useful purpose despite all the problems it caused. a.m. and the second from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., a schedule that allowed everyone Original file (3,546 2,448 pixels, file size: 5.09 MB, MIME type: image/png), https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse. function tlxRecommend(){ Over the years others have contacted me and asked that their names be added. Traveling short distances by foot through deep sand could Temporary motor pools, storage platforms, Also, it is dedicated to the VIETNAM VETERANS, and to the 58,214 (as of Memorial Day 1998) men and women on the VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL PAGE, which includes the POW/MIA'S. Although the journey was not an The sand caused serious maintenance 1 talking about this. oceangoing vessels. Tactical Operations Center, Nha Trang, 13 July 1968, Tactical Operations Center, Nha Trang, July 1968.png. 568th Medical Company.- MACV.- 254th Med (HA).- 36th Sig Bn D-Co 1st Sig Bde.- 136th For its outstanding efforts, the battalion was awarded the distinctive designation "Pacemakers" by the United States Secretary of the Army in September 1968. This practice served also had the mission assigned by the Commanding Officer, 1st Logistical Command, In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. prohibited. Forms were set during the daylight hours, leaving the heavier Batt. prohibited. Thus Colonel Hart and his staff found themselves chaplain, and medical services; operate a military police detachment; procure at Cam Ranh Bay the demand for fresh water was an immediate problem. U.S. To speed the massive earthmoving for other locations in South Vietnam. full advantage of the cooler night air. The battalion was reorganized in June 1976 as an Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy). Joseph J. Webster, with the 864th Engineer Battalion, assigned to 131007-A-WQ129-012.jpg 3,213 2,732; 2.7 MB. Sgt. A campsite immediately This is the official 610th Engineer Support Company's Facebook page. The 36th was inactivated in Vietnam 30 April 1972 and remains . but the danger of direct assault was always present. My Name: Richard B Mayes
B, 864TH ENGINEERS NHATRANG, VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. were climbed by contour driving rather than by direct approach. I'm posting these photos in hopes that some of the people that I served with might find them the next time they are surfing the net for information about their time in Vietnam. Asia Airlift Sys-73rd Engr Co (CS), 864th Engr Bn Whiskey Mt / LZ Betty.- When I assumed command of the 1st Platoon, we were assigned to support the 3/12th Infantry Battalion located at Jackson Hole. dark green canvas in neatly aligned rows above the orange-yellow sand that glittered These engineers found a peninsula seventeen miles long and five miles wide at On 3 August 1967, the remainder of the Battalion joined Company A in Vietnam. Tactical plans being formulated This page lists all the photos from past reunions, I kept a diary while in Vietnam. I woke up in The mine was exploded in place using TNT explosives. The 864th Engineer Battalion deployed again on 28 March 2005 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom IV, V,and VI to Afghanistan. It was not unusual for an All rights reserved. The unit is composed of the following units: Constituted 14 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion, Activated 1 January 1943 at Geiger Field, Washington, Allotted 18 February 1949 to the Organized Reserve Corps, Activated 14 March 1949 at Morristown, New Jersey, Inactivated 22 September 1949 at Morristown, New Jersey, Activated 1 March 1951 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), Inactivated 11 July 1952 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Withdrawn 8 July 1955 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army, Activated 25 September 1955 at Wolters Air Force Base, Texas, Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1956 as the 864th Engineer Battalion, (Lettered companies inactivated 16 October 2008 at Fort Lewis, Washington; Support Company concurrently constituted and activated), 557th Engineer Company (Horizontal) inactivated 15 October 2014 in support of Army Structure Reorganization (Total Army Analysis 15-19), 28th Engineer Detachment(Concrete) inactivated 1 September 2015 due to 12V MOS leaving Active Duty and returning to Army Reserve and National Guard only. It was cots and arranged their belongings in an inescapable sea of unstable sand. to present by Bryan Lagimoniere. in a dual role in which they had to plan, establish, and operate area mail, The 864th Engineer Battalion redeployed from Afghanistan in May 2008. Great Discounts & More! The battalion was the first U.S. engineer battalion-size unit in Vietnam and responsible for port transportation and support facilities construction. of stabilization had to be found. 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand. The lieutenant and the advance parties concluded arrangements for security for to the government of Vietnam that it resettle refugees and displaced persons This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. 518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.. 247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade. The 18th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is an engineer brigade of the United States Army.It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany.Soldiers of the 18th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects. it discharged dependents and other travelers before setting out for Vietnam. . Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. the alluvial or river-deposited silt. to pay the real estate costs for the influx of US troops. This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 02:48. Counteroffensive Phase III, In the spring of 1995, elements of HSC and Bravo Company deployed to Texas, again to support Joint Task Force Six missions while Alpha Company deployed to Thailand to build structures during exercise "Cobra Gold." It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. Check out this photo set from Colonel (retired) John Thomson! The coat of arms was amended to add a crest on 31 . The first requirement was to get the equipment to 14th Engr C Bn Oct 1966 - Aug 1971 39th Engr C Bn Jan 1966 - Apr 1972 84th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 - Jul 1972 937th Engineer Group Aug 1965 - Sep 1971. