Hello Mr Heckman, 90% were exempt. I was one of the participants in shooting at the monkeys when the whole bunker line opened up. The Australian enlisted personnel in the detachment shared the same billets with the A Company MP Detachment. Sunrise scenes in Bearcat. But I had a job and had to decline. It is great to read about others who were in the same place and time! 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. This was my initial and final home. To review your tour in the Battalion Timeline, use the To Vietnam Main Index link above. Fun times. southwest of Saigon. Thanks "Mate". I was also in that transfer. The A Company detachment was responsible for the entire operation and liaison with the Royal Thailand Army Vietnam Force Military Police Company also based at Bearcat. I served in bearcat July 69 through July 70. 27 July 1LT Joseph L. J. Brillion, A Company, was assigned as the Bear Cat Deputy Provost Marshal. Convoy truck driver. The First Home of the 9th Inf. base. Better thee than me Bill I was a surveyor at Bearcat May 68 to July 68. 27) Podcast: Mother Nature and the Infantry Soldier. Sponsored JOURNEY TO VIETNAM 31 May 68 Oakland, Ca. For the purpose of continuity throughout this Website I have used the term Bearcat. I was with 1st Aviation Brigade at LTN which was more or less next door to Bearcat. In 1966 the Division was reactivated for deployment to Vietnam under General William C. Westmoreland, a veteran of the 47th Infantry Regiment and part of the 9th Division during WWII. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles. 31 OctoberThe A Company Bearcat Detachment was still active. Left country in December of 67. Widely considered the definitive resource on the Vietnam War, Where We Were identifies the name, location and provides a brief historical synopsis of every military installation, firebase, landing zone, airfield, port, signal site, vessel and significant terrain feature of the American war in Vietnam. Well, by the first picture, you know you are at Long Binh. The picture with the Vietnamese flag is actually a plant for a foreign corporation. I pulled guard on the South Eastern corner by the 5/42. 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. InThe 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam: Unparalleled and Unequaled,Ira A. Though Gaynor admits that his expectations for the results were low, he went along with the idea. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. A great big warm Welcome Home to all my brothers who were in-country. Sign our 2-47th Infantry Guestbook View our 2-47th Infantry Guestbook. The bunkers belongs to the rats. I REALLY ENJOYED THE PIC,S A LOT OF MEMORIES SF VET 66 TO 68. I separated from the Thai military nurses and my current wife. I normally guarded the southern portion. 67) Looking for any others. You can see a pic of that transfer order with your name. 15 July With the constant incoming enemy harassment fire, overhead protection during the frequent attacks was paramount. I was a sniper in 1967 with B Co. 5th of the 60th Infantry, 9th Div. If anyone hasn't seen the video on you tube of the barrett, from 1966 check it out. Let us know in the comment section below. History. 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. Click above to view photos I was FDC worked in the TOC. I was with the 1011th S/S Co. Gen. Reese M. Howell (Acting) Assistant Division Commander. resting place of two brave mice who invaded someone's, hooch one night. A Special Thanks to a Friend of all Vietnam Veterans WASSI, Inc . Approximately 3,000 U.S. troops of various support units were still operating at the base. I am not able to get much information on my unit because we all came and left at different times and came in alone. Tech Center before being drafted. This is the Bn HQ TOC. The 9th Infantry Division next saw combat in Vietnam in 1967. Went TDY with 86th Engr. (He is the only openly gay officer of the American Legion of whom he knows, he said.) (having health issues on my end) thanks! 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. The company streets, HQ & A Co. 31 is looking, 65) 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. I'd guess 66 & 67? 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. Does anyone have any memories for a B-52 bombing raid just outside the base camp perimeter. Our daily run was round robin Bearcat, Tan An, Dong Tam with an occasional special mission. 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. There's more than a half million veterans participating there. 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. stocked here. We had to wait for nearly three weeks before our howitzers arrived and then we were off to Operation Colby. 1 talking about this. Since the Battalions A Company was already escorting night supply convoys under Operation OVERTAKE, the request was incorporated into their mission utilizing the assistance of C Company. This Timeline has been reduced to a summary. Infantry School There wasa strip for. Never got paid for that year because the 590th lost those of us who didn't return after our 90 day assignments. 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. This brings back a lot of memories. It could have been. HQ were also located there. During the early part of December 1965, the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, was in Alaska preparing for its annual winter maneuver to be conducted in January 1966 in temperatures of 50 below zero. It was so hot that I couldn't touch it, so I left it for the next person Jack, here, up north. Thats was my dad. Vietnam Time line 3/5 CAV Black Knights. Us Armor. shot along highways just showing, 18) it's a military film clip so no sound. Thousands upon thousands of military people of all types and Vietnamese Sea Scouts All wood of buildinfpgs was gone. Dry dirt to standing water in 30 Have been trying hard to locate/connect with others that I served with. Blessings to all. Also check out RallyPoint.com. Commanding General. Convoys leaving or entering at the berm entrance. seconds. I remember when B52 would drop miles from us it still shook the hell out of the barracks. I left Bear Cat to move into the Delta in late January of 1967 to go to I arrived in Nov 68 and stayed until Nov 69. VIETNAM STUDIES MEDICAL SUPPORT OF THE U.S. ARMY IN VIETNAM 1965-1970 by Major General Spurgeon Neel DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON, D.C., 1991 . The CO had Medical clear them and they had free run of the Hootches. Carrying a camera when you never came in was a difficult think to do. We were the ones who built Camp Bearcat. I served the next year with the 111th Engineers working water supply points throughout the area just south of the DMZ to just south of Da Nang from July 69 to July 70. base. initial and final home. A combined U.S. and Thai MP Desk was formed and motorized patrols were assigned. google 9th inf div movement Oakland California to Vungtau Vietnam 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 was at Bearcat with the 1st Cav. The Division incurred 2,624 causalities and was inactivated in 1969, then reactivated in 1972 and served as an equipment testing Division at Ft. Lewis, Washington . If you think the bunkers were bad when you were there they were really bad for us, never went down stayed on top. The other half of that TALO team wouldnt have happened to be Charlie Head, would it? 