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303d Radio Research Battalion (ASA)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Deployed: 12 April 1966
Cover Designation: 17th Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 53d USASASOC (3d RRU)
Supported Command: FFV-II
Location: Long Binh
Reassigned Command: 509th USASA Group
on 1 June1966
Cover Redesignation: 303d Radio Research Battalion
on 29 July 1966
Redeployed: 15 June 1971*
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3-14
Vietnam Honors: 5 MUCs, 1 RVN CGP, and 1 RVN CA
*Command mission transferred to
USASA Field Station, Bien Hoa

HQ & HQ Company
303d RR Battalion

George Williams

Diploma 303d RRBn
"The Longhorns"
Courtesy of Ralph Reinhart

Subordinate Units

265th Radio Research Company (ASA)

101abndv.gif - 6.3 K 265thrr2.GIF - 5.4 K Deployed: 3 December 1967
Cover Designation: 265th Radio Research Company
Assigned Command: 303d ASA (RR) Battalion
Supported Command: 101st Abn Div
Location: Bien Hoa
Reassigned Command:8th RRFS, Phu Bai
on 23 February 1968
Relocated: Camp Eagle on 15 March 1968
Relocation: Phu Bai on 13 January 1972
InactIvated: 1 April 1972
(zero strength by 18 January 1972)
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 5-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs, 4 RVN CGP, and 1 RVN CA*
* The 3d Platoon, 265th ASA Company was awarded an MUC.

265th RRCo
John Mastro

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"Chopper Kill"
John Mastro

"2/265th RRCo
PRD-1 Team"

by Tom Callahan
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328th Radio Research Company (ASA)

23infdiv.gif - 8.7 K Activated: 20 November 1968*
Cover Designation: 328th Radio Research Company
Assigned Command: 313th ASA Battalion
Supported Command: 23d Infantry Division
Location: Chu Lai
Reassigned Command: USASAFS, Pleiku
on 30 June 1971
Relocated: Da Nang
on 24 October 1971
Reassigned Command: 8th RRFS, Phu Bai
on 24 October 1971
Inactivated: 30 June 1972
(zero strength by 12 March 1972)
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 9-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 3 RVN CGP**
*Assumed mission of the Americal Radio Research Company (Provisional)
** Detachment 2, 328th Army Security Agency Company received the MUC.
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330th Radio Research Company (ASA)

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Deployed: 2 August 1966
Cover Designation: 12th Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 313th Army Security Agency Battalion
Supported Command: FFV - I Location: Pleiku
(Engineer Hill)
Cover Redesignation: 330th Radio Research Company
on 18 July 1966
Relocated: Nha Trang on 20 May 1970
Reassigned Command: USASAGp, Vietnam
(509th RR Group) on 15 June 1971
Inactivated: 30 September 1971*
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 4-15
Vietnam Honors: 4 MUCs and 1 RVN CGP
*Mission transferred to USASA Field Station, Pleiku
Deployed:20 April 1968
Cover Designation: 330th RR Det '8'
Assigned Command:USASA Field Station, Pleiku
Supported Command: 1st Cavalry Div
Inactivated:30 August 1971

Tony's 330th RR Co
Tony Lopez
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335th Radio Research Company (ASA)

2ndffvn.gif - 4.20 K Deployed: 10 January 1967
Cover Designation: 335th Radio Research Company
Assigned Command: 303d Army Security Agency Battalion
Supported Command: 9th Infantry Division
Location: Bear Cat
Relocated: Dong Tam on 16 July 1968
Relocated: Di An on 28 August 1969
Reassigned Command: USASAGp, Vietnam
(509th RR Group)
on 24 December 1969
Relocated: Can Tho on 24 December 1969
Inactivated: 30 September 1971*
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 4-15
Vietnam Honors: 5 MUCs, 3 RVN CGPs,
and 1 RVN CA * Mission and personnel transferred on 5 April 1971
to the USASA Operations Company, Can Tho.

335th RR Co. "Shortimers Sheet"
Courtesy of Marc Robinson

Letter to the 335th RRC Veterans
from Sgt. Earl Shollenberger
USASA Ret.

