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
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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.Â
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The Commander for D co, 1st SFG(A) LTC Robert Bartelt​
COL Robert BarteltÂ
D Co, 1st SFG(A)Â was redesignated as 46th Special Forces Company Airborne (SFCA) on 15 April 1967.
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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.
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LTC Robert Bartelt would be the Commander for the 46th SFCAÂ
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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          Â
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