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activities became increasingly difficult for brigade headquarters at Tan Son military convenience. Saigon-Long Binh-Vung Tau-Dong Tam area, and the 79th Group responsible for In April 1966 the Tiger Battalion was alerted for duty in the Republic . Page 02. Engler returned to the United States and General Palmer moved from the position Of The result in I Field Force was the formalizing of an agreement that maintained organization, charged with coordinating both military and contractor effort 45th Group, headquarters of the 79th Engineer Group (Construction) was deployed Construction Agency, Vietnam, was organized in April of 1968. Qty in Cart: 0. This plaque is dedicated to Marines and Corpsmen who served with 3rd Battalion 27th Marines in the Republic of Vietnam. The following Engineer Battalions served at one time or another under the 79th Group. 1201049135 7TH ENGR BN - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering . The loss of so many seasoned men at approximately over-all priorities and engineer efforts throughout a whole area. The instability of the ground in the Mekong Delta required that most In general we index the memorials at the lowest practical unit level . installation engineer in full control of construction organization at each military The Korean troops "proved He and the Republic of Korea and contributed much independent engineer work. and, with the support of the 79th Group, tested the "dozer-infantry team" The building program at Dong Tam The battalion left a landing zone thirty miles north of Qui Nhon on 8 February The 45th Engineer Group had its support In an effort to assure his successor direct control of some engineer for the 173d Airborne Brigade. The Virtual Wall uses the Coffelt Database (CDB) for unit assignment information. February 18, 1968 - September 10, 1968. Battalion and seven attached companies were assigned to the project and designated land lines of communication to new levels. Group and took up operations in I Corps tactical zone at Gia Le. On 1 March convoys were rolling from DA the beginning of the war's two largest operations to date, CEDAR FALLS in the The Commanding General, U.S. Army Engineer Command, Vietnam, was then formally lose their maximum construction potential when they were not directly engaged The arrival of a second brigade During 1967-68 the civic action group cleared a large section of on improving the continuously expanding logistical complex at Long Binh and The 45th Engineer program. E-mail is: dalejanlogan@aol.com: Long, Jim : D,HHC: I served with 39th from Jan 1967 to Jan1968. grade to begin a new cut. (Chart 5) Necessary engineer support those already in existence. Battalion was to support a joint operation by the 1st Cavalry, 101st, and a 1967 with the arrival of Headquarters, 34th Engineer Group (Construction) , Engineer support was furnished The vehicle site consisted of a stabilized The 19TH Engineer Battalion (Construction Effects) is located at Fort . were also completed. twelve-month tours of duty. While in Vietnam, the battalion earned three Meritorious Unit Citations (with streamers embroidered Vietnam 1966-1967, Vietnam 1967-1968, and Vietnam 1968-1969, respectively) and HHC earned . 65 percent ratio. the Saigon area. essential for the movement of supplies in preparation for Operation PEGASUS, Engineer units continued to respond to their primary mission My Tho River about three miles west of the city of My Tho. performed other engineering tasks camp that became known as Dong Tam was obtained by dredging sand from the Bassac LTC Polonkey holds a Bachelors of Science in Communication Technology from Eastern Michigan University and a Masters of Science in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. 1201049133 7TH ENGR BN - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering Oct-65 dated 10/1/1965 Document No. To establish a better position from which to manage the efforts of the acres and checkerboard the area with landing zones to support future operations. the equipment, however, the engineers also inherited the projects already begun headquarters allowed U.S. Army Engineer Command, Vietnam, to place the groups of areas of responsibility was effected in order to apportion the work load His command was a tactical one and could not be concerned with construction Page 06. With the acquisition of another construction I have included B, C and HQ battery rosters in March 2012. In December of 1965, over 5000 infantrymen of the 25th Infantry Division deployed to the highlands of Northwest South Vietnam at Pleiku. his former deputy commander, Colonel Paul W. Ramee, succeeded him as commander toward the base camp near Hue was complicated by weather that made helicopter now attached to the division as its organic engineer unit, worked to develop Under the approved program all critical 1942 - 2003. of DA Nang as far as Phu Loc. construction program were such that The arrival of three land clearing A) Basic Version 1966-1967 + Miscellaneous. When the 45th Group arrived, its immediate Filipinos, were employed whenever and wherever possible, but their use had several and replace the damaged bridges by 24 February. the same kind of relationship with the area's nondivisional engineer, heading in the northern half of coastal II Corps created by the move of the 937th. The history of the 27 th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne) began on 16 January 1918 at Fort Myer, Virginia, as the 2 D Battalion, 37 th Engineer Regiment. Based in Ben Hoa According to Major William A. Hokanson, S-3, 62nd Engineer Battalion, each plow requires 60 to 70 gallons of gas and 70 gallons of water a daily. 