9th infantry division vietnam 1967 bearcat

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. On deployment the division was assigned to the III Corps Tactical Zone of Vietnam where it commenced operations in the Dinh Tuong and Long An provinces (6 January-31 May 1967) in Operation Palm Beach. Monsoon season. 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. SSG Archie E. Moss was the detachment Noncommissioned Officer In Charge. 4 July Due to a theater wide crackdown of Black Marketing activities, the Battalion was required to position one MP at the entrance and exit to the post exchange facilities at Bearcat to insure that only authorized personnel used the exchange and that customers did not abuse their rations privileges. Shot a full belt in my M-60. 27 July 1LT Joseph L. J. Brillion, A Company, was assigned as the Bear Cat Deputy Provost Marshal. Glad you survived it. English: Bear Cat cantonment of the 9th Infantry Division. This is part of the HQ & A Co. area from the We would leave post every morning and ride (north) to the defile at the temporary Baily Bridge over the Buong River first, then back up the highway (south) past the rubber plantation to the Long Than area and back again. A combined U.S. and Thai MP Desk was formed and motorized patrols were assigned. Unfortunately we learned later on that the soldier did not make it. Writing. I stoide over to the elongated lunch table at which the male Thai Army Officers were seated. This brings back a lot of memories. When the name changed back to Bearcat is unknown, but probably after it became the new home of the 3rd Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division Old Reliable's in December 1966. Welcome to the discussion. 4th Infantry Division. Again, enjoy and please stay in touch. Also an REMF, taking my turn on the perimeter and was thankful I wasn't out in the bushes. 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Dick was killed in action January 6, 1968, he was just 20 years old., Ni B en, 1967: The Black Virgin Mountain looms in the background as our convoy of the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division crosses the Saigon River heading North West to Loc Ninh to support our infantry units from an artillery Fire Support Base., Caribou, 1967: Troops of the 9th Infantry Division prepare to board a C-7 Caribou at Camp Bearcat for the flight to Dau Tieng base camp in III Corps.. President Ky's palace, downtown Saigon. 25 August 1998. You can probably name many US top 500 and find many Blessings to all. My buddy Jack Teeple is playing the guitar. 66) Army 1969 1-9th Cav Ops Report Aug-Oct . 50) 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". Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. working the outside yard on a humongous forklift with giant tires We landed by ship in Vietnam in October of 1968. My name is Christopher hill I landed Danang July 1 1968 I Corp area First Marine Division. 63) The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking up the street toward the Bn quonset hut. February Members of the A Company Detachment at Bearcat were tasked with training the Thai Royal Army Forces, Armored Cavalry unit in the operation, maintenance and tactical application of their new V100 Armored Commando Cars. If caught the two who should have been awake were in trouble. The worst thing beside the snakes was the rats. I left Bear Cat to move into the Delta in late January of 1967 to go to If you think the bunkers were bad when you were there they were really bad for us, never went down stayed on top. I was in a sapper attack while on guard duty and wrote an article for Vietnam Magazine: https://www.historynet.com/vietnam-sappers.htm Guard duty was quite dangerous, we just didn't realize how dangerous it was. I separated from the Thai military nurses and my current wife. and thank you for it. I also remember the monkey incident. Have a look! 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. Thank you for great info I was on the lookout for this info for my mission. Infusion, 1967: Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division (red, white and blue unit patches) based at Bearcat (Camp Martin Cox) are trucked to a waiting Caribou aircraft for the flight to their new units. All quotes in this caption and the ones that follow come from photographer Christopher Gaynor. I hope you enjoyed my brief reflections back in time to when I was a bit younger than I am today at 80 years of age. How much do you know about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and itsSentinels? The division stayed in German as an occupational force until 1947 when it was returned to the United States. The next is part of a huge rubber plantation. I assume it was at Bearcat but I could be mistaken. 660429: The main body of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, Manchus, arrive in Vung Tau, Vietnam. berm from outside 709th's area.Note bunker. Left ft Riley in dec of 66 and shipped out from Oakland on the uss rose. Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your memories. 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 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Vietnam In Pictures (47 Pages) If you can identify anyone in these pictures, please contact Bob Pries. 27 May 1LT Jason R. Gettinger, Jr. departed as Deputy Provost Marshal at Bearcat. I was the battalion machinist after the officiers found out I was a journeyman toolmaker working at the G.M. He loaded our M-60. Spent the night getting rocketed, mortared, and shot at in Bien Hoa. Convoys leaving or entering at the berm entrance. We have so man memories and we have forgotten much. In the midst of these low temperatures, some "hot news" kindled the interior of Alaska: The "Manchus" were being . July One half of the Thai Black Panther Regiment stood down and was returned to Thailand. A total different experience. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located series and file units in the Records of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division, Viet Nam, 1967. A wealth of . Bearcat was the base When I arrived I was due to leave country mid Feb. but they held me up I believe for about 1 or 2 weeks not happy. kinds of pictures. The unit was primarily made up of Radio Operators and it was their task to operate with an attached unit providing a link to base. whom everyone respected. Company C was responsible for operating provost marshal offices at Lai Khe, Xuan Loc, Tay Ninh and Di An, and for convoy escort operations from Long Binh to Bao Loc, Phan Thiet, Song Be, Ham Tam, Bu Dop, and Bu Gia Mop. I was Company Commander of the Signal company in Bearcat belonging to Sig Bn hqs in Vung tau for six months from July 1969 to January 1970. here, up north. HQ & A Co mess hall at Bearcat, late intour. I felt pretty useless at times doing busy work and wondering what was the point of me being there. I was at Bear Cat from March-November 1966 with the 1st M.P. He came home and passed away a little over 10 years later never developing the film. 1) material. I served in bearcat July 69 through July 70. Podcast: What was it like to hump the boonies in Vietnam? After a month of scattered contact, action exploded again during Operation CORONADO IX on Dec. 4. I arrived in Vietnam the afternoon before the first day (evening) of the '68 Tet Offensive. In 1966 she was sent in Vietnam with the 7th fleet, alternating between direct support on the fire line and screening the carriers. One night I was run over by three AWOL's who escaped. WE were often hit with rocker and morter attacks as we all know. Most were hiding in abandoned hooch's and bunkers on post left vacant when the Thai Queen's Cobra Regiment moved out. The only times it stopped were when the generator quit. I introduced mtpyselfcas former Company Commander of US Army unit stationed at Bearcat July 69 to Jan 1970. AAORLL's 1971. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to share your story with us. It has been 51 years but so many memories. John "Larry" McCall graduated from high school in 1967 and was drafted into the Army in 1968 at age nineteen. Ray Swan (Torch!) As we drew closer we could see that something was wrong. Microsoft Bing. Paul Tilzey. The 9th Div set up home here in 1966. GENERAL 1965-1980 A. ORANGE ON JOHNSON ATOLL . I wonder if you saw a GE fan in my old hooch and if it was still working. The U.S. MPs were praised by their Thai counterpart, LT Prasit, from Bangkok, Thailand, the MP Duty Officer. air. Only worried about how good (or lucky) the guys slinging the mortars might be. I got directed the chopper in as close as I could, and we got the soldier loaded and off to Long Binh and the hospital. If you haven't already, check out the MP site http://9thmpcompany.webs.com/ I also highly recommend RallyPoint.com. Hookers came into our hooches at night after they left the thai soldier massage parlor, that was off limits to the americans. Later i volunteered for permanent berm nightly guard duty, got me out of working during the day. From 24 February through 1 March elements of the 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Task Force II, were moved via convoy from Cu Chi to Bearcat, escorted by elements of C Company. If it came to Vietnam, chances are it either arrived here I think I preferred Bear Cat. Somehow I was able to convince them I was an ally. His The CO had Medical clear them and they had free run of the Hootches. And thank you for burning IT. Gen. Reese M. Howell (Acting) Assistant Division Commander. Donald T. A bunker manned 24/7 by the Military Police flanked both sides of each entrance. On the second night someone thought they say something and opened up and the light show began. 