Charlie Company (attached to TF 3-5 CAV)

Charlie Company (attached to TF 3-5 CAV)

 Position  Name & Rank  Remarks
Commander (C66) Shadwick, Jan R. CPT assumed 11 AUG 90
CDR’s M1A1 Gunner    
CDR’s M1A1 Driver    
CDR’s M1A1 Loader    
CDR’s HMMVW Driver    
Executive Officer (C65) Danner, Ben 1LT Became Scout Plt. Ldr. 15 MAR 91
Executive Officer (C65) Hughes, Dean 1LT Came from 2/B/4-34 AR on 16 MAR 91
XO’s M1A1 Gunner (C65) Rathe, Anthony SGT  
XO’s M1A1 Driver (C65)    
XO’s M1A1 Loader (C65)  Gabbert, Johnnie F. Jr.  
Master Gunner Woods, James SGT Rode on a C Co. maint. track or served as IC on Commander’s vehicle.
First Sergeant Brown, Dwight 1SG later became CSM of 1AD
1SG’s HMMWV Driver    
Supply Sergeant Hawk, SGT  
Commo Sergeant Horton, Tommie SGT  
NBC NCO Ward, SGT  
Position/rank unknown Kindred, Dwayne  
     

 1st Platoon

This platoon was highly decorated – BSMs to tank commanders, ARCOM w/V to drivers and loaders.  Word has it that this platoon had 37 confirmed tank kills.

Platoon Leader/TC (C11) Leners, Marty 2LT Received Silver Star during engagement supporting 3-5 CAV Scout Platoon
Gunner (C11) Wilson, Glen SGT  
Driver (C11) Eichner, Eric SPC SFC at Ft. Lewis as of Jan ’04
Loader (C11) Gipson, Leonidas SPC  
TC (C12) Smalls, SSG Received Purple Heart; now SGM in Korea
Gunner (C12) Buske, SGT  
Driver (C12) Phetsinghane, SPC  
Loader (C12) Carter, SPC  
TC (C13) Beddingfield, SSG  
Gunner (C13) Verquist, CPL  
Driver (C13)    
Loader (C13) Barchman, SPC  
Platoon Sergeant (C14) Dillard, SFC Now retired
Gunner (C14) Friar, CPL  
Driver (C14) Pearl, Jon J. SPC Now a 2LT of Transportation
Loader (C14) Brooks, Travis SPC  
Loader – track unknown Ala, (first name?) SPC  

2d Platoon

Platoon Leader/TC (C21)    
Gunner (C21)    
Driver (C21)    
Loader (C21)    
TC (C22)    
Gunner (C22)    
Driver (C22)    
Loader (C22)    
TC (C23) Kindred, Dwayne A. SSG  
Gunner (C23) Sanford, (first name?) SGT  
Driver (C23) Plotkin, (first name?) SPC  
Loader (C23) Murfey, (first name?) SPC  
Platoon Sergeant (C24) Kirby, Wayne SFC Deceased in 1994 of pneumonia; his family can be contacted through his brother Alan Kirby.
Gunner (C24)    
Driver (C24) Bower, Patrick SPC Living in Germany as of January 2003
Loader (C24)    
2d Platoon – Gunner – vehicle unknown Mayo, SGT  

 3d Platoon

Platoon Leader/TC (C31)    
Gunner (C31)    
Loader (C31)    
Driver (C31)    
TC (C32)    
Gunner (C32)    
Loader (C32)    
Driver (C32)    
TC (C33)    
Gunner (C33)    
Loader (C33)    
Driver (C33)    
Platoon Sergeant/TC (C34) Nimmons, (first name?) SFC  
Gunner (C34)    
Loader (C34)    
Driver (C34)