If information about the men who served with the 48th is sparse, information about their dogs is even more difficult to track down. The following roster of Scout Dogs and the notations about them was assembled from information supplied from canine military medical records from the Vietnam War era (thanks to Dr. Howard Hayes) and recollections from their various handlers. These dogs were credited with saving countless lives in the performance of their various duties. Their importance to the unit's mission and to the men who lived and worked alongside them can never be overstated.
NOTE: A dog's name appears on this roster because it was reported to have served with the 48th at one time or another during its time in Vietnam. It was not uncommon for a dog to have been assigned to more than one unit or to have many handlers because almost all of the dogs, unlike the men, stayed in Vietnam for the duration of the war.
★ indicates a dog was KIA
Ace 6M63 put down 1970, age 4
Alf K088 d. 11/23/70
Amigo 043A d. 3/10/70, age 2
Amos 5M40 d. 1969, age 4
Arko
Astor
Banyan 02M9 given to ARVN
Baron 44X9 d. 3/28/69
Bart 533A given to ARVN
Benno 0K47
Big Boy 72A0
★ Black Jack 498M KIA 9/23/71, ambush
Blackie X136
Blitz 10A6
★ Bootsy 9X64 KIA 9/19/67
Brokus 814M put down 1971, age 4
★ Bruno 26X8 KIA 7/16/67
Brute 330M given to ARVN
★ Buddy 898M KIA 11/12/70
Bullet 612M put down 1970, age 3
Bullet 38X1 put down 1970, age 5
Casey 742A returned to CONUS
Champ 463A
Champ 046M
★ Chase 98X6 KIA 8/20/68 (while assigned to 57th IPSD)
Cheyenne M258
Chief X463
★ Chooch 06M3 KIA 4/28/70
Coco 5M31 d. 1968, age 2, Ehrlichiosis
Conrade 57X1 put down 1968, age 3
Dara 36X7 put down 1968, age 3
Dax 852M
Doax 3X69 d. 9/4/68
★ Duke 461A KIA 1/3/71
Duke 64A0
★ Duke 721M MIA 8/4/70
Duke 96M0
Duke 971M returned to CONUS
Duke 23X7
Duke 2M99 put down 1969, age 4
★ Duke 230M KIA 3/24/70 (while assigned to the 57th IPSD)
★ Dusty 23M8 KIA 10/17/71
Dutch 21A8 went blind, 01/72; transferred to 196th NCO Club for security
Edsel 09A9
Erik 365B possible other spelling is Eric
EX 0K15 d. 1967, age 2, heat stroke
Fink 100M
Flash put down 1967 due to being too aggressive
Fritz 14X8 d. 1969, age 6
Fritz 43X6 put down 1968, age 3
Gero 0K06
Gus
Hans 623A
Hasso 0K08 d. 1969, age 4
Heidi X600 d. 1971, age 6, heat stroke
Heidi 819M given to ARVN
Herman M417
Hitler 86X2
Hobo 4X42 WIA
Hud 52X3
★ Ikar X682 KIA 7/2/69 (while assigned to 40th IPSD)
James 50M4 d. 1969, age 4, Ehrlichiosis
Jay 46X7 put down 1971, age 6
Jerry 11X2
Joe 623M d. 1971, age 3, heat stroke
Kaiser 27X6 given to ARVN
Kaiser 087M d. 1970, age 5, heat stroke
★ Kat 00M3 KIA 4/30/70
King 58A3 put down 1973, age 9, returned to CONUS
King 64A3 given to ARVN
King 23X1
★ King 2A15 KIA
King 2X24 d. 1970, age 5
King 22X4 d. 1972, age 7
★ King 49X0 KIA 7/4/68 (while assigned to 57th IPSD)
Koko 9X99
Lady 18X0 suffered from shell-shock, put down 1969, age 4
Lobo 417M
Long-Tail 520A put down 1971, age 3
Max X708 given to ARVN
Mike 22M2 d. 1968, age 2, Ehrlichiosis
Nikki 3X23 transferred to 34th IPSD June 1972
Pepper 738M put down 1970, age 3
Poncho 752M
★ Prince 30X7 KIA 3/2/67
Randy M518
★ Reb 21X8 KIA 2/23/67
Rebel 311A put down 1971, age 5
Rex 712M
★ Rex 83X4 KIA 3/6/70
Rolf K005
Rolf K049
Rommel 956M returned to CONUS
★ Royal 19X8 KIA 9/27/70, small arms (“friendly”) fire, b.24 Dec 1964; entered service 8 Aug 1966
Sam 9M47
Sam 13A9 put down 1970, age 3
Sam 983M WIA 2/21/71, returned to CONUS, d. 1979, age 12
Sarge
Scout 3M23 WIA 3/7/70, given to ARVN
Seagrams 212M
★ Sheba 7X54 KIA 8/27/71
Sig K036
Smokey 584M returned to CONUS, transferred to US Customs Service, 1972
Smokey 67A4
Sparky 6A34
Sport 115A returned to CONUS, d. 1976, age 9, Osteosarcoma
★ Tempo 50A7 KIA 1/19/71, booby trap
Tex 5A78 served with 3 SD units (35th, 48th, 50th); d. 1969, accidental strangulation, age 5
Tina 19X7
Tip 08X2 served with 2 Scout Dog units; retrained as Army Sentry Dog w/212th, put down 1969, age 7, cancer
Trail 12A4 died 08/72, nephrosis of the liver
Troop 2X77 WIA, 8/21/66, d. 1971, age 6, heat stroke
Tux 1X51 WIA (twice), put down 1972, age 7
★ Tye 341M KIA 9/29/70 (while assigned to 42nd IPSD)
Victor 143A
Viking X145
Von 514A given to ARVN
Warlock 35M8 put down 1971, age 4
Wolf 66M0 returned to CONUS, d. 1977, Malignant Lymphoma
York
Zar 9M25 put down 1972, age 6