335th RRCo Pics
Larry Armstrong

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from Larry Armstrong

My Story
by Rand Dee "Felix" Bowerman

"The Originals"
Fm Ft. Riley to RVN
sent in by Marc "Robo" Robinson

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337th Radio Research Company (ASA)

1stinfdv.gif - 6.1 K Deployed: 3 August 1965
Cover Designation: 11th Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 53d USASASOC: (3d RRU)
Supported Command: 1st Infantry Division
Location: Bien Hoa
Relocated: Di An
on 10 November 1965
Reassigned Command: 303d ASA Battalion
on 10 May 1966
Redesignation: 337th ASA Company
on 30 September 1966
Cover Redesignatlon: 337th Radio Research Company
Relocated: Lai Khe on 15 August 1969
Relocated: Di An on 17 February 1970
Redeployed: 7 April 1970
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 2-12
Vietnam Honors: 5 MUCs, 1 RVN CGP,
and 1 RVN CA

"337th RRCo - 1967-68"
by Duncan Brown
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371st Radio Research Company (ASA)

1stcavdv.gif - 3.7 K Deployed: 1 August 1965
Cover Designation: 10th Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 53d USASASOC: (3d RRU)
Supported Command: 1st Cavalry Division
Location: An Khe (Camp Radcliff)
Reassigned Command: 313th RR Battalion
on 10 April 1966
Redesignation: 371st Army Security Agency Company
on 15 October 1966
Cover Redesignation: 371st Radio Research Company
Reassigned Command: 8th RRFS, Phu Bai
on 23 February 1968
Relocated: Camp Evans (near Phu Bai)
on 17 March 1968
Reassigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
on 16 October 1968
Relocated: Camp Gorvad (Phuoc Vinh)
on 11 November 1968
Redeployed: 29 April 1971**
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 2-14
Vietnam Honors: 2 PUCs, 1 VUA, 4 MUCs,
3 RVN CGPs and 1 RVN GA*
* Detachment 2, 371st Army Security Agency Company received the VUA
** Residual mission transferred to the organized Brigade Radio Research Detachment (Provisional).

371st RRCo HP
Webmaster Arne Mahlum

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Do your remember me?
What is my name?
Bill Snyder wants to know
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372nd Radio Research Company (ASA)

25thinfd.gif - 5.5 K Deployed: 13 February 1966
Cover Designation: 16th Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
Supported Command: 25th Inf Div
Location: Cu Chi
Redesignation: 372d ASA Co on 15 Oct 1966
Cover Redesignation: 372d Radio Research Company
Inactivated: 6 March 1971
(zero strength by November 1970)
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 3- 14
Vietnam Honors: 5 MUCs, 3 RVN CGP,
and 1 RVN CA

372nd RRCo PRD-1 1968
Courtesy of Bill " Jake" Jacobson

PRD-1 Teams
Courtesy of Vern Greunke
Jim Thompson/Mark Scott

PRD-1 Op's Hall of Fame

Bellar's Fellar's

372nd HP
Webmaster Vern Greunke

"Overrun"
by John Cruddas
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404th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

2ndffvn.gif - 4.20 K Deployed: 4 May 1965
Cover Designation: Detachment 1, 3d Radio Research Unit
Assigned Command: 53d USASASOC (3d RRU)
Supported Command: 173d Airborne Brigade
Location: Bien Hoa
Reassigned Command: 303d RR Battalion in May 1966 Cover Redesignation: 404th Radio Research Detachment on 29 July 1966 Reassigned Command: 313th RR Battalion on 1 December 1967 Relocated: Phu Hiep in February 1968
Relocated: LZ English (Bong Son) on January 69
Reassigned Command: 3d RRFS, Pleiku
on 30 September 1971
Inactivated: 1 April 1972 (zero strength 28 August 1971)* Vietnam Campaign Credit: 2-17
Vietnam Honors: 1 PUC, 6 MUCs, and 1 RVN CGP
*Residual mission transferred to
330th RR Field Station on 23 July 1971

