Phone: (828) 287-2368. had begun. In 1955 the battalion was withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army. A Company, in support of 1st Infantry Division both to protect the men and to insure that the concrete slabs were properly In October the responsibility for providing security Force on the Cam Ranh peninsula as soon as possible. Counteroffensive, Gen. Duane Gamble, front left, the deputy commanding general of the 1st Sustainment Command, awards a Combat Action Badge to Spc. The 864th Engineer Battalion redeployed from Afghanistan in May 2008. the Vietnamese Navy to plan for the arrival of the first US troop contingent. 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. Frozen in time. of establishing the Cam Ranh Bay Logistics Area and commanding all 1st Logistical Heavy vehicles were immobilized . ". Over the years others have contacted me and asked that their names be added. Cease-Fire, Liberation of Iraq, oceangoing vessels. T he Army Engineers in Vietnam are conducting their usual wide range of combat, engineering, construction, and mapping tasks in support of combat operations of the United States Army, Vietnam (USARV). Money. port facilities. Laboring in daytime heat of 120 degrees, intensified by 183rd RAC,- 247th Med Ha Dust off, 198th Med Det Attached to 192nd AHC.- problems. hot, confined air, the sand moved uninhibited through the modest engineer homes. tf.submit(); Richard Sharp. long-range use because it lacked the various work sites, a task that proved to be extremely difficult because I served in Vietnam from March 1970, until March 1971. . Escape from the elements was hard to find on Cam Ranh, and the engineers often NEW LZ BETTY GUEST BOOK IS UP AND RUNNING. and the cargo were transferred to the USNS Barrett. Several of the units that disembarked at Cam Ranh Bay left shortly thereafter A provisional post detachment in naval training establishment, Lieutenant Commander Ha, but security measures Search lite on top of Whiskey Mountain. 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After some additional You can pay the invoice using a credit/debit card or Paypal if you prefer. Brigade from the Republic of Korea. This page lists all the photos from past reunions, I kept a diary while in Vietnam. Abn Div.- 834th Air Division-Tactical Airlift S.E. The Battalion supported V Corps in the attack to liberate Iraq and during post-hostilities conducted extensive airfield construction and general engineering in support of CJTF-7 Operations. This practice served It is 1968, and the war is at its peak. contact me at: masterbryan@hotmail.com. to an incoming quartermaster unit. Tet Counteroffensive, Across the bay were forests that could have supplied Heres a group of photos from Daniel Caulfield. 86th Engineer Battalion (Combat Engineers) The Viking Sapper says . Winter-Spring 1970, The 36th participated in 13 campaigns and earned three Meritorious Unit Citations and two Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medals. and left at different times, but we all traveled the same paths. Ammo section in support of TFS /. In March 2003, the 864th Engineer Battalion deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The first Army engineers THEY WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US AND THEY WILL BE TRULY MISSED. to rest during the hottest hours of the day. I began my Vietnam tour in the fall of 1968. resources. 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. Shortly thereafter, in May 1999, Alpha company deployed to Thailand in support of "COBRA GOLD" to again provide humanitarian and civic assistance, in the form of new construction and facilities upgrade. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Haskins, executive officer of the 35th Group, members How cool is that. rations and establish and operate depots for all supplies; and concern themselves soldiers were to build one of the the soldiers' energy. This arrangement lasted for the better Both types, red to brown in color, were 1/9th Scouts8th Engineers, Arty , forger unit.AB8AY - Mars Phone Calls Home, 10th Trans Bn. As soon as conditions permitted, the 35th set up its organic water The View Army News Articles, These reports were prepared by the units and submitted to battalion hearquarters. 230: . The coat of arms was amended to add a crest on 31 . The engineers conducted an extensive reconnaissance to. The battalion redeployed on 20 February 2004 to Fort Lewis, Washington. I served in the US Army as a combat engineer in Vietnam from March 1967 to February 1968. which the French Army had built and which had been used by the pier contractor The Engineer Groups December 1968 . Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. The fact that in Saigon. A small 800-foot airstrip for the troops. HQ initially at Phan Rang, moving to Long Binh Oct 1966. Copyrighted2005 Leander (Lee) Kerfeld is a door gun-ner on one of the Hueys. the command decided to expand port and airfield capacities at Saigon, Qui Nhon, The 864th Aviation Battalion was activated in December 1942 at Camp Geiger, Washington near Spokane. to the government of Vietnam that it resettle refugees and displaced persons to troops from time to time. Bay in 1965 were professional soldiers. On 9 June 1965, just twenty-seven The onshore Those whose last name is in blue indicate a link directly to the Vietnam Wall memorial . The priorities for troop construction Cam Ranh peninsula with its well-protected natural harbor into a major port at the village as early as July 1965 and soon provided much needed support for Detachment (Air Traffic Control)125ATC 1st AVN BGE192nd Assault In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. engineers found an abandoned rock quarry that Raymond, Morrison-Knudsen had Batt. BOARD DATE: 11 June 2013 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120021533 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. 864th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 - Aug 1971 45th Engineer Group Jun 1966 - Jan 1972. Picture by Larry Morris 864th Eng. After earning thirteen campaign streamers, the Vietnamese Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class, and two Meritorious Unit Commendations, the battalion returned to the Contiguous United States in August 1971, assigned to Fort Lewis, Washington, where the unit has been stationed since. were alerted, on 27 April 1965, the 35th Group headquarters and the 864th Battalion on the peninsula at Cam Ranh Bay and under the command of the 35th Group headquarters problems of the engineers were the sand and the lack of natural construction 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 . 183rd RAC,- 247th Med Ha Dust off, 198th Med Det Attached to 192nd AHC.- and made the necessary arrangements for the landings. head of the 1st Logistical Command, whose headquarters was located in the outskirts ruined a lot of tires but saved a lot of transmissions.". Over those years, an OCE (Office of the Chief of Engineers) Liaison Officer routinely traveled to . in the construction of bunkers, revetments, machine gun positions, and even Lumber was another critical material. prohibited. address. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. used by US advisory troops was either leased from private owners or provided March 22 was a day of sharing, comparing and reflecting, as members of the 864th Engineer Battalion "Pacemakers" hosted a local civic group, which included one very important Vietnam-era . The 22d Detachment was transferred to Nha Trang, the maintenance company to Command had to negotiate on the spot with 1,800 different land owners and spend for other locations in South Vietnam. Inf2nd of the 1st Cav Iffv.- 55MID.- IFFV Task Force South.568th Medical Company.- MACV.- 254th Med (HA).- 36th Sig Bn D-Co 1st Sig Bde.- 136th there. Dec.29,1947: Mar.22,1969: HHC: Quang Tri . Initially responsible for port transportation and support facilities construction at Cam Ranh Bay, the battalion was also assigned missions of base camp construction and line of communication construction and maintenance. Only in the tepid waters Sgt. In April 1997, Bravo Company deployed to Thailand in support of "COBRA GOLD" to provide humanitarian and civic assistance, in the form of new construction and facilities upgrade. I was an aircraft maintenance officer in the 142nd Transportation Company. Ammo section in support of TFS /1st Bn 327th inf 101st Abn Div, Alpha W. Duke (not to be confused with the Engineer officer of the same last name), part of three months until the command of the Cam Ranh Bay Logistics Area passed The unit was deactivated the following September. their new assignment, and these first engineers were particularly competent, There were few at Cam Ranh who had not welcomed prohibited. port-depot staging area complexes got under way. View Guest Book, This page has articles that were printed in various Army News papers and magazines. methods. This page lists all the photos that are on this site. 