Company D (Augmented), 1st SFGA was activated by USCONARC General Order #34 on April 15, 1966. The unit was formed from 7th SFG(A) at Ft Bragg, NC. The unit consisted of a B-team and 4 ODAs
The classified mission for D co, 1st SFG(A), was to establish Foward Operating Bases (FOB) on the eastern border of Thailand and conduct combat operations into Laos.
The Commander for D co, 1st SFG(A) LTC Robert Bartelt
COL Robert Bartelt
D Co, 1st SFG(A) was redesignated as 46th Special Forces Company Airborne (SFCA) on 15 April 1967.
The 46th SFCA was reorganized, to support their mission of training the The Royal Thai Army Expedition Division, the Black Panthers, for their deployment to Vietnam.
LTC Robert Bartelt would be the Commander for the 46th SFCA
LT Bartelt served with the 65 ID in Europe from 1944-1945. CPT Barlelt joined Special Forces in 1955, serving with 77th SFG(A) and served with 1st SFG(A) from 1958-1962.
LTC Bartelt commanded D co 1st SFG(A) and then continue as the 46th SFCA.
46th Special Forces Co(A) Project Notes
1 This is phase 1, of a 2-phase plan, that will cover from activation in 1966 to deactivation
a. Phase 1: Beginning until 1968
b. Phase 2: 1968s-1974
2. I am looking for the following from the 46th SF Co(A)
a. Photos-preferably with story-dates
b. Stories-that need to be told/remembered
c. Documents
i. Orders, recruiting flyers / posters, unit rosters...etc.
ii. Yearbooks
d. FA / ODA Detachment numbers and location
i. Thailand