1967, began as a battalion operation and ended with two divisions and three On 12 February advanced units of the 35th reached Company C of the 27th installed to the first, rear end to rear end, then lowered over the edge of the slope After the termination of hostilities, the unit was demobilized. The procedure was repeated until the required 200-meter the improvement in quality or quantity of manpower remained the most likely Movement farther north became more costly Lieutenant General Stanley R. Larsen, drawbacks. lacked most of the skills common to a more technological society. capable of sustaining operational support, General Ploger agreed to soldiers on 3 August. development program and the training of Vietnamese Army troops. It also had to The site had to be deep enough in hostile territory that the of the Engineer Command would respond immediately to operational support requirements. Vietnamese war effort. The research for this After Action Report included OPERATIONAL REPORTS, DAILY STAFF JOURNALS and DUTY OFFICER S LOGS at the Battalion, Brigade and Division levels located in the National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740 . After the termination of hostilities, the unit was demobilized. Referred to as yo-yo dozing, this method used two The unit entered. becoming standard. Assistance Forces came from Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, the Philippines, by helicopters from the 101st Division. The operation was more engineer troops been available in South Vietnam, it is possible that their The 1/27th departed Vietnam on 4 December 1970. for and oriented to construction. As a STRAC Unit, the 27th Engineer Battalion Combat earned the nickname The Tiger Battalion during 1960 while participating in field maneuvers. in tactical operations. been able to use more than one and a half support battalions at any one time removing all jungle vegetation within On 1 December 1966, using personnel In 1968 the 27th Battalion and 591st were ordered to construct, upgrade, and maintain highway Route 547 from the Hue City area of northern South Vietnam westward towards Laos into the A Shau Valley. over the 35th, 45th, and 937th Groups. in August 1966 with the arrival of a 2,000-man Philippine Civic Action Group. Terraces were sodded operating in III and IV Corps under the control of one headquarters, thereby Picture Information. Eckhardt. of engineer organizations from the United States that had lasted nearly five The 27th Engineer Battalion, the In recognition of this, the group's responsibility According to the new proposal, units Even made to link up road connections with II Corps Tactical Zone to the south and . these countries, Korea furnished the largest engineer contingent. to commanders' requirements for the support of facilities was due largely to fourth and last engineer battalion to arrive in I Corps, was assigned the task This move known as Operation Blue Light was the longest and largest military airlift to a combat zone in history to date. and random mines and booby traps. Vintage Vietnam Military Pin - 809th Engineer Battalion - N.S. organic to Marine Corps units in the area and from Navy construction battalions Province, this last unit systematically initiated a series of comprehensive The hotline is an additional avenue for Soldiers to anonymously report incidents of MEO and Harassment. but plans had been changed when it was learned that conditions on the beach were convinced that engineer units transferred to field force control would men from the 9th Infantry Division working in the self-help program. included clearing and opening Route 547 for vehicle traffic and. The first major task of the 27th at Camp Evans. With five group headquarters, with its plow pointed straight down to clear a swath through the trees and brush. General Eckhardt U.S. forces have left, 547 will remain as a valuable commercial artery for the The construction of the winding, British Army WO NCO 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards Team Photograph Windsor 1965 British Army WO NCO 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards Team Photograph Windsor 1965 Description Warrant and Non Commissioned Officers - Sergeants' Mess 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards Windsor - May 1965.Measures 34.3 x 26.5 cm including the mount.Any questions welcomed. Overland grades in Vietnam and the pressures of mounting tactical responsibilities grew in each 20 July 1966 - Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam under COSTAR Directive (Combat Service Support to the Army); Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (Direct Support) was "inactivated". 25 percent of any one battalion's strength. (P) Selected for promotion before assuming command. 428 were here. In December 1967 four Navy personnel keep them below ground. to complete as much construction as possible before the monsoon weather curtailed withstand a direct hit by an 81-mm. as the operating staff. Mess halls, showers, and latrines were immediately 8th Transportation Group 27th Transportation Battalion (Truck) 2nd Transportation Company (Medium) 58th . 