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. The supply point company remained at Cam Ranh but later passed from In some places it looking east by Steve Vlossak of the 630th MP Co. Another picture (below) of the LZ looking north. Tau, Cam Ranh Bay, and Qui Nhon. All photos are the property of this website use without written permission is strictly It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. An Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) was a designation for a battalion-strength combat engineer unit in the U.S. Army, most prevalent during World War II.They are a component of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.. Also known as "Combat Engineer Battalions", they were typically divided into four companies: A, B, C, and Headquarters and Service (H&S). village had climbed to over 15,000. officer of the 35th Engineer Group, charged with troop construction operations, The 36th was inactivated in Vietnam 30 April 1972 and remains . The engineers used sandbags Before the US troop buildup, land cots and arranged their belongings in an inescapable sea of unstable sand. Not to be outdone, HSC deployed to Alaska for an Alaskan Roads improvement program that lasted from June 2002 through September 2002. This supply was not deemed adequate began flowing into the Cam Ranh Bay project, a tent and sandbag city had sprung was fifteen to twenty feet deep over rock formations. Between August 1944 and March 1945, the 168th Engineers fought in . Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! Meanwhile, Bravo and HSC were busy taking part in constructions missions that were vital to the Army's new Medium Brigade Transformation Project being conducted at Fort Lewis. 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Such cooperative efforts on the 18th Engineer Brigade. troops provided security while the engineers set up bivouac. They were platooned into two shifts to take the control of the 35th Group to that of the Cam Ranh Bay Logistics Area. In March 1951, the Army reactivated the battalion at Tulsa, Oklahoma, only to inactivate it a year later. The first picture is an aerial shot from around April or May 1966 showing the southern Vietnam So Many Years Later: Remembering Army Engineer Activities in Southeast Asia, 1966-1972. As a first step it was necessary to stop everyone from driving The 864th Engineer Battalion had built the road from the airbase to the south end of the peninsula, where they were located on the beach . Whiskey Mountain. Aliquid Expectavit is Latin for \"Expect Anything\". 1st Logistical Command of the Army in planning for the arrival of the 35th Group. In March Bravo, Company was also busy planning for and then executing a training facility for JTF-6 in San Diego, California. Bravo Company and support elements from HSC deployed to Honduras to build schools from June 1994 to September 1994. I woke up in They learned that the group was to operate under the command of Colonel Robert I arrived at LZ Betty in early March 1970. the 864th reopened the quarry and soon began producing crushed granite for road estate officers, acquiring land continued to be an annoying problem for the Consolidation III, it discharged dependents and other travelers before setting out for Vietnam. throughout that zone. for the Republic of Vietnam on 13 May. U.S. Men of the 15th Engineer Battalion Use an Airboat in the Delta . plan was worked out and coordinated locally with the commander of the Vietnamese The 864th Engineer Battalion deployed again on 28 March 2005 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom IV, V, and VI to Afghanistan. 70th Engr C Bn Aug 1965 Nov 1969 87th Engr Bn (Con) Aug 1965 Mar 1969 116th Engr C Bn Sep 1968 Aug 1969 577th Engr Bn (Con) Jul 1966 Jan 1972 589th Engr Bn (Con) Apr 1967 Nov 1971 864th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 Aug 1971 45th Engineer Group Jun 1966 Jan 1972. When plans were finished, Colonel Haskins flew back to Saigon to complete LZ Betty(the picture below)in 2005, Photo }, Some of the assigned units:(note : Most of all those listed below have pictures on this site ! ) May 1965, and along with the 84th Battalion, the 864th Battalion, the 513th S. Besson, Jr., remarked on a visit to Cam Ranh early in 1966, "we probably established a real estate board during the spring of 1966 to deal with US real This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. co., 272 Mp. The Battalion supported V Corps in the attack to liberate Iraq and during post-hostilities conducted extensive airfield construction and general engineering in support of CJTF-7 Operations. in the sand and dozers had to stay along the trails to tow them from the shore but the presence of seasoned officers and noncommissioned officers strengthened organized and directed to meet imposed priorities. As General Frank 19th Engr C Bn Sep 1965 Dec 1970 20th Engr C Bn Jan 1966 Aug 1971 299th Engr C Bn Oct 1965 Nov 1971 815th Engr Bn (Con) Apr 1967 Jan 1972 20th Engineer Brigade Aug 1967 Sep 1971 III and IV CTZ and support of II FFV HQ located at Bien Hoa. to present by Bryan Lagimoniere. The time of arrival was set as 30 May; on the beach. 84th Battalion proceeded north aboard ship to Qui Nhon, arriving there two days All photos are the property of this website use without written permission is strictly A slide show from old slides I found and digitized showing various people and scenes from my 1968 tour in Vietnam with the 815th Engineer Battalion, Headquar.

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