Camp Unity

(The Big Rooms & other POW Camps in NVN)

Following the Son Tay Raid on the night of November 20, 1970, the lives of the POWs were drastically changed. Within three days mostPOWs from outlying camps had been moved to the Hanoi Hilton to live in what was soon named Camp Unity…(because we were at last unified). 339 US military were captured in NVN and held in NVN as of 11-23-70. Note: 11 pilots and 1 enlisted man had been released earlier from NVN.

This document tries to account for 339 American military POWs captured and held in NVN as of the last week of November 1970.

95 others captured elsewhere, but held in NVN, will be accounted for, too:

3 foreign nationals and 1 American civilian were captured and held in NVN.
51 Army men captured in South Vietnam had been moved to NVN.
12 Marines captured in SVN had been moved to NVN.
6 USAF, 1 Marine and 1 Navy captured in Laos had been moved to NVN.
Civilian, 1 foreign national captured in Laos had been moved to NVN.
13 civilians and 5 foreign nationals captured in SVN had moved to NVN.

Rooms 5 & 6 were composed from men moved from other Big Rooms as well as other camps (like the Zoo). The below lists will account for the Room 5/6 occupants and from which rooms or camps they originated.

Room 6 filled about Dec 26th. Room 5 filled the 1st week of Feb, 1971.

Rooms 5 & 6 lineups are included for historical reference.

Note: Rooms 5/6 were occupied by about 200 SVN POWs until the American NAM-POWs replaced them.

Camp Unity rooms are:

The Gym, 0, 00, 000, 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7.

(x) = Zoo men moved to Unity 12-26-70.

Plantation and Farnsworth (also called D2), held POWs who had been captured in SVN and subsequently moved to camps near Hanoi, NVN.

D2; Farnsworth	Anderson	John	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Anton	Francis	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Anzadula	Jose	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Archer	Bruce	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Baird	William	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Brande	Harvey	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Budd	Leon	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Burgess	Richard	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Cius	Frank	LA/VN, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Chirichigno	Luis	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Daugherty	Thomas	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Davis	Thomas	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Deering	John	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	DiBernardo	Jim	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Drabic	Peter	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Elliott	Art	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Ettmueller	Harry	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Flora	Carroll	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Frank	Martin	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Gostas	Ted	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Gouin	Donat	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Guy	Ted	LA/VN, USAF
D2; Farnsworth	Harker	David	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Hefel	Daniel	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Henry	Nathan	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Helle	Robert	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Horio	Thomas	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Jacquin	Juan	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Kerns	Gail	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Kobashigawa	Tom	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Kushner	Floyd	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Lenker	Michael	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Leopold	Steve	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Lewis	Robert	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Long	Julius	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Malo	Isaako	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	McMillan	Isiah	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	McMurray	William	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	McMurray	Cordine	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	McPhail	Don	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Mehrer	Gustav	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Miller	Roger	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Montegue	Paul	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Newell	Stanley	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Nowicki	James	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	O’Connor	Mike	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Parsels	John	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Perricone	Richard	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Pfister	James	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Purcell	Ben	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Rander	Donald	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Ridgeway	Ronald	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Rose	Joe	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Sooter	David	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Sparks	John	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Tabb	Robert	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Thompson	Dennis	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Thompson	Jim	VS, USA
D2; Farnsworth	Tellier	Dennis	VS, USMC
D2; Farnsworth	Ziegler	Roy “Dick”	VS, USA

D2; Farnsworth	The Ducks
D2; Farnsworth	Branch	Mike	VS, USA	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Chenoweth	Robert	VS, USA	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Daley	James	VS, USA	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Elbert	Fred	VS, USMC	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Kavanaugh	Able	VS, USMC	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Rayford	King	VS, USA	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Riate	Alfonso	VS, USMC	“Ducks”
D2; Farnsworth	Young	John	VS, USA	“Ducks”

