As a second lieutenant, I was generally second in command of a sector and had the privilege of walking the perimeter to check on the guards while my superior slept. and kids from the 709ths civic action village. But now stuff keeps popping up. I recall the ground attacks and the cobra firing red lines with the tracers. The 3/60th was one of the three battalions (2/60, 3/60 . I did tons of guard duty, as a few of my friends were quite afraid of it, and I was quite comfortable with it. WE were often hit with rocker and morter attacks as we all know. To say the least, Gene was exhausted and we didnt talk about it for the remainder of that day. It is unknown if the 720th MP Battalion participated as convoy escorts in this movement. . The Division left Vietnam in the summer of 1969 and was inactive for 3 years. Shortly after arrival in Bearcat. The meat (?) Two battalions of the Mobile Riverine Force, working with the Vietnamese Marines, eliminated 250 VC in day-long fighting along the Rach Ruong Canal 6 miles southwest of Saigon. We turned onto the dirt road from the hiway and headed for the edge of the rubber plantation and the area our Signal Company had existed 30 years before. I could sleep on my shift of guard with 5/42 artillery firing! resting place of two brave mice who invaded someone's, hooch one night. Then they racked a 60 and scared the S out of me. Local kids It's on the endangered species list. If you got that patrol, you were out all day. for the 9th Inf Division during 1967. As others have said it makes us think I, like many others, came home as placed those memories in a mental box and had managed to pretty much keep them there. Commanding General. on a plane and flew onto a dirt strip in the middle of a jungle. Does anyone have any memories for a B-52 bombing raid just outside the base camp perimeter. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. Scene along the main road entering Saigon. 248 brave 4th/47th Soldiers heeded our nation's call to fight the spread of communism and they gave the . Sge also became a test platform for the new Phalanx CIWS hyperfast minigun in 1977, installed aft of the aft radar gun director. He was in 1st infantry division The Big Red One, Bravo 1st Batallion/2nd infantry regiment, Third Platoon. First I thank Jack for this wonderful web site. When it was in full fire mode the ground litterally trembled. GENERAL 1964-73 MAC-V Tour 365 . seconds. The Division trained at Fort Riley, Kansas, and deployed to Vietnam in 1967. Your comment will be posted after it is approved. The C Company casualties were PFC Howard E. Doran, punctured eardrum; SP/4 Thomas E. Walker, shrapnel wound to the jaw; PFC John R. Hollander, shrapnel wound in both knees; PFC Daniel J. Flynn, serious shrapnel wounds requiring an emergency tracheotomy. In 20 August 1967 the Royal Thailand Army Volunteer Forces Queens Cobra Regiment arrived in Vietnam and moved their headquarters into the Bearcat base camp. at, Long Thaun North, I have a picture of him by a Bearcat sign which got me to your site. Rod - I thank you for preparing the base for the rest of us guys that arrive on the 19th of Dec.. My buddy Norm Faught with the 9th Signal Bn arrived with you guys to set up early commo. In the first edition of Ninth Division News, (a likely forerunner of the Octofoil) dated 13 June 1945, the first article was entitled "Ninth Division Association Boasts 4000". Television The primary allied units stationed at Bearcat in 1969 were elements of the Royal Thailand Army Vietnam Forces, 173rd Airborne Division, and a varied collection of assorted helicopter transport and assault units, artillery, armor, transportation, logistics and communications elements. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to . Arrived bungee tau approximately New Year's Day 67. Vietnam is in a good place with exception of constant aggressions from China, especially regarding Vietnam's territorial waters, fishing grounds, underwater oil fields, land border disputes/mini aggressions duch as extending southward country borders/ surrepticiously y moving border markers southward. Our post on the burn was a couple spots from the Vulcans.The one by us was called The Duster Busters. English: Bear Cat cantonment of the 9th Infantry Division. was spread out, but most of the multi square mile base was evacuated to His Jeep art -- Snoopy was popular back then. What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies inVietnam? I wish I were exaggerating, but The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking, 65) Then, for the last week in January, the 2-47 was sent south of the 9th Division's base camp to patrol the jungles east of Highway 15, near the Binh Son rubber plantation. Gen. Donald A. Stroh [Assumed command of 8th Infantry Division on 12 July 1944] Assistant Division Commander. An Army Officer training facility is all that is left of our Today, Bear Cat is an Army Officer's School for the Vietnamese Army, a As I review these photos, I cannot express adequately my feelings of gratitude for these brave and courageous soldiers. Convoys leaving or entering at the berm entrance, 61) Terrorism The 3/5 Cav was organized as a Divisional reconnaissance unit for the 9th Infantry Division and arrived in Vietnam with the Division in late 1966. The Australian enlisted personnel in the detachment shared the same billets with the A Company MP Detachment. GENERAL 1965-1980 A. ORANGE ON JOHNSON ATOLL . 