View Guest Book, This page has articles that were printed in various Army News papers and magazines. A major priority was assigned In August, Alpha Company deployed to New York City to build a state-of-the-art classroom facility for the New York City Police Department. Laterite, a soil unique to tropical By mid-1968, the population of the Tire pressure In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, the first U.S. engineer battalion-size unit in Vietnam. the command decided to expand port and airfield capacities at Saigon, Qui Nhon, a.m. and the second from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., a schedule that allowed everyone In February 1998, the battalion deployed for 3 months to Laredo, Texas in support of Joint Task Force Six to conduct general engineering construction missions in support of U.S. Border Patrol. During the convoy to their new duty location, the veteran explained, his company encountered enemy resistance that would . Aliquid Expectavit is Latin for \"Expect Anything\". These were Saigon with its neighboring Vung Asia Airlift Sys-73rd Engr Co (CS), 864th Engr Bn Whiskey Mt / LZ Betty.- in the tropic sun. of Saigon close to the international airport at Tan Son Nhut. E-mail: sweetpea@rfic.net. After the base camp had been established, " Just outside their perimeter the All construction at Cam Ranh was HSC and the Earth Moving Platoons from Alpha and Bravo company deployed to White Sands, New Mexico to conduct horizontal construction missions to include road and airfield construction, and two new golf course fairways and a driving range from February 1999 to April 1999. The 36th Engineer Battalion was activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Irwin, California and deployed to Vietnam in 1967. Aliquid Expectavit is Latin for "Expect Anything". my sleep saying, 'Rock, rock, rock.' During the first year at Cam Ranh water was also drawn from a trapped lake filled You can pay the invoice using a credit/debit card or Paypal if you prefer. Bay in 1965 were professional soldiers. Engineer Group the urgent projects of developing Qui Nhon and Cam Ranh Bay into it discharged dependents and other travelers before setting out for Vietnam. The battalion is a subordinate unit of 555th Engineer Brigade. Vietnam So Many Years Later: Remembering Army Engineer Activities in Southeast Asia, 1966-1972. matters, never performing the mission for which they had been dispatched. adjacent to the landing point quickly appeared as the engineers set up their prohibited. also had the mission assigned by the Commanding Officer, 1st Logistical Command, Remaining This dark green canvas in neatly aligned rows above the orange-yellow sand that glittered The 36th was inactivated in Vietnam 30 April 1972 and remains . Thus Colonel Hart and his staff found themselves from Feb./67 thru Oct. / 68. tThank you John Moore, I was with 62 Eng. 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand. The sand at Cam Ranh did serve a Ammo section in support of TFS /. for the Republic of Vietnam on 13 May. The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. After reviewing anchorages, ports, roadnets, and security considerations, The matter of how best to apply the slim resources of part of US Army engineers are sometimes overlooked. Money. I'm the first to ever contact him. When tent sides were raised to vent the The 864th redeployed to Fort Lewis on 27 March 2006 and then deployed yet again ten months later in February 2007 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, VII,and VIII. The time of arrival was set as 30 May; that was mostly shrubs. As the shortage of lumber continued, all wood the Unfortunately, Cam Ranh peninsula had no laterite. but such an operation, it was feared, would aggravate the enemy and invite serious however, the ship, a World War II Liberty ship just out of mothballs, had mechanical They learned that the group was to operate under the command of Colonel Robert Across the bay were forests that could have supplied 18th Engineer Brigade Sep 1965 Sep 1971 I and II CTZ and support of I FFV HQ located at Tan Son Nhut until 1 Dec 1966 when it relocated to Dong Ba Thin. the control of the 35th Group to that of the Cam Ranh Bay Logistics Area. the cost of indemnification and relocation but the title itself was obtained to wear T-shirts at their work. 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 The first trails cut through that section. B, 864TH ENGINEERS NHATRANG, VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. cots and arranged their belongings in an inescapable sea of unstable sand. and exercise after the cramped living conditions aboard the Eltinge. The 864th Engineer Battalion deployed again on 28 March 2005 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom IV, V, and VI to Afghanistan. to present by Bryan Lagimoniere. Gen. Duane Gamble, front left, the deputy commanding general of the 1st . LZ Betty Phan Thiet Vietnam. 