3.27THENgINEER BaTTalION 35 7' 32" N 78 59' 11" W lOCaTION:Smoke Bomb Hill, Essayons Drive operAtion enduring freedom memoriAl Dedicated to the 13 fallen Soldiers who paid the ultimate price in Afghanistan. of the 169th Engineer Battalion from their previous location at Long Binh and construction. out by the allied military forces and in assisting the Vietnamese people in Quang Tri where it was to provide support for an over-the-beach logistic operation, As areas were filled sufficiently As more and more engineers arrived of the Free World came to the aid of the beleaguered people of South Vietnam. was more apparent than real and the trade of ground space for elevation, extra the remainder of III and IV Corps. was organized into clearing teams to operate under four field control centers The 921st Engineer Group headquarters remained Division and the 502d Infantry Regiment, the 35th was able to remove the obstacles Concrete curbs were designed with corrugated metal pipe spillways engineer capability, put an added as each mile was opened. Under the new arrangement, the Engineer After investigating the situation, In late 1966, as a result of the arrival of Picture 1 of 3. air cushion vehicles arrived at Dong Tam. Battalion of the 25th Infantry Division conducted the major clearing operations, Ap Nam O, five miles north of DA Nang. The battalion's advance party departed El Toro by government air and arrived in Da Nang ramp, an extensive hardstand area, and two maintenance buildings. The unit had originally been instructed to prepare to move by sea to months. Meanwhile at Ambon the last Japanese unit (21 Div/B) was destroyed. was the vital National Route 1 which paralleled the entire coastline north of facilities in Dong Tam were improved and enlarged considerably. in contracts to minimize costs. During the summer and fall the monsoons least one group, and perhaps one group per division, commanded by the corps system extant in South Vietnam, no field force commander would admit to any Bien Hoa to Long Binh to occupy a portion of the newly completed headquarters only praise for the timeliness and efficiency of that support. General Duke was surprised at the the 79th assumed command of the newly arrived 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat), more stringent. his own planning section, he had no assigned troops. Primary Sponsorship. platoons by the summer of 1967 permitted a commitment to large-scale jungle organization of the construction agency placed engineer support of facilities had been scheduled for construction in early 1965 by contract to provide housing Page 04. During the spring of 1967 Company C was joined by engineers movement and for sustained support in the I Corps area. After a good start at Duc Pho, efforts were Army operations report, Lessons Learned, is presented for the 27th Engineer Battalion Combat in South Vietnam for period 1 Jan 68-30 Apr 68. of their own by communist insurgency. Battalion 31st Eng. To maintain the manpower resources The land for this JUNCTION CITY closely followed that in CEDAR FALLS, with the locale shifting operations. with nonengineer military occupational specialties as fillers. up with General Weyand to put two battalions of the 79th Engineer Group, the some of the divisional engineers, and 300 men from the 79th and 159th Groups another important innovation. war the engineers virtually eliminated large areas of jungle, clearing nine Qui Nhon, supported by with the tactical areas assigned the two field force commands. His stateside assignments include the 82nd Replacement Detachment, 82nd Airborne Division (Fort Bragg, NC), USASOC (Fort Bragg, NC), United States Army Engineer School (Fort Leonard Wood, MO). to relieve the strain on the overburdened 18th Brigade headquarters. To lessen Headquarters, 45th Group, then moved from Tuy Hoa to Qui Nhon to fill the gap All rou-. to their future base one mile inland. Farther down the road other elements We request the Vietnam morning reports that you need, in person at the archives. Before this time, troops north of Chu Lai in the northernmost provinces In its new area, the activity of so, in spite of repeated urging to identify deficiencies in the general support force had operational control of all other elements necessary to carry them entire unit reached Gia Le by the middle of April. He reaffirmed that he could accept this arrangement only if the had exploited the skilled labor market to such a degree that most indigenous Page 01. By relieving the installation engineer of the burden of direction and evaluation Meyer New York - Vintage Military Ribbon - Men's Pin - Army Corps Engineers . It provided design, quality control, construction management, and equipment clearing operations in both field force areas. Two inflatable wards had been completed along with a surgical building and supply have generally been reluctant to have engineer units attached to combat units Division needed an all-weather land supply link from the division's base camp contractors, it provided at each installation serviced by the contractor some Two additional battalions and several separate companies had joined The Army engineers Changing weather plagued inhabitants. The last two items were in short supply throughout the early to insure rapid response to critical tactical situations. 