The Zoo	Bailey	Jim	Barn
The Zoo	Byrne	Ron	Barn	x
The Zoo	Chauncey	Arv	Barn	x
The Zoo	Gideon	Will	Barn	x
The Zoo	Hiteschew	Jim	Barn	x
The Zoo	Martin	Ed (SRO)	Barn	x
The Zoo	Nasmyth	Spike	Barn	x
The Zoo	O’Dell	Don	Barn	x
The Zoo	Sawhill	Bob	Barn	x
The Zoo	Smith	Brad	Barn-1
The Zoo	Estes	Ed	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Barnett	Bob	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Blevins	John	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Mehl	Jim	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Hyatt	Leo	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Profilet	Leo	Pool Hall
The Zoo	Berg	Kile	Pool Hall-5
The Zoo	Stavast	John	Pool Hall-5
The Zoo	Vogel	Dick	Pool Hall-5
The Zoo	Davis	Ed	Garage
The Zoo	Friese	Larry	Office	x
The Zoo	James	Gobel	Office	x
The Zoo	Miller	Edwin	Office
The Zoo	Osborne	Dale	Office	x
The Zoo	Uyeyama	Terry	Office
The Zoo	Profilet	Leo	Unknown Rm

Zoo or Vegas? Need to research each of these men.

Zoo or Vegas?	Mullen	Moon	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Andrews	Tony	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Baldock	Chuck	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Biss	Bob	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Cherry	Fred	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Clements	Jim	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Norrington	Giles	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Hughey	Ken	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Pirie	Jim	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Shanahan	Joe	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Sullivan	Dwight	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Thorsness	Leo	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas	Abbott	Joe	Unknown Rm
Zoo or Vegas?	Hoffson	Art	Unknown Rm

Hilton: Vegas	Stischer	Walt	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN, USAF		Confirmed
Hilton: Vegas	Long	Steve	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN, USAF		Confirmed
Hilton: Vegas	Bedinger	Jim	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN,USN		Confirmed
Hilton: Vegas	Brace	Ernie	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN,Civilain
Hilton: Vegas	Leonard	Ed	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN, USAF
Hilton: Vegas	Harnavee	Chaicharn	The Mint, 12/25	LA/VN, Thai
Hilton: Vegas	Lamar	Jim	Desert Inn, 12/25		Confirmed
Hilton: Vegas	Franke	Bill	Desert Inn, 12/25		Confirmed
Hilton: Vegas	Mobley	Joe	Unknown Rm

Hilton: Triple 0	Gartley	Mark
Hilton: Triple 0	Brown	Paul
Hilton: Triple 0	Ingvalson	Roger
Hilton: Triple 0	Mayhew	Bill
Hilton: Triple 0	Miller	Edison
Hilton: Triple 0	Schweitzer	Bob
Hilton: Triple 0	Wilber	Gene

Hilton:Double 0	Alvarez	Ev	All moved X-mas night from Zoo
Hilton:Double 0	Black	Neil
Hilton:Double 0	Borling	John
Hilton:Double 0	Brazelton	Mike
Hilton:Double 0	Browning	Tom
Hilton:Double 0	Coffee	Jerry
Hilton:Double 0	Cormier	Art
Hilton:Double 0	Carey	Dave
Hilton:Double 0	Davies	Jack
Hilton:Double 0	Johnson	Harry
Hilton:Double 0	Kiern	Pop	SRO
Hilton:Double 0	Lane	Mike
Hilton:Double 0	McDaniel	Norm
Hilton:Double 0	Mecleary	Read
Hilton:Double 0	Monlux	Harry
Hilton:Double 0	Ratzlaff	Dick
Hilton:Double 0	Robinson	Bill
Hilton:Double 0	Sigler	Gary
Hilton:Double 0	Wells	Norm
Hilton:Double 0	Woods	Deane

Hilton: “Zero” 0	Bean	Jim	VN/USAF	“Rawhide”
Hilton: “Zero” 0	Flynn	John	VN/USAF	“Rawhide”	Unity SRO
Hilton: “Zero” 0	Gaddis	Norm	VN/USAF	“Rawhide”
Hilton: “Zero” 0	Winn	Dave	VN/USAF	“Rawhide”
Hilton: “Zero” 0	Nguyen (SVN)	“Max” Dat	VN/fornat	“Rawhide”

Hilton: The Gym	Sirion	Praphan	LA/VN	Thai
Hilton: The Gym	Uom	Chem	LA/VN	Thai

The below “Big Rooms” list the POWs who first occupied that room. Rooms 1,2,3,4,and 7 were occupied the first night we moved into Camp Unity, November 23, 1970. Rooms 5 & 6 still held 200 South Vietnamese POWs during the last week of November through January 1971.
The Vietnamese POWs were moved out and American POWs moved in.

Ed Hubbard remembers 59 men in room 1 first day (He says 2 names are missing from this Room 1 list)


1	Bagley	Bob
1	Barrett	Tom
1	Bell	Jim
1	Black	Cole
1	Bolstad	Dick
1	Bomar	Jack
1	Burer	Art
1	Burns	Don
1	Burns	Doug
1	Burroughs	Dave
1	Carpenter	Al
1	Christian	Mike
1	Collins	Quincy
1	Doss	Dale
1	Duart	Dave
1	Everson	Dave
1	Fleenor	Ken
1	Flescher	Bud
1	Hall	George
1	Hardman	Bill
1	Kerr	Mike
1	Hickerson	Jim
1	Hubbard	Ed
1	Hutton	Duffy
1	Kopfman	Ted
1	Lewis	Earl
1	Lilly	Bob
1	Makowski	Lou
1	McDaniel	Red
1	Merritt	Ray
1	Metzger	Bill
1	Mullen	Moon
1	Myers	AJ
1	Plumb	Charlie
1	Rehmann	Dave
1	Rice	Chuck
1	Runyan	Al
1	Russell	Kay
1	Schulz	Paul
1	Shattuck	Lew
1	Shuman	Ned
1	Seeber	Bruce
1	Sima	Tom
1	Smith	Dewey
1	Southwick	Ev
1	Spencer	Larry
1	Stark	Bill
1	Stavast	John
1	Sterling	Tom
1	Thorsness	Leo
1	Tyler	Chuck
1	Van Loan	Jack
1	Vissotzky	Ray
1	Vohden	Ray	SRO
1	Waddell	Wayne
1	Waltman	Don
1	Young	Jim	57

Room 2	Austin	Bill
2	Ballard	Ted
2	Baugh	Bill
2	Brodak	John
2	Brunhaver	Skip
2	Buchanan	Hubi
2	Butler	Phil
2	Campbell	Burt
2	Chambers	Dennis
2	Cordier	Ken
2	Cronin	Mike
2	Daigle	Glenn
2	Davis	Ed
2	Doughty	Dan
2	Driscoll	Jerry
2	Ford	Dave
2	Gerndt	Jerry
2	Hall	Keith
2	Halyburton	Porter
2	Heiliger	Don
2	Hess	Jay
2	Jones	Bob
2	Jones	Neal
2	Kari	Paul
2	Knutson	Rod
2	Lasiter	Carl
2	Lengyel	Laurie
2	Lockhart	Hayden
2	Lurie	Al
2	McCuistion	Mike
2	McGrath	Mike
2	McNish	Tom
2	McSwain	George
2	Meyer	Al Benno
2	Morgan	Scotty
2	Moore	Denny
2	Myers	Glen
2	Naughton	Bob
2	Neuens	Marty
2	Newcomb	Wally
2	Nix	Glen
2	Norris	Tom
2	Purcell	Bob	2nd SRO
2	Purrington	Fred
2	Pyle	Darrel
2	Sehorn	Jim
2	Shankel	Bill
2	Singleton	Jerry
2	Spoon	Don
2	Stier	Ted
2	Talley	Bunny
2	Terry	Ross
2	Trautman	Konnie	1st SRO
2	Venanzi	Jerry
2	Wheat	Dave
2	Williams	Irv
2	Wilson	Glenn
2	Zuhoski	Charlie	58


3	Abbott	Will
3	Alcorn	Ray
3	Baker	Moe
3	Boyd	Chuck
3	Brenneman	Dog
3	Bridger	Barry
3	Brudno	Al
3	Brunstrom	Al
3	Butler	Bill
3	Carrigan	Larry
3	Chesley	Larry
3	Clark	John
3	Clower	Doug	SRO
3	Collins	Tom
3	Curtis	Tom
3	Donald	Myron
3	Dutton	Dick
3	Ellis	Lee
3	Fer	John
3	Fisher	Ken
3	Flom	Fred
3	Forby	Will
3	Fowler	Hank
3	Frederick	John
3	Gaither	Ralph
3	Galanti	Paul
3	Glenn	Dan
3	Goodermote	Wayne
3	Gray	Dave
3	Greene	Charlie
3	Harris	Smitty
3	Hatcher	Dave
3	Heilig	John
3	Hivner	Jim
3	Jayroe	Jay
3	Jeffrey	Bob
3	Key	Denver
3	Madison	Tom
3	Mastin	Ron
3	McKamey	JB
3	Moe	Tom
3	Peel	Bob
3	Pyle	Tom
3	Ray	Jim
3	Reynolds	Jon
3	Schierman	Wes
3	Seeber	Bruce
3	Smith	Gene
3	Stirm	Bob		Confirmed
3	Storey	Tom
3	Stutz	Leroy
3	Swindle	Orson		Confirmed
3	Temperly	Russ
3	Terrell	Dave
3	Thornton	Gary
3	Tschudy	Bill
3	Warner	Jim
3	Writer	Larry	58