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....In the Beginning"
404thRRD

by Don Collins
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405th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

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Deployed: 25 June 1965
Cover Designation: Detachment 2, 3d RRU
Assigned Command: 53d USASASOC (3d RRU)
Supported Command: 1st Bde 101st Abn Div
Location: Bien Hoa
Inactivated: 5 November 1965
Reactivated: 15 July 1968
Cover Designation: 405th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 8th RRFS
Supported Command: 3d Bde, 82d Abn Div
Location: Ghia Le
Reassigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
on 28 September 1968
Relocated: Phuc Loi on 28 September 1968
Inactivated: 5 December 1969
ReactIvated: 30 September 1971 **
Cover Designation: 405th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 3d RR Field Station, Bien Hoa
Supported Command: 3d Bde, 1st Cav Div
Location: Phuoc Vien, Bien Hoa
Inactivated: 30 June 1972
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 2, 8-12, 15-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 1 RVN CA
* Assumed mission of the redeployed Detachment A, 358th ASA Company
** Assumed residual mission of the discontinued
Brigade Support Detachment (Provisional)
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407th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

5thinfdv.gif - 1.7 K Deployed: 10 August 1965
Cover Designation: Detachment '4', 3d RRU
Assigned Command: 53d US ASASA SOC (3d RRU)
Supported Command: Field Force, Vietnam (FFVN)
Location: Nha Trang
Inactivated: 3 May 1966
Deployed: 28 July 1968
Cover Designation: 407th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 8th RRFS, Phu Bai
Supported Command: 1st Brigade, 5th Inf Div (Mech)
Location: Quang Tri
Inactivated: 1 April 1972
(zero strength on 28 August 1971)*
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 2-3, 8-17
Vietnam Honors: 3 MUCs and 3 RVN CGP
* Portion of mission transferred to Detachment 'A',
8th RRFS, Phu Bai.

Buck Buchanans 407th RRD
by Buck Buchanan

John Mastro's 407th RRD
by John Mastro

Tales of the 407th
Buck Buchanan/Ken Rand
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408th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

2ndffvn.gif - 4.20 K Deployed: 1 October 1966
Cover Designator: 408th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
Supported Command: 196th Infantry Brigade (Light)
Location: Tay Ninh
Reassigned Command: 313th RR Battalion
on 12 April 1967
Relocated: Chu Lai as of 1 October 1967*
Supported Command: Task Force Oregon
Inactivated: 20 November 1968
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 4-9
Vietnam Honors: 2 MUCs
* See Americal Radio Research Company (Provisional)
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409th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

2ndffvn.gif - 4.20 K Deployed: 18 August 1966
Cover Designation: 409th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
Supported Command: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Location: Xuan Loc (Blackhorse Base Camp)
Relocated: Di An on 5 October 1969
Inactivated: 6 March 1971
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 4-14
Vietnam Honors: 1 VUA, 4 MUCs, 4 RVN CGPs,
and 1 RVN CA

409th RRDet - 11th ACR
Operation Junction City II
Operation Manhattan
By Don Collins
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415th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

2ndffvn.gif - 4.20 K Deployed: 22 December 1967*
Cover Designation: 415th Radio Research Detachment
Assigned Command: 313th RR Battalion
Supported Command: 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)
Location: Chu Lai
Inactivated: 20 November 1968
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 5-9
Vietnam Honors: 1 MUC
*See Americal Radio Research Company (Provisional)

415th Arrives in Vietnam
by Bruce Mathis

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856th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)

199tlib.gif - 7.1 K Deployed: 21 November 1966
Cover Designation: 856th Radio Research Detachment (ASA)
Assigned Command: 303d RR Battalion
Suported Command: 199th Infantry Brigade Light
Location: Long Binh (Camp Frenzell-Jones)
InactIvated: 6 March 1971 (stood down on 24 December 1970)
Vietnam Campaign Credit: 4-14
Vietnam Honors: 1 VUA, 4 MUCs, 3 RVN CGPs,
and 2 RVN CAs

Defending Long Binh
by William E. Rowe
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