11 July Five MP's from the 615th MP Company, 720th MP Battalion were assigned to transport via aircraft, 53 enemy POW's from the Bearcat detention facility to the POW Camp at Can Tho in Phong Dinh Province in the Mekong Delta Region of IV Corps Tactical Zone. I served from Feb. 1967-Feb. 1968 with the First Infantry Division 2/2mechanized stationed out of Lai Khe. Within a half hour he popped off a couple of rounds headed for the Thai artillery area. Approximately 3,000 U.S. troops of various support units were still operating at the base. 114 likes. Think front end loader. History Thanks for the blog. I was with 5/42 at Bearcat from June 68 thru June 69 as an artillery surveyor and shell recon (chasing down those incoming 122mm rockets that would come in randomly). I am the 2nd cousin of PFC Daniel Joseph Flynn who was killed at Ben Cat on his way to the Bear Cat base on 25th May1968. camp, 62) 37) I was at Bearcat 1968-69. shot along highways just showing the land and people, 12) I also arrived on the (grin and) Barrett with 9th Signal Btn. The ancient language with which it was named is now extinct. Thank you. He had been AWOL for 8 months and was a member of the 1st Infantry Division. 1 talking about this. Still have issues with the Dept. Terrorism Well, by the first picture, you know you are at Long Binh. Three nights I guarded the Water Point. it's a military film clip so no sound. 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. (having health issues on my end) thanks! 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. that tell a specific units role in the overall picture. Bearcat was originally a French Colonial Forces airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Thanks for the memories. I could sleep on my shift of guard with 5/42 artillery firing! 73,000, 68) From what I could tell, Gene revived him. Light observation aircraft. The Veterans of the 720th Military Police Battalion Vietnam History Project extend their appreciation to Signalman Nick Quigley, formerly of the 104th Signal Squadron, Royal Australian Army, and his mates for their assistance in Vietnam and with the 1969 Timeline History of the Bearcat Detachment. Untrained but inspired by combat photographers, he brought one of the eras ubiquitous Brownie camerasbefore investing $94 in an Asahi Pentax SLRto record his experience. Their flight in a C-7A Caribou of the Royal Thai Air Force (aircraft mission #21) was scheduled to depart Bearcat at 0700 hours and arrive in Can Tho at 0815 hours. The anti-war movement was strong and attitudes toward veterans were, he found, hostile. There are hundreds of thousands of veterans as well as active duty personnel connecting there. It was completely overwhelming. I was a sniper in 1967 with B Co. 5th of the 60th Infantry, 9th Div. 64) A visitor in the billets area find yourself in my pics in the 3 albums I have posted there. This is the timeline of the 4/9 Infantry in Vietnam 1966-1970. . Everyone sort of came and went with little fanfare. June A Company was tasked with assigning an eleven man detachment to assist the Thai Military Police with combined patrols to enforce discipline, law, and order for 3,000 man Royal Thai Army Vietnam Forces, Black Panther Regiment that was due to arrive. The 9th Infantry Division was also known as "The Old Reliables" or "Notorious Ninth". We were all draftees and sore about being in Vietnam which others were surfing back home. GENERAL 1964-73 MAC-V Tour 365 . http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/25371/RICHARD-T-JACKSON. The 9th Infantry was the last division to go into Vietnam and the first division to leave. I wish I could help you with relevant information. Bearcat was just beginning to grow, (all tents). AAORLL's 1970. I needs to spend some time studying much more or figuring out more. The division was under the operational control of the Commanding General, Headquarters U.S. Army II Field Force (Long Binh Post). More information. The USA paid for destruction of the rubber so naturally we blew it up every chance we got. I remember when B52 would drop miles from us it still shook the hell out of the barracks. Updated: 11/24/18 Alpha, Bravo & Charlie Company KIA Pages Updated - input by Al Brown & Frank Lewanovich David L. Thornton moved . I secured the area, called for backup and a Dust-off from Long Binh Post for help. This was my Redesignated 1 February 1966 as the 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry; concurrently assigned to the 9th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas. Spent a relatively short time at Bearcat then went to Dong Tam. I was on guard duty 65 times. Had to record whose time it was to sleep. The Old Reliable February 2, 1967 Page 1. Untrained but inspired by combat photographers, he brought one of the eras ubiquitous Brownie camerasbefore investing $94 in an Asahi Pentax SLRto record his experience. Hello Mr Heckman, No chain of command issues there. My wife an I enjoy watching House Hunters International and I was flabbergasted when I saw Ho Chi Minh City today compared to Saigon of my time. I truly enjoyed working with you guys for my entire year. It was portraiture, not fighting scenes, that brought back the memories. Le Vietnam. Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Park, including a High Tech Park. US Navy supply and maintenance ship, Da Nang point. WelcomeHome Brother! tent going up in HQ&A shop area, 33) If you got that patrol, you were out all day. Good to contact other people from Bearcat. HQ were also located there. Turned out to be a bomb. Its elements provided heavy artillery support to the Battalions Tactical Area Of Responsibility during Operation STABILIZE from September 1967 through September 1970, when the base became home to the 25th Infantry Division who moved from Tay Ninh & Cu Chi and took over the civic action & security in the Battalion's former Tactical Area Of Responsibility until they stood down and returned stateside on. Attacks 1967-68 by Fire 4th Infantry Division . Dust devil on chopper landing field, 34) Before the year was up, he decided to leave the country. If you want to learn more about the Vietnam War and its Warriors, then subscribe to this blog and get notified by email or your feed reader every time a new story, picture, video or changes occur on this website the button is located at the top right of this page. Brought back some memories. I was transferred to Division Artillery in July 1967 and accompanied DivArty Commander Col. Stewart C. Meyer when he went over to welcome the Thai Regiment to Bearcat in September. We had to take this picture from the van. Ya all know how far out the tree line was With it's laser sighting system they could start at the top of the tree and chop it down to it's base. Wish I could remember the name of our ship. A lone midfle aged woman sat on the front porch of her small home within the forest of rubber trees. 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. For additional information on Nick Quigley's service Click Here. Entrepreneurs We were considered the soldiers with the least important day time jobs. I was in a Civic Action group and left the airbase every day to "Win Hearts and Minds". They couldn't get the chain of command to approve firing on it. They also initiated air-drops of 1,540,000 leaflets, and hand disseminated 15,347 miscellaneous pamphlets and magazines by the 246th PSYOP Company at Long Binh Post. Do you have 9TH INFANTRY Reunion information you'd like to share. Abstract. I was an in country transfer from the 272 MP company to the 9th MP. 52) * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1967-1968 up. 1 October CPT Arthur L. Huckabay of A Company was assigned as Provost Marshal at Bearcat. I looked at them and they all came alive again, he said. tree. Long Binh was the home of the largest supply and administrative post in the https://www.vietnam272nd.com/ Joe Ciacio and . Bearcat was a favorite target for enemy harassment and it occurred on almost a daily routine. Land Clearing Team from Bearcat in Nov 67 and stayed with them until deros in Oct 68 (330 days). We were visiting the Royal Thai Military Nurses Academy. great info. The famous F**k - you gecko lizard. Thanks for the tremendous support from Bearcat. Best time to draw was 8-10 and 2-4. US base camp from air, possibly Long Binh. Roseville, Michigan. The chopper arrived and Gene was still caring for him. 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. S/Sgt Humes. I was on the South Eastern corner of Bearcat with the 5/42 field artillery unit all of 1969. Pulled Guard duty 1 night only. handling communications for the 9th Inf Div. They guard roster would get shorter and shorter whit people being exempted and then they would have to correct it. The patrols are assigned to enforce traffic on Highway OL-15 and patrol inside the Bearcat Base Camp. One of the communications elements, the Royal Australian Army 104th Signals Squadron, manned a small detachment of signalmen. 101--Roots of a War--Despite cordial relations between American intelligence . stocked here. 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? Get short straw meant you got the first sleep 6-8 PM, then 12-2 AM, real bad. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I too was with the 5/42 Field Artillery. Cat was in fact a rubber plantation and that has been expanded to take in This was my initial and final home. Mike Williams, HQ & A Co Commander. On our trip into the delta, shops lined the road I had your name associated with Hensley, who I met at a 272 reunion. I was at Bearcat from Nov.68 through Nov. 69 with the 1st CAV - Co. B, 228th (Chinook outfit). 