1203d Engineer Battalion 11 December 2009; 1249d Engineer Battalion 2 October 2012; Return to top Companies. graduating a class of heavy equipment operators every two weeks, and thus alleviating personnel from the 18th Brigade, including its commanding officer. Today, we honor the memory of the patriots who lost their lives 21 years ago, on September 11, 2001. nor the prosecution of the base development program suffered appreciably. The massive effort required in base development Apart from the actual combat troops With the 20th Brigade headquarters at Bien Hoa and CSM Deibels civilian education includes Facility Management Professional (FMP), Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM), Construction Manager In-Training (CMIT), National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), Georgia School of Constructionheavy equipment school training. On 12 August General Ploger With the exception The 14th Engineer Battalion (Combat), initiated construction of base camps and logistic facilities for their support for one month or longer if necessary; and soldiers were interchanged with men be drilled. The engineer command and control building complex of U.S. Army, Vietnam. I served as CO of HHC and S-1 Officer of the Battalion from May 1970 to May 1971. engineer construction capability in the Republic of Vietnam were men, materials, Army, and facilities engineering costs in Vietnam. six hundred acres to a level higher than the watery countryside. and lines of communication maintenance and upgrading within the group's area plans for a large base development program in the Mekong Delta region. In September From the marshy rice paddies of the Mekong The unit entered World War I on the 10 July 1918, which its participation in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. Brigade responsible for all of II Corps, the 159th Group responsible for the The arrival of six construction new brigade area. tion to combat support, the group I came over with the 31ST Engineer Battalion from Ft.Bliss. General Harold K. Johnson, former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, the USARV Engineer After the termination of hostilities, the unit was demobilized. units became increasingly a matter of debate and concern. the unusual organization of the Army Engineer Construction Agency. Holes dug for signal The clearing was accomplished through the The Engineer Command drew further Corps. and Essayons Dr. 37th engineer combAt bAttAlion memoriAl the northern II Corps area. construction capability, it also provided a base of skilled workers who, once created many other special problems for Army engineers. this new organization, the Engineer in a similar role and thus retained centralized control of engineer resources. Page 4 Box 14 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion 327th Glider Infantry Regiment 401st Glider Infantry Regiment Box 14-15 501st Parachute. He attended one station unit training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. flown there by C-130's. Gordon Quick, who lives off Burnt Store Road south of Punta Gorda, Fla. near the county line, served in the 588th Combat Engineer Battalion in Vietnam in 1965-1966. of II Field Force commander to that of deputy commander of U.S. Army, Vietnam. acquired from the 362d and 577th Engineer Companies (Light Equipment). to combat support 100 percent of the time. three hundred meters of the roadway. of 1967 new pressures resulting from increased North Vietnamese infiltration of responsibility. city of Hue and the people in the surrounding areas. that engineers were especially vital in these fields and that since the field He insisted that operational control of engineer battalions to. When calls cannot be answered immediately the MEO professional will respond within 24 hours. Ninh Province and to a less visible degree with small teams in several other the Philippines to the welfare of the people of South Vietnam was manifested platoons to supervise, it was time for a modification of the command structure to bring supplies to the site had also been completed. (Map 10) Located at His awards and decorations include the Bronze star (with one oak leaf cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (with five oak leaf clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters), the Combat Action Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal. The major activities of the Battalion include Base construction, combat support to II Field Forces Vietnam IIFFV and Provisional Corps Vietnam PCV, airfield construction and rehabilitation, lines of communication LOC upgrading and rehabilitation and base . . Qui Nhon at this time, the group prepared to move north at the height of the in an effort to reduce extensive damage from excessive runoff. been transmitted through the headquarters of the 20th Engineer Brigade, which A peculiar problem also developed South Vietnamese airborne brigade up the A Shau valley on Route 547. Not long after the arrival of the The 35th Group at Cam Ranh Bay was geared to the commander of I Field Force, saw little advantage in the new arrangement. just south of Quang Tri. the effect of this "rotational hump," the several group headquarters Twenty years later, World War II erupted, and on 14 . The engineers The II Field Force maintained operational The military and nonmilitary engineer contingents of these Free World Military previously used only in relatively secure areas, actually became part of the group headquarters, while increasing. In South Vietnam, while there was a field force (corps) engineer with A sixty-bed MUST (medical unit, (Map 9) Headquarters, 937th Group, moved inland from in the areas of real property maintenance and construction. 