4	Abbott	Bob
4	Barbay	Larry
4	Bliss	Ron
4	Boyer	Terry
4	Berger	Jim
4	Burns	Mike
4	Chapman	Harley
4	Copeland	HC
4	Crecca	Joe
4	Eastman	Len
4	Ellis	Jeff
4	Gruters	Guy
4	Haines	Collie
4	Hall	Tom
4	Hill	Howie
4	Horinek	Ray
4	Hinckley	Bruce
4	Jensen	Jay
4	Kramer	Galand
4	Lebert	Ron
4	Luna	Dave
4	Marvel	Jerry
4	McManus	Kevin
4	Means	Bill
4	Mechenbier	Ed
4	Milligan	Joe
4	North	Ken
4	Parrott	Tom
4	Perkins	Glen
4	Peterson	Doug
4	Pitchford	John
4	Pollack	Mel
4	Ringsdorf	Ben
4	Rollins	Jack
4	Ruhling	Mark
4	Sandvick	Bob
4	Shively	Jim
4	Simonet	Ken	SRO
4	Smith	Wayne
4	Stackhouse	Charlie
4	Stafford	Al
4	Sullivan	Tim
4	Sumpter	Tom
4	Tangeman	Dick
4	Tomes	Jack
4	Torkelson	Loren
4	Waggoner	Bob
4	Walker	Cliff
4	Wendell	John
4	Wideman	Bob
4	Woods	Brian	51

Room 5	Abbott	Will		Rm 4 to 5
5	Bagley	Bobby		Rm 1 to 5
5	Barrett	Tom		Rm 1 to 5
5	Black	Cole		Rm 1 to 5
5	Burer	Art		Rm 1 to 5
5	Burns	Don		Rm 1 to 5
5	Burns	Doug		Rm 1 to 5
5	Burroughs	Dave		Rm 1 to 5
5	Carpenter	Al		Rm 1 to 5
5	Duart	Dave		Rm 1 to 5
5	Ellis	Jeff		Rm 4 to 5
5	Everson	Dave		Rm 1 to 5
5	Hall	George		Rm 1 to 5
5	Hardman	Bill		Rm 1 to 5
5	Hickerson	Jim		Rm 1 to 5
5	Hoffson	Art		Rm 1 to 5
5	Hubbard	Ed		Rm 1 to 5
5	Kerr	Mike		Rm 1 to 5
5	Lewis	Earl		Rm 1 to 5
5	Makowski	Lou		Rm 1 to 5
5	Means	Bill		Rm 4 to 5
5	Merritt	Ray		Rm 1 to 5
5	Metzger	Bill		Rm 1 to 5
5	Mullen	Moon		Rm 1 to 5
5	Plumb	Charlie		Rm1 to 5
5	Rehmann	Dave		Rm1 to 5
5	Rice	Chuck		Rm1 to 5
5	Runyan	Al	SRO	Rm 1 to 5
5	Russell	Kay		Rm 1 to 5
5	Schulz	Paul		Rm 1 to 5
5	Shattuck	Lew		Rm 1 to 5
5	Sima	Tom		Rm 1 to 5
5	Smith	Dewey		Rm 1 to 5
5	Southwick	Ev		Rm 1 to 5
5	Stark	Bill		Rm 1 to 5
5	Sterling	Tom		Rm 1 to 5
5	Tyler	Chuck		Rm 1 to 5
5	Van Loan	Jack		Rm 1 to 5
5	Vohden	Ray		Rm 1 to 5
5	Waddell	Wayne		Rm 1 to 5
5	Walker	Cliff		Rm 4 to 5
5	Waltman	Don		Rm 1 to 5
5	Young	Jim		Rm 1 to 5
5	Zuhowski	Charlie		Rm 2 to 5