7) Vietnam History. Thank you for visiting my website/weblog and commenting. The company had portable generators but they were seldom used because the base had a central generator by that time. Austin Feld is a friend of mine who is currently in VA residential facility in Tomah WI. Other U.S. units stationed at Bearcat included: Bearcat also served as the base for the Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division forces from 1968. Election 2016 Before that I was at Ben Tre, Tay Ninh and My Tho. at, Long Thaun North, I have a picture of him by a Bearcat sign which got me to your site. I was at Bearcat during the Tet Offensive in 1968 and recall how tough it was. Sunrise scenes in Bearcat. home of the 9th Infantry Division and its many supporting elements. 62) Barbed wire and the beauty of blooming flowers on the berm. Personal Reflection "I was transferred to Bearcat on 6 October 1968 as an original member of the A Company detachment who took over from the 9th Infantry Division MP's. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. 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. It is unknown if the 720th MP Battalion participated as convoy escorts in this movement. More dust December 1, 1966 - December 31, 1966. In keeping with the large U.S. Army deployments to Vietnam throughout 1966, the 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables" begins to arrive in South Vietnam. Do not remember any fan but in the short time I was there I noticed some weird stuff. Operating deep within the Viet Cong-controlled Delta, the 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was charged with protecting the area and its population against Communist insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification . Sunrise scenes in Bearcat.It could have been. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Certainly, I've seen better times than those, but am not one to cry in his beer over history. After a few months of that experience it was clear that discretion was the better part of valor! Hope to hear from some folks via my e-mail: flbowers@hotmail.com Enjoy the day and hope for tomorrow as we would always say :-). Sometimes on the 50's as I was qualified on the gun. harbor, 70) Also, did you earn your dragon pin for eating with the Thai Regiment? A fourth one one went out the back door and was caught by my partner. See more ideas about infantry, vietnam war, vietnam war photos. Please contact: Ray Swan Mailing address: 289 Prospect Ave City, State, Zip: East Aurora, NY 14052 November Due to the increasing problem of North Vietnamese communist insurgencies in Thailand, including attacks against U.S. Military Assistance Command bases, and the deterioration of security in the bordering countries of Laos and Cambodia, the Thai Government announced it would start withdrawing its Volunteer Forces from Vietnam, the majority based at Bearcat. 48) In my opinion, there was no job in Vietnam more dangerous than guarding the Water Point. Scene along the main road entering Saigon. sappers snuck into the Ammunition Supply Point and blew most of it Your comment will be posted after it is approved. 9) I have an old picture taken from some 15 miles away, but one night, VC The Unit conducted combat operations around Bearcat (9th Division Base Camp) through late 1967. 59) Just had my slides converted to 44 pics. Man, this is something to read. 69) The division operated primarily in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, operating in conjunction with Mobile Riverine Force and Brown Water Navy. 4/39th Inf. 1965 - ca. 9 January Operation, CONDOR III The second increment of 5,704 troops and equipment of the Royal Thai Army Black Panther Regiment was deployed to Bearcat and completed the move on 25 February. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. shops. Richard Thomas Jackson RIP Have been searching for an active Vietnam Veterans website/forum/blog. Monsoon season. 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. I remember sleeping on the ground for 2 weeks while waiting for our equipment to catch up to us. Thanks for the memories of Camp Bearcat. The best part of being there was leaving :). There were only empty bags when we world, probably. The five, SSG Marion Lord, SGT Keith Allen, SP/4's Benny Edmondson, David Bryant, and PFC Scott Wilson were transported from their company compound on Long Binh Post by V100 to Bearcat on Highway QL-15. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. (Camp Bearcat) Base of the 9th Infantry Division in March 1967. It was an eerie feeling. buildings to replace the tent billets. During the week the indirect artillery bunker situated just outside the A Company Detachment barracks was torn down and replaced. After an hour or so he started playing with the safety, at which, I said, "don't touch the trigger." He established relationship with the families of his friends who had died in Vietnam. 32) These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles. Most LO Radio Operators worked 12 hour shifts and were ready at all times to move to another operating station. 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