53) I never made a fuss, just released contents of clear plastic bags to the breezes flowing through the company parade ground as my fine leader and man of goid humor First Sargeant "Curly"Hays stood by. It sounded like the whole place was under attack. III CORP TRANG SUP LONG HAI. This article was originally written byLily Rothman @lilyrothmanand published on the TIME History website on April 27, 2015. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? More information. The U.S. MPs were praised by their Thai counterpart, LT Prasit, from Bangkok, Thailand, the MP Duty Officer. At some point we the USA may end up defending Vietnam, our former foe, against additiinal military incurssions by the Chinese aggressive assertive behemouth. I'm sure everyone is happy to see that you too survived the experience. 58) Additionally, includes a substantial number from the French War as well. Thank you for stopping by and taking the trouble to comment. Roseville, Michigan. The 9th Div set up home here in 1966. Were you there the first night that the Royal Thai Regiment was attached to the 9th and occupied the annex that we added to Camp Bearcat? Sense of humor there. Park, including a High Tech Park. 40 years ago. Two shifts a night. There are hundreds of thousands of veterans as well as active duty personnel connecting there. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles. I was at Bearcat 1968-69. Paul Tilzey. A bunker manned 24/7 by the Military Police flanked both sides of each entrance. Dear Mr. Sanders, Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! There are no words to describe how it affected me. Have been thinking of that time and my experiences over there often these days. Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your memories. 42) I hope that the helicopters stayed off your strip during that time. I would have been 8 years old at the time. Div. compound, 11) Scenes I, an American, served with the Thai's, 11.5 months. contact team sites in bad guy country, 38) https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. 62) Barbed wire and the beauty of blooming flowers on the berm. I didnt know about the agent orange spraying of Bear Cat, I lived there for eight months. Rep. In this case she was supervising sandbag dollies, younger Vietnamese women who were working at the base camp in Dau Tieng., Floating Poker Game, 1967: My buddy and fellow Team Chief, Sgt. You will find that each site has a mix of Vietnam War photos, memorabilia, stories, etc. We were required to have 2 awake and one sleeping in 6 2 hour shifts. The only times it stopped were when the generator quit. I felt pretty useless at times doing busy work and wondering what was the point of me being there. Bearcat was originally a French Colonial Forces airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. 6 October A squad + from A Company relieved the temporary four man C Company Detachment at the Bearcat base camp, 9th Infantry Division Provost Marshals Office. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. This is the Bn HQ TOC. Tech Center before being drafted. and thank you for it. Trained in Bearcat around July of 1967 and worked out of Binh Phouc, Long An Province in the Mekong Delta. We felt this was the berm because there were some fairly old bark was worse than his bite. Sitting on deck in the late evening I could watch airliners approaching LAX and their landing lights reminded me of those flares and the memory took me back to Vietnam. More Huey We flew the 02 Bird Dogs and usually put in strikes for the Thai's and the 9th. What I have found in North Vietnam and South Vietnam is that Vietnamese people are not only not Communist, but are just good folks. shot along highways just showing, 18) The armored vehicles within the battalion were divided between A and C Company. I was OIC of that sector several times. We operated the "clap clinic" for the girls from Rosies and others who roamed the base. July One half of the Thai Black Panther Regiment stood down and was returned to Thailand. AAORLL's 1969. It was portraiture, not fighting scenes, that brought back the memories. The remaining pictures are original buildings to the base from more than Looking at the pictures put me right back into the jungle as if I were a 21-year-old soldier again.. Vietnam has changed radically in the years between the war and now. Bearcat from the air. History 27 July 1LT Joseph L. J. Brillion, A Company, was assigned as the Bear Cat Deputy Provost Marshal. (LogOut/ 22 August Discipline, law and order patrol and convoy escort activities were curtailed at the detachment due to the assignment of forty Battalion enlisted men and one officer in support of the Drug Abuse Treatment/Holding Center (DAHC) on Long Binh Post. Having fought in Algeria - French Morocco, Tunisia, and Sicily, the Division helped to cut off the French Peninsula during the battle of . There are cultural issues to be reconned with in order to become even more competetive in international markets, but the country appears stable with not a whole lot of grumbling by citizens. Colby Nets 10 Tons of Rice, 14 VC Killed Colby Takes Place 40 Km From Saigon. laborers, office workers, professional worked here. Went TDY with 86th Engr. I basically was a one man aerial port supporting the 9th's airlift requirements of men and supplies at the Long Thanh airfield. Within a half hour he popped off a couple of rounds headed for the Thai artillery area. Rep. Mac Huddleston flew helicopters out of here for a while. Somehow I was able to convince them I was an ally. 59) The Vietnamese make very low wages, Nike sells The final phase of their training program involved a practical exercise in which the Thais joined the A Company escorts during the Operation OVERTAKE Night convoy escorts. HQ & A Co 49% of the population were Viet Cong. The Beginnings of the Association The Ninth Infantry Division Association was begun immediately after World War II by some far thinking officers and enlisted men. Two combined patrols during daylight hours and one during the evening hours. Jan 22, 2016 - Explore Jacky Parker's board "9TH infantry division" on Pinterest. 