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. The personnel assigned to A Company for convoy escort purposes were reassigned to C Company, and personnel from C Company that were assigned to provost marshal offices at Di An, Lai Khe, Tay Ninh and Xuan Loc were reassigned to A Company. I had your name associated with Hensley, who I met at a 272 reunion. I also served with their Artillery TOC and visited their Batterys. There were only empty bags when we and kids from the 709ths civic action village. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. We flew mission for 9th Div, plus entire Corps area. Also, great place as compared to conditions with 101st. Mike Williams, HQ & A Co Commander. It is kind of sad that we didn't deploy and return as units. 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. A word of warning upfront, if you have a wallpaper removal task ahead of you're your in for a bit of work. Thanks for the memories of Camp Bearcat. Best time to draw was 8-10 and 2-4. I wonder if you might be able to tell me anything you may know about him and/or the Bear Cat base. Commanding General. Once upon a time, when I was still working and somewhat "flush", I used to treat myself to an occasional manicure. That's me next to a rubber 20 August An engineer company of the Royal Thai Army Voluntary Forces (RTAVF) Regiment of the Queens Cobras arrived at Bearcat from the U.S. Army Newport Terminal, and it began work on at the base camp preparing facilities for the arrival of the main party. Everyone sort of came and went with little fanfare. If you ever had company duty, youll know what Im talking about. in for repair at the HQ & A Co shops at Bearcat. I didnt look at them, I put them in the box, sealed it up, and they stayed in that box until 2007, Gaynor, now 70, recalled. Calling artillery, Dust-offs, Locsats (location status), Sit-reps (Situation Reports) and in many cases operating in a Liaison situation between the ARVN, U.S. Military, Thai's, Kiwis (New Zealand) and Australian's in the battlefield. Thanks. Monsoon season. The replacement brigade assumed the designation of 1st Brigade. Overview. I needs to spend some time studying much more or figuring out more. Oregon or wherever. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. compound, 11) Scenes 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. 41) They would attack the civilian defense forces. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. They add to my appreciation of what so many men of my generation went through, there in Nam and here at home. 9th Medical Battalion (Divisional, 9th Infantry Division) 4 January 1967 - 18 August 1969 15th Medical Battalion (Airmobile Division, 1st Cavalry Division) 28 July 1965 - 15 April 1971 25 August 1998. If caught the two who should have been awake were in trouble. It has been 51 years but so many memories. I, an American, served with the Thai's, 11.5 months. Shot a full belt in my M-60. Damaged equipment arriving at the Bearcat On a visit to USA I promised his mother I would one day visit Vietnam and try to go to the place he served (he was in Vietnam for only 20 days) and to the place he was killed (Ben Cat). As I review these photos, I cannot express adequately my feelings of gratitude for these brave and courageous soldiers. Today, Bear Cat is an Army Officer's School for the Vietnamese Army, a monsoon hits - wind and rain, A company street, Bearcat. Hello John, I was assigned to the 36th Signal in June 69. Other U.S. units stationed at Bearcat included: Bearcat also served as the base for the Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division forces from 1968. Thank you for your service! Welcome Home Brothers! 42) 69) Oh, yeah, almost forgot. Thank you for stopping by and taking the trouble to comment. First one was killed in helicopter crash after leaving for a Battalion command position. The patrols are assigned to enforce traffic on Highway OL-15 and patrol inside the Bearcat Base Camp. When we were watching the bridge, the engineers also left a task. Each bunker was connected to its CP by a field phone and the CP had lines connecting it to the other command posts and other division assets such as artillery. that tell a specific units role in the overall picture. The path of the tracer rounds make us think they were under air attack. WE were often hit with rocker and morter attacks as we all know. I arrived at Bear Cat in Nov. of 1967. mangrove plantation, and a rubber plantation. Trucks were named 'Pittsburgh Pimps' thanks to a hulking black Sgt. This is a continuing project to attempt to identify and honor those members of the United States Army who sacrificed their lives while serving with the 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry 9th US Infantry Division. Anyone in this crowd (including children) might toss a grenade into a truck., Bunker, 1967: Troops of the 77th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division hunker down in a partially completed bunker to escape the mayhem of 3,600 of our own 105mm Howitzer rounds light off at knee level in all directions. I have often thought about writing of his exploits. Their entire perimeter opened up. Hookers came into our hooches at night after they left the thai soldier massage parlor, that was off limits to the americans. This is the supply platoon area, Hq & A Co. I also arrived in Dec 66 at Vung Tau on the troop carrier USS Barrett and convoyed to Camp Bearcat where is was littered with tents and a wooden building containing lots of beer! Thank you, Christopher Gaynor, for sharing this article. Hey. clouds -- the rain is coming, 19) Scenes This is part of the HQ & A Co. area from the See more ideas about infantry, vietnam war, vietnam war photos. 18 May The battalion realigned the combat support and combat service support missions within CTZ/MR III previously accomplished by A and C Company. Thanks for the memories. Besides the base itself, Now at 64 I feel their loss more then ever before. Bearcat was the base camp. 4 - 8 December During convoy Operations CANARY, DUCK & IOLA the 720th MP Battalion was tasked with traffic control and security in support of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 5th & 6th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment, in support of elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade (LIB) and 9th Infantry Divