hamilton 09/22/1969 - 09/22/1970KAZAN40A6
Lifetime Gary D Hawkins 01/01/1970 - 01/01/1971
06/01/2020 - 01/01/1971
01/01/1971
RUSTY

RANGER


Inactive Edward Heery
KING
ERIC

365B
Inactive John J. Heslin WOLF552A
KIA William M Huberty 01/01/1966 - 10/17/1966LUCKY2X37
Inactive Mike Huddleston NONECOMMANDER 38th IPSD
KIA SP4 Robert 'Bobby" Hudson 07/13/1966 - 12/10/1966DUKE
Inactive Richard Humphrey
Lifetime Ronald Hyden 07/01/1969 - 07/01/1970DUKEV079
Inactive Roderick Johns 07/01/1966 - 07/01/1967KENTUCKY4X11
Inactive Bryon A Kinney 12/02/1969 - 11/20/1971SMOKEY67A4
Deceased Michael Kontkowski
Lifetime Gary T Mather Sr.01/01/1970NOBLE16A3
Deceased Dan McAlpin
Inactive James Mulligan Jr.06/01/1967 - 10/01/1968RICKEY82X9
Inactive James F. Mulvey SPARKY
Deceased Michael Ray Norton 01/01/1970
Lifetime James A O'Connor 06/15/1970 - 05/15/1971LOBO
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 10/01/1969 - 04/01/1970
01/01/1969 - 10/01/1969
ROMPER VOMPER
SMOKEY

381M
KIA Bobby James Shelton
Lifetime Dannie Smith 01/01/1968SHEP6K45
Lifetime Gus Sousa 05/30/1969 - 04/27/1970PERKY248M
Inactive Donny (Woodpecker) Stafford 04/15/1970BADGER8A37
Lifetime Lamont Steptoe BUTCH6M36
Inactive Jerry Suitor 01/01/1967PADDY1X85
KIA Jeremiah Joseph Sullivan 01/01/1967 - 10/23/1967RIP2X12
Inactive Joel Taylor Jr. SHEP6K45
Deceased Jimmie Mack Tilghman
No Contact Info Barry Warner 01/01/1967ENNOK069