United States Presidential Unit Citation (PUC)

Listed below are the names of those Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) personnel eligible to wear the US Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for service with the 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces for the period from 1 November 1966 to 31 January 1968.  The Governor-General of Australia approved the acceptance and wearing of the PUC on 5th February 2002.

Note:  There are a number of Team members who were inadvertently left off the list below and all efforts are being made to rectify the situation.  Once members have been identified and records checked, the names will be put forward for approval by the Governor-General of Australia.

Citation:

                    By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as
                    Commander in Chief of the Armd Forces of the United States, I have today
                    awarded

                             The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),  1st Special Forces  and its assigned
                   and  attached  units distinguished  themselves  by  extraordinary heroism  in  combat
                   operations in wide areas  of the Republic of Vietnam from 1 November 1966 through
                   31 January 1968.   During  this  period,  members  of  the  5th Special  Forces  Group
                   constantly  displayed  endurance and  exceptional  heroism while carrying the fight to
                   the enemy.   Operating from  remoted isolated areas predominately controlled by the
                   enemy, and deploying normally in  12-man teams, United States Army Special Forces
                   detachments so successfully trained, organized and  led their  indigenous paramilitary
                   troops  that  large  areas  of  the  Republic of Vietnam were  returned  to  government
                   control.  As  a  direct  result,  valuable intelligence information  was  collected  and the
                   enemy  suffered   over  8,000  killed  and  2,000  captured  during  this  period.      The
                   conspicuous gallantry and  extraordinary heroism displayed by the 5th Special Forces
                   Group  (Airborne), 1st  Special  Forces  and  its  assigned  and  attached  units  are  in
                   keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on the
                   personnel of the units and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
 

SERVICE NUMBER

RANK

NAME

17073	CAPT	BAUDISTEL,  K.W. KIA
1662	WO2	BRYSON,  W.J. **
13520	T/WO2	BULOW,  K.A. **
212518	T/WO2	CAHILL,  J.G.
33691	T/WO2	CALLANDER,  F.A.G. MID
53419	T/WO2	COWAN,  P.G.
41909	T/WO2	DERMODY,  C.D. **
311518	CAPT	DUDGEON,  N.B.
36485	T/WO2	DURRINGTON,  J.T. KIA
53466	T/WO2	EDWARDS,  I.L.  **
29707	WO2	FLANNERY,  J.  **
14150	T/WO2	FORD,  D.F.
212542	T/WO2	FITZPATRICK,  B.T. **
22862	T/WO2	GABRIEL,  K.A.  MID  **
214076	T/WO2	GILLIVER,  T.E.
21453	WO2	HABERLEY,  A.A.
42735	T/WO2	HAGEAN,  J.P. **
43593	T/WO2	HANLEY,  M.P. MM  KIA
54828	T/WO2	HAMERSLEY,  F.G. MID (Post) KIA
3897	WO2	HARRIS,  G.D.  MID  **
52628	WO2	HOFMAN,  J.R.
38538	T/WO2	JAMES,  M.J.
210839	WO2	KENDALL,  J.
15742	T/CAPT	KRASNOFF,  S.
37491	T/CAPT	LA GALLE,  W.A.
213825	WO2	LAKE,  J.W.
13604	T/WO2	LORD,  D.H.
1381	WO1	LOUND,  E.D. **
311452	CAPT	McCALLUM,  M.C.
42374	T/WO2	McEVOY,  C.N.
52316	WO2	McCLYMANS,  D.A.  MID  **
212870	T/WO2	McFADDEN,  W.M.
213777	T/WO2	McLEAN,  T.A.
213059	T/WO2	MILLISS,  L.G. **
12840	WO2	MORRIS,  A.H.
11448	WO2	NEVILLE,  D.J.  DCM  **
3166072	WO2	NICHOLAS,  E.A.
43719	T/CAPT	PALMER,  F.E.  MID
213959	T/WO2	PROSPER,  B.M. MM
61199	CAPT	RAY,  P.J.
235274	T/CAPT	REID,  P.M.
214091	T/WO2	ROGERS,  W.B. DCM  **
2411510	T/WO2	ROBERTSON,  A.J. KIA
3169801	T/WO2	RUST,  B.J.
216455	T/WO2	SIGGERS,  A.P.  KIA
28315	WO2	SINCLAIR,  M.  **
15495	T/WO2	SMITH,  B.C.  **
2411409	T/WO2	SMITH,  T.W.
3762	WO1	STEVESON,  R.P.J.  **
53326	T/WO2	STONE,  J.M. MID (Post) KIA
64276	WO1	SZAJNER,  J.D.  **
213277	T/WO2	TURNER,  C.C.
213207	T/WO2	UPTON,  C.R. **
52636	T/WO2	WEIR,  R.L.  BEM **
35461	T/WO2	WINBANK,  K.O.  **
35060	WO2	YOUL,  M.E.F.

**  = Now deceased