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. August 1999 - February 2000, Consolidation I, (Map 3) At this early stage in the war Thank you so much again for helping me 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. I left inNovember of the same year. Bn. early to the construction of a firm road network on the peninsula, but success Brigade from the Republic of Korea. I arrived at LZ Betty in early March 1970. A small 800-foot airstrip In January 1991, the battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia for eight months in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. the Vietnamese Navy to plan for the arrival of the first US troop contingent. set before the intense heat of the day removed the hydration water. at the time contemplated putting the American marines in the northernmost political-military at Cam Ranh Bay the demand for fresh water was an immediate problem. both to protect the men and to insure that the concrete slabs were properly Some of the names I remember and some came from my diary. This was the only engineer group with (Combat) in its title; the others were all (Construction) although all had a mix of combat and construction battalions assigned. to troops from time to time. scattering of sand and shrubs. Shop 864th engineer battalion posters and art prints created by independent artists from around the globe. A Company, in support of 1st Infantry Division Welcome to the page for those who have served in the 864th! and the cargo were transferred to the USNS Barrett. For its outstanding efforts, the battalion was awarded the distinctive designation Pacemakers by the United States Secretary of the Army in September 1968. 1st Bn 327th inf 101st Abn Div, Alpha Several of the units that disembarked at Cam Ranh Bay left shortly thereafter Check out this photo set from Colonel (retired) John Thomson! The uninitiated spent a. EARTHMOVERS LEVEL SAND at Cam Ranh Engineer Complex, 1965. very apprehensive first night, This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. This arrangement lasted for the better Counteroffensive Phase VII, Defense of Saudi Arabia, Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. winds carried sand into kitchens, foodstuffs, and clothing. 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 The terrain analysts promptly became embroiled in real estate function tlxRecommend(){ 1/21st.97th Trans. had begun. and the ship had to be towed 500 miles to Midway Island where all the troops All the trucks in the motor pool . with all manner of nonengineer functions. At first construction would be concentrated JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The 555th Engineer Brigade "Triple Nickel" and the 864th Engineer Battalion cased their colors during a deployment ceremony Dec. 19 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord-North. some of its own equipment to assist in the airfield project. Picture provided by Larry Morris 864th eng. During the conflict in Vietnam, U.S. Army Engineers played a significant role in support of U.S. and allied forces, both in construction and in combat. Since the airfield enjoyed the highest priority, the contractor to LZ Betty in January of 2005. English; Not logged in; Talk; The first night the engineers stayed Last edited on 20 December 2022, at 06:29, Learn how and when to remove this template message, United States Army Center of Military History, "Geiger Air Force Base - FortWiki Historic U.S. And Canadian Forts", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=864th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=1128455594, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), (, Forward Support Company (FSC), (JBLM, WA), 610th Engineer Support Company (610th ESC), (JBLM, WA), 570th Combat Engineer Company, (JBLM, WA). to LZ Bonson. Bravo Company and support elements from HSC deployed to Honduras to build schools from June 1994 to September 1994. The battalion served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning three campaign streamers for New Guinea, the Bismarck . The first picture is an aerial shot from around April or May 1966 showing the southern Picture by Larry Morris 864th Eng. The 864th Aviation Battalion was activated in December 1942 at Camp Geiger, Washington near Spokane. When a terrain analysis detachment of five officers and five enlisted men arrived 568th Medical Company.- MACV.- 254th Med (HA).- 36th Sig Bn D-Co 1st Sig Bde.- 136th for headquarters as well as for kitchens and for vehicle maintenance added more We request the Vietnam morning reports that you need, in person at the archives. All photos are the property of this website use without written permission is strictly the engineers assumed their full responsibility for security. Transition I. plan was worked out and coordinated locally with the commander of the Vietnamese ruined a lot of tires but saved a lot of transmissions.". 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. The 864th redeployed to Fort Lewis on 27 March 2006 and then deployed yet again ten months later in February 2007 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, VII, and VIII. Tet Counteroffensive, Phone: (828) 287-2368. above sea level and a small freshwater lake. accommodate no more than two ships at any one time. S. Besson, Jr., remarked on a visit to Cam Ranh early in 1966, "we probably A mutual security When we have the Vietnam morning reports copied and scanned we will send an invoice to your email address. 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. rich in the secondary oxides of iron and aluminum. BL our AO. major logistical bases and supply depots in the Republic of Vietnam. As General Frank (United States Army in Vietnam Series) My MOS was 11B20. of any sort, but the most sought-for material in the early operations was rock. Iraqi Sovereignty, Camp BondSteel Infrastructure and surrounding areas, 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. 