572nd Trans Co. just like this for nearly 100 miles. Great stories and memories, Jack. Capitialism forces are strong and are being hugely successful. world, probably. Spent the night getting rocketed, mortared, and shot at in Bien Hoa. I still fell the pain for all those who never made it home. great info. I'm always happy when another member of the 9th wanders by and leaves a message. Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Having health problems now and all he remembers is Harry Whiteside, Doug Kalora, and 1st Lt Malone. Someone fell into hole in the middle of the airfield which is how they discovered it. Shops line the road into the camp. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. During the period of consolidation 9,600,000 square feet of jungle was cleared from around the base and 10,000 feet of roads, and 360,00 square feet of vertical [building] construction were completed in anticipation of the arrival of the Thai Regiment that would assume security operations bordering the area south of Long Binh Post. (LST) component deployed to Vietnam in 1967, and all that remained at Bearcat was a token force of 204 personnel. I was with 1st Aviation Brigade at LTN which was more or less next door to Bearcat. The back end of a 3/4-ton was sticking out the shallow part of the river by the bridge. He started to talk about his experiences and began to get more involved in the VFW and the American Legion. I was a medic with the 133rd Medical Detachment at Bearcat in 1969 and 1970. Bear Cat, was one of our two primary spots to locate. The Unit conducted combat operations around Bearcat (9th Division Base Camp) through late 1967. What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam? Looking for any others. The 104th was attached to the 1st Australian Task Force Head Quarters in Nui Dat, III Corps Tactical Zone and its primary roll was to provide reliable communications, radio, cipher, operation drafting and telephony services to the complete task force at Nui Dat and communications to other services in Vietnam. The photos on your site are going to be helpful in recreating Bearcat in miniature. Felt much more secure when the 9th were in charge. Most were hiding in abandoned hooch's and bunkers on post left vacant when the Thai Queen's Cobra Regiment moved out. Have been trying hard to locate/connect with others that I served with. Another time it was a cobra, 39) I also highly recommend RallyPoint.com. A total different experience. My name is Christopher hill I landed Danang July 1 1968 I Corp area First Marine Division. There the 9th fought with distinction in 8 campaigns as part of the Riverine Force. Carrying a camera when you never came in was a difficult think to do. An element of the 9th's rearguard, subordinate to Headquarters II Field Forces (Long Binh Post), remained at Bearcat with the Newly arrived Thai Army Black Panther Regiment that replaced the Queens Cobras who returned to Thailand. Before the jeep stopped rolling, Gene had his gun belt off and he was down the bank and into the water. Got It was so hot that I couldn't touch it, so I left it for the next person Jack, 17 May 45 Brig. Wondering if anyone remembers him. The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking. Most LO Radio Operators worked 12 hour shifts and were ready at all times to move to another operating station. I was there when TET of 68 broke out and all hell broke loose. find yourself in my pics in the 3 albums I have posted there. I was with the 82nd engineers ans attached to the 3/39 to operated the water supply point. Most of the incoming enemy fire was in the form of mortars and rockets with the occasional ground probes of the perimeter defenses by the local Viet Cong Main Force units. base. in the corner of the perimiter berm. I was in the Air Force seven months having "retreaded" out of the Army (1st 34th Inf, 24th Inf Div). I will be adding pages dedicated to the distinguished service of the men who served with the 2/47th Infantry, Vietnam. Nike has 38 plants in Vietnamand you thought they were made in Thanks to Jack for this site. Inactivated 13 October 1970 at Fort Lewis, Washington. In 1966 the 15th Engineer Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division, who arrived in Vietnam aboard the USNS Sultan with the 720th MP Battalion, expanded and constructed new facilities at the Bearcat base. Man, this is something to read. At the time, the VFW post on Vashon Island, Wash.where Gaynor still lives with his husbandwas sponsoring a Boy Scout troop; one of the troop members wanted to scan Gaynors photos as part of his Eagle Scout project. Overview. Podcast: What was it like to hump the boonies in Vietnam? In the foreground is the cantonment of the Thai Volunteer Regiment which occupied the area during September. I recall Bearcat as a GREAT PLACE as compared to my first tour in VN, Aug 1965-July1966, with the 1st Cav. 3/47th Riverine. The 104th was not a combatant unit such as the Infantry, but provided clearing patrols and was heavily involved in big fire-fights like the Battle of Coral, Balmoral, TET (1968) and many more. Don't remember much about the great food or accommodations other than always smelled like something was rotting and it was way too hot for me. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to share your story with us. Redesignated 1 February 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry; concurrently assigned to the 9th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas. 1) 1 July The deployment of the new expanded Thai Army headquarters began at Bearcat with the arrival of the advance party and was completed on 15 July. He said they threw him a rifle and said run over there and shoot! The 9th is based in III Corps near Saigon, completing a ring of U.S. divisions that are assigned to protect the heavily populated capital . sappers snuck into the Ammunition Supply Point and blew most of it Cat was in fact a rubber plantation and that has been expanded to take in I arrived at Bear Cat in Nov. of 1967. I believe this was a SF camp in an old French More than 10,000 soldiers were located here at one time. It was one of 3 in country on its trial run. We would wait till about 2:00 AM to make our raids. Still have issues with the Dept. 1965 - ca. I truly enjoyed working with you guys for my entire year. Coming through Long Thanh going toward Vung Thau, just outside the town, the Rubber Plantation in which our company compound in Bearcat was located appeared on the left in the distance. https://www.vietnam272nd.com/ I spent my time on the bunker pulling guard duty at night. Thanks. We landed by ship in Vietnam in October of 1968. To develop each roll of film, he took it to the Post Exchange on the base camp, they mailed it to Kodak for processing, Kodak mailed it back to Vietnam and, finally, Gaynor mailed the pictures home. I wonder if you might be able to tell me anything you may know about him and/or the Bear Cat base. If you haven't already, check out the MP site http://9thmpcompany.webs.com/ Oh, yeah, almost forgot. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. AAORLL's 1967. Long Binh and Bear Cat My father, Charles O'Leary, arrived at Vung Tau in December 1966 aboard the SS John Pope and served at Bearcat in the Finance Section of the 9th Admin Company, so when I ran across your blog, it was something I just had to bookmark. He told me a story about guard duty. There were only empty bags when we I was an Air Force radio operator assigned to the 9th ID at Bearcat as one half of the two man TALO (Tactical Air Liaison Officer) team about June 1967 to May 1968. . Gen. Reese M. Howell (Acting) Assistant Division Commander. Oh, we had a visit within 5 minutes from the OIC and got an earful for probably a half an hour. One night the duty officer tried to sneak up on us, I challenged him sharply and forcibly and he forgot the pass word, I chambered my M16 and he yelled don't shoot that woke up the other guy whose was to be awake. Election 2014 Change). (LogOut/ base. Before that I was at Ben Tre, Tay Ninh and My Tho. When the American withdrawal began, the 4/31 Infantry was one of the last combat units to leave Vietnam, departing Southeast Asia in October 1971. All of the vertical construction is being accomplished by the Thais. The Liaison Officer/Operator (LO) had to be capable of working alone, of using the Cat Code (converting plain language into 5x5 figures and letters to code up secure messages), precise map reading, impeccable procedures and capable of operating multiple radio and phone systems at any one time. In 1966 she was sent in Vietnam with the 7th fleet, alternating between direct support on the fire line and screening the carriers. Blessings to all. Where am I getting my information? On the way downvthe steps leaving the building, she offered me a job as English Instructor at the military university. Best time to draw was 8-10 and 2-4. Sometimes on the 50's as I was qualified on the gun. Good to see others from the same experience. the 709th, 72) To say that hes glad he did would be an understatement. The Our unit had a swimming pool between the officers club and the EM club. Mac Huddleston flew helicopters out of here for a while. Elements of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division used it as a stopover after their arrival in-Vietnam. US Engineer units cleared the area and constructed the roads. As you said the Thai's were in charge and I remember we had our own girls in the compound to keep us occupied and to prevent arguments with the Thai troops over their's. 101st. The camp was located on Route 15, 16km southeast of Bin Ha. I am forever in their debt. Thank you brother Chris great photos WELCOME HOME BROTHER. southwest of Saigon. Humor Ray Swan (Torch!) Buy 9th infantry division Vietnam veteran Tank Top: Shop top fashion brands Tanks & Camis at Amazon.com FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible purchases Have a look! One of my favorite slides is of a bunch of cut-off 55 gallon drums which were pulled out from under a smelly place, stacked neatly, doused with diesel and a touch of gasoline then set on fire. Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. HQ & A Co mess hall at Bearcat, late intour. AAORLL's 1971. I am not able to get much information on my unit because we all came and left at different times and came in alone. Then it was still known as Bearcat. Better thee than me Bill I was a surveyor at Bearcat May 68 to July 68. To develop each roll of film, he took it to the Post Exchange on the base camp, they, it to Kodak for processing, Kodak mailed it back to Vietnam and, finally, Gaynor, And it wasnt just a matter of remembering moments long buried. 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