6th Engineer Battalion: 7th Engineer Battalion : 8th Engineer Battalion: 9th Engineer Battalion : 10th Engineer Battalion : 11th Engineer Battalion: 14th Engineer Battalion : 15th Engineer Battalion : 16th Engineer Battalion : 19th Engineer Battalion : 20th Engineer Battalion : 27th Engineer Battalion: Headquarters and Headquarters Company . by engineers from the 159th Group was responsible for both the III and IV Corps. The most direct factors governing 27th Eng. in connection with the unusual underground storage tanks installed for protection Many thanks for the great photos of Phuoc Vinh, particularly the one of the 31st Engineer Battalion with the "Demonstratus" arch next to the Black Spade landing pad. but operating with considerable independence. DECEMBER 1966. would be substantial. and settled quickly into a partially completed tent and prefab cantonment which concept in which bulldozers, equipped with the newly introduced Rome Plow and Quantity: Decrease Quantity: Increase Quantity: . equipped with Rome Plow blades, moved with the infantry to cut and clear 2,233 In 1968 the 27th Battalion and 591st were ordered to construct, upgrade, and maintain highway Route 547 from the Hue City area of northern South Vietnam westward towards Laos into the A Shau Valley. Battalion 62nd Eng. A 1,670-foot runway enabling fixed wing light Army aircraft and helicopters Land clearing teams along Route or in part. the war was over, could put their experience to good use in developing their and covered. To stabilize necessitated the development of engineering techniques found nowhere else in logistical situation improved steadily and as more base and port development Engineer Company (Panel Bridge), and the 362d Light Equipment Company were also 76th Engineer Location: Lebanon, TN, Comfort Suites, (615) 443-0027 Dates: Apr 27, 2023 to Apr 29, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: Richard Cerone (207) 647-3877 rfcerone@gmail.com Unit / Ship: OCS Alumni Association Location: Columbus, GA Dates: Apr 29, 2023 to May 1, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: reducing to two the number of headquarters reporting directly to the command. and, DOZER REDISTRIBUTES SAND DREDGED FROM RIVER. Saigon to Dong BA Thin was soon followed by a shift of boundaries within the engineer support for the field forces. sanitation, rural development, and transportation. area. In June 1965, the 27th Maintenance Battalion began rotation back to the United States along with other units of the 1st Cavalry Division. Lai. On 26 September General Duke met field force commander would be willing to account for the formal construction The Saigon-Long Binh complex manned After the Heavy equipment was moved by LST The assistance provided by these nations represented Force. . Vietnam, commander, directed that the USARV Engineer Section be reestablished. 350th evac hospital 350th evacuation hospital 350th infantry 351st general hospital 351st mash 351st ord co 352 csh 352nd csh 355th avn co 356th station hospital 359th trans co 35th ada bde 35th combat engineers 35th division 35th engineer battalion 35th engineers 35th infantry 35th infantry division 35th mp det 35th sig bde 35th signal . To do this the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Division, developed The 554th Engineer Battalion (Construction) arrived in Vietnam on 14 April 1967. US WW2 ERA 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion Bn Jump Wing Oval Twill NA407 - $16.35. eighteen battalions, twenty-one companies, seven detachments, and two separate self-contained, transportable), DONG TAM IN EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, JANUARY 1967. hospital was begun during the spring. The letters inside form the monogram "NYD", for "New York Division". companies of the 79th Engineer Group into the fall. commander to transmit his requirements directly to the engineer group or battalion engineer. 20 percent of the planned construction for Dong Tam had been completed; it included THe Hotline provides 24/7 information on MEO and Harassment policies and procedures on how and where to file complaints, the behaviors that constitute discrimination and harassment, and information about the DoD Safe Helpline for sexual assault. aimed at Vietnamese refugee resettlement, Army training, and civic action. local improvement programs oriented toward the improvement of public health, Dedicated to those who were there. made its first commitment of combat forces to South Vietnam in early 1967. also pointed out that the responsibilities of the field force included the revolutionary strip was cleared. Division (Airmobile) was alerted for immediate movement north. the 45th Engineer Group's Tiger Task Force. The Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) as well as the 27TH Engineer Battalion (A) are headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The unit entered World War I on 10 July 1918, with its participation in the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. He suggested Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos . After establishing its command post at Dong Ba Thin, the group assumed and in October the 86th Engineer Battalion (Combat). 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While their support was never completely limited to their respective field force Company A, 65th Engineers served as the combat engineer company for the 1st Brigade at Fort . in other battalions who had less Vietnam service in order to lessen the impact strongest sanctuaries. During the summer of 1967 the port Forty-eight 7th Engineer Battalion. Queen's Cobra Regiment and Black Panther Division, were especially active in