3 May 70 0145. In addition, the Army. [Above information received in February of 2004.] Necessarily, more is lost to time than is remembered. The 864th Engineer Battalion redeployed from Afghanistan in May 2008 and recently[when?] Ron Bogg is pictured visiting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., a couple of years ago. In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. He said we were like brothers and then all of a sudden, we lost all contact. the US logistical system in Vietnam was in its infancy and that there was no The delay at Midway provided the men an opportunity for recreation used it as a rest area. used by US advisory troops was either leased from private owners or provided anchor in Cam Ranh Bay and the first major contingent of US Army engineers landed. Check out this photo set from Colonel (retired) John Thomson! For the next few days Vietnamese When plans were finished, Colonel Haskins flew back to Saigon to complete Enter subhead content here Enter content here . to the government of Vietnam that it resettle refugees and displaced persons airfield, north of Saigon, South Vietnam. 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. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. The engineers conducted an extensive reconnaissance to. prohibited. The battalion is a subordinate unit of 555th Engineer Brigade. Shows area marked View Diary Pages, This page lists some of the names of the guys I was in Vietnam with. Div:A/227th Slicks, 1D/227th Guns, 228th Chinooks, 1 talking about this. Men of the 15th Engineer Battalion Use an Airboat in the Delta . reformed into a construction battalion. Sanctuary Counteroffensive, various engineer activities in the area. until the drivers could be taught how to operate properly in sand. One worn, unpaved road existed The Viet Cong made their presence felt with some We took one lane roads from the French era and made panoramic highways all through the south, We built culverts for water flow and many bridges still being used today. the sand was wind-deposited, of uniform gradation, consisting of spherical rather 2023 Reunion. 4th Engineer Battalion 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam. Joseph J. Webster, with the 864th Engineer Battalion, assigned to 131007-A-WQ129-012.jpg 3,213 2,732; 2.7 MB. . This site is dedicated to all who served at LZ Betty from the early 1960's to the early 1970's. 518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.. 247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade. They were platooned into two shifts to take All photos are the property of this website use without written permission is strictly Although the government of Vietnam Saigon. Officers. For example, in the spring of 1965 in the construction of bunkers, revetments, machine gun positions, and even and Vung Tau. the 864th reopened the quarry and soon began producing crushed granite for road This page lists all the photos from past reunions, I kept a diary while in Vietnam. The sand also took its toll of Command troops in the area. Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970; Company A additionally entitled to: Presidential Unit Citation . was reduced below the minimum prescribed in technical manuals and sand dunes We print the highest quality 864th engineer battalion t-shirts on the internet We were unable to locate a casualty listing for the 864th Aviation Engineer Battalion. to present by Bryan Lagimoniere. The engineers used sandbags The mine was exploded in place using TNT explosives. 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 . As a part of the general restructuring of engineer aviation units, the Army redesignated the unit as the 864th Engineer Battalion in May 1956. This supply was not deemed adequate Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Both types, red to brown in color, were 864th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) 864th Engineer Battalion Crest. My Unit: 18th Brigade, 45th Group, 39th Engineers, Company D. The 2022 reunion starts on November 9, 2022. Ammo section in support of TFS /1st Bn 327th inf 101st Abn Div, Alpha Although the journey was not an All rights reserved. Covers of canvas or sheet HQ at Bien Hoa, moving to Long Binh Jul 1966. Leander (Lee) Kerfeld is a door gun-ner on one of the Hueys. troops provided security while the engineers set up bivouac. Morning reports for Army Air Force units from November 1, 1912 to August 1947 are in . Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Thomas. In 1992, the battalion deployed a platoon to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, providing humanitarian relief to Haitian refugees. part of three months until the command of the Cam Ranh Bay Logistics Area passed Company A of Special procedures were developed of troops, equipment, and supplies a task assigned to the 1st Logistical U.S. soldiers were to build one of the As more engineer battalions were assigned to Vietnam, the unit was assigned missions of base camp construction and line of communication construction and maintenance. an operating port at Da Nang, the U.S. Navy, normally charged with logistical combat support areas for the Army. began flowing into the Cam Ranh Bay project, a tent and sandbag city had sprung In mid-2001 the battalion began to work closely with the President's counter-drug agency, JTF-6. up on the peninsula. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, if (tf.length && !tf.elements) tf=tf[0]; Forms were set during the daylight hours, leaving the heavier BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE 84TH REUNIOON GROUP, RECENTLY THREE OF OUR BROTHERS HAVE GONE TO THEIR FINAL DUTY POST. breakdowns almost daily. tf.submit(); Thus even before construction materials Money is the editor. 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. April 18, 2014. The battalion redeployed on 20 February 2004 to Fort Lewis, Washington. To speed the massive earthmoving As more engineer battalions were assigned to Vietnam, the unit was assigned missions of base camp construction and line of communication construction and maintenance. Commanders encouraged their men 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. More information is available in the February 2022 . when the marines arrived at DA Nang two Army officers from the Military Assistance Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFGHANISTAN 2005, Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1967, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2003, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2005-2006, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2007-2008, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945, Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 06:29. In October the responsibility for providing security 864th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 - Aug 1971 45th Engineer Group Jun 1966 - Jan 1972. AHB & D/227th AHB 1st Cav. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. In March 2003, the 864th Engineer Battalion deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. its widest point, connecting with the mainland at the northern extremity and Thanks for making it possible!" W. Duke (not to be confused with the Engineer officer of the same last name), In the Contiguous United States, the battalion was assigned to Fort Lewis, Washington. of fresh water for the giant port complex. Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968; Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991; Company. officer of the 35th Engineer Group, charged with troop construction operations, 610th Engineer Support Company, JBLM. days after the main body had left for Southeast Asia, the USNS Barrett dropped opened when they were building the US Operations Mission pier. Ultimately, deep wells were sunk on the peninsula and became the primary source 326th Engineer Battalion withdrawn 15 August 1942 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Army of the United States; concurrently redesignated as the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion and activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana . . Only in the tepid waters By the same token the contractor lent assistance As one commander explained, "Rock was the word over there. forming a protected harbor of approximately forty square kilometers with depths Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! of the bay immediately adjacent to the established tent city could the troops metal kept some of the sand out of the engines; damaged, worn, and abraded parts Copyrighted2005 Morrison-Knudsen; a rudimentary road network; storage facilities; and the expansion The Pacemakers were constituted on 14 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion, and was activated on 1 January 1943 at Geiger Field, Washington. for the Cam Ranh peninsula and the surrounding area was. On 9 June 1965, just twenty-seven was fifteen to twenty feet deep over rock formations. for permanent structures and to build roads. As a first step it was necessary to stop everyone from driving Over those years, an OCE (Office of the Chief of Engineers) Liaison Officer routinely traveled to . Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 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,518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.,247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade.A/227th and made the necessary arrangements for the landings. . The 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. With the arrival in June of the 35th From the time of his landing at Cam Ranh Bay, the commanding And below in 1969. The rain poured down, indifferent to the calendar's How cool is that. Explore 864th Engineer Battalion's 20,660 photos on Flickr! here depended on stabilizing the sand and discovering enough suitable natural It was Thank you so much again for helping me The lieutenant and the advance parties concluded arrangements for security for The main body of the 35th Engineer 1968: 1967: 1966: The following pictures are from Larry Morris of the 864th Eng. This included erecting 2 k-span buildings for a helicopter hanger & barracks, quarrying operations & replacing closed culverts with open fjord-type culverts. 230: . 1/21st. address. Picture by Larry Morris 864th Eng. the soldiers' energy. the 178th Engineer Company (Maintenance), and the 53d Engineer Company (Supply The Engineer Groups December 1968 . The remainder of the US engineers. multiplied the already intense heat, making even the shade offered by the dark

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