Room 6	Ballard	Ted		Rm 2 to 6
6	Berg	Kile		Zoo To 6
6	Blevins	John		Zoo To 6
6	Bolstad	Dick		Rm 1 to 6
6	Bomar	Jack		Rm 1 to 6
6	Burroughs	Dave		Rm 1 to 6
6	Bridger	Barry		Rm 3 to 6
6	Burer	Art		Rm 5 to 6
6	Byrne	Ron	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Carrigan	Larry		Rm 3 To 6
6	Chauncey	Arv	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Collins	Quincy		Rm 1 to 6
6	Davis	Ed		Garage To 6
6	Doss	Dale		Rm 1 to 6
6	Dutton	Dick		Rm 1 to 6
6	Fer	John		Rm 3 To 6
6	Fleenor	Ken		Rm 1 to 6
6	Flesher	Bud		Rm1 to 6
6	Friese	Larry	Original 11	Garage to 6
6	Gaither	Ralph		Rm 3 to 6
6	Gideon	Will	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Haines	Collie		Rm 4 to 6
6	Horinek	Ray		Rm 4 to 6
6	Hinckley	Bruce		Rm 4 to 6
6	Hiteshew	Jim	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Hutton	Duffy		Rm 1 to 6
6	Hyatt	Leo		Garage To 6
6	James	Gobel	Original 11	Garage to 6
6	Knutson	Rod		Rm 2 to 6
6	Kopfman	Ted		Rm 1 to 6
6	Lilly	Bob		Rm 1To 6
6	Martin	Ed (SRO)	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Nasymth	Spike	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	McDaniel	Norm		Rm 00 to 6
6	McDaniel	Red		Rm 1 to 6
6	McNish	Tom		Rm 2 to 6
6	McSwain	George		Rm 2 to 6
6	North	Ken		Rm 4 to 6
6	O’Dell	Don	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Osborne	Dale	Original 11	Garage to 6
6	Pollard	Ben		Rm 7 to 6
6	Rehmann	Dave		Rm 5 to 6
6	Ruhling	Mark		Rm 4 to 6
6	Sawhill	Bob	Original 11	Barn to 6
6	Schierman	Wes		Rm 3 to 6
6	Shuman	Ned	2nd SRO	Rm 1 to 6
6	Singleton	Jerry		Rm 2 to 6
6	Stirm	Bob		Rm 3 To 6
6	Stutz	Leroy		Rm 3 to 6
6	Sullivan	Dwight		Rm 1 to 6
6	Swindle	Orson		Rm 3 to 6
6	Tanner	Nels		Rm 7 to 6
6	Thorsness	Leo		Rm 1 to 6
6	Trautman	Konnie		Rm 2 to 6
6	Warner	Jim		Rm 3 to 6
6	Wilson	Glenn		Rm 2 to 6
6	Woods	Brian		Rm 4 To 6

Room 7	Anderson	Gary	See Mac’s Facts 45, Room 7.
7	Brady	Al	This is an accurate room list.
7	Coker	George
7	Coskey	Ken
7	Craner	Bob
7	Crayton	Render
7	Crow	Fred
7	Crumpler	Carl
7	Daniels	Verlyne
7	Daughtrey	Norlan
7	Day	Bud
7	Denton	Jerry
7	Doremus	Rob
7	Dramesi	John
7	Dunn	Howie
7	Fellowes	Jack
7	Finlay	Jack
7	Franke	Bill
7	Fuller	By
7	Gillespie	Chuck
7	Guarino	Larry
7	Gutterson	Laird
7	Hughes	Jim
7	James	Charlie
7	Jenkins	Harry
7	Johnson	Sam
7	Kasler	Jim
7	Kirk	Tom
7	Lamar	Jim
7	Larson	Swede
7	Lawrence	Bill
7	Ligon	Vern
7	McCain	John
7	McKnight	George
7	Moore	Mel
7	Mulligan	Jim
7	Pollard	Ben
7	Risner	Robbie
7	Rivers	Wendy
7	Rutledge	Howie
7	Schoeffel	Pete
7	Shumaker	Bob
7	Stockdale	Jim	SRO
7	Stockman	Hervey
7	Stratton	Dick
7	Tanner	Nels
7	Webb	Ron	47

(The Big Rooms & other POW Camps in NVN)

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