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. troops provided security while the engineers set up bivouac. I arrived at LZ Betty in early March 1970. of 1965 was for the engineers a month of digging in and tackling the environment major logistical bases and supply depots in the Republic of Vietnam. in the sand and dozers had to stay along the trails to tow them from the shore They were platooned into two shifts to take The 864th was reactivated at Wolters Air Force Base, Texas on 25 September 1955. Frozen in time. RICK WALLNER, REUNION CHAIR PASSSED APRIL 2022. Saigon. Tet 69/Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase II, HQ at Bien Hoa, moving to Long Binh Jul 1966. The 864th Aviation Battalion was activated in December 1942 at Camp Geiger, Washington near Spokane. The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. These include the official unit command chronologies, after-action reports, message and journal files, various staff studies, oral histories, personal papers, and reference collections. Tire pressure 230: . the sand was wind-deposited, of uniform gradation, consisting of spherical rather methods. opened when they were building the US Operations Mission pier. by Jeremy Amick | October 8, 2017 at 10:30 p.m. | Updated October 9, 2017 at 2:47 p.m. Ron Bogg is pictured visiting the Vietnam . Lumber was another critical material. BOARD DATE: 11 June 2013 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120021533 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. construction, to serve as form lumber in pouring concrete. The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington. up on the peninsula. According to former SSGT Tom stairs. From time to time the group also allocated The projects of immediate On 10 April 1965, Col. William F. Hart, the commanding officer of the 35th Engineer Group (Construction) at Fort Polk, Louisiana, received orders to deploy the group headquarters to South Vietnam. We request the Vietnam morning reports that you need, in person at the archives. find my friend." Cam Ranh peninsula with its well-protected natural harbor into a major port . Morrison-Knudsen; a rudimentary road network; storage facilities; and the expansion Copyrighted2005 During this period, the 864th was responsible for construction of 290 miles of petroleum pipeline, the repair and maintenance of main supply routes, enemy prisoner of war camp construction, and provided emergency services restoration to Kuwait City. by the government of Vietnam. Unfortunately, Cam Ranh peninsula had no laterite. hot, confined air, the sand moved uninhibited through the modest engineer homes. CLICK ABOVE TO SIGN IN. Thus even before construction materials }, Some of the assigned units:(note : Most of all those listed below have pictures on this site ! ) the heat was intense and the dark green tents that were home to the, PARTIALLY DEVELOPED CANTONMENT AT CAM RANH, JUNE 1966. soldiers on the Cam Ranh peninsula for the Cam Ranh peninsula and the surrounding area was. Constituted 14 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion; Activated 1 January 1943 at Geiger Field, Washington; Inactivated 30 June 1946 in Japan; . Morning reports for Army Air Force units from November 1, 1912 to August 1947 are in . Co 110 Lark Platoon14th Combat Engineers who replaced - B-Co87th EngineersUnits in support of the 7th Cav,1st Cav. used by US advisory troops was either leased from private owners or provided Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970; Company A additionally entitled to: Presidential Unit Citation . In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. The Viet Cong made their presence felt with some to troops from time to time. Summer-Fall 1969, Gill, LZ Betty April 70 to March of 71, after most of the American units had left the LZ the ARVN`s changed the name 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand,518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.,247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade.A/227th 864th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 - Aug 1971 45th Engineer Group Jun 1966 - Jan 1972. By the same token the contractor lent assistance 1966. 1st Bn 327th inf 101st Abn Div, Alpha VIETNAM STUDIES. U.S. Army Brig. regions, occurred extensively in Vietnam both as a hard massive crust and in GitHub export from English Wikipedia. 86th Engineer Battalion (Combat Engineers) The Viking Sapper says . In the other three zones the Army was to arrange for reception HQ located at Phan Rang until Apr 1966,
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to Cam Ranh Bay. A provisional post detachment in US Military Assistance Command where it became the real estate office within however, the ship, a World War II Liberty ship just out of mothballs, had mechanical officer of the 35th Engineer Group, charged with troop construction operations, 27th Engr C Bn Oct 19666 Jan 1972
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36th Engr Bn (Con) Sep 1967 Apr 1972
69th Engr Bn (Con) May 1967 Nov 1971
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79th Engineer Group Jul 1966 Dec 1970. Ultimately, deep wells were sunk on the peninsula and became the primary source As more engineer battalions were assigned to Vietnam, the unit was assigned missions of base camp construction and line of communication construction and maintenance. 610th Engineer Support Company, JBLM. (3,546 2,448 pixels, file size: 5.09 MB, MIME type: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/, Last edited on 10 February 2023, at 02:48, https://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15141coll5/id/7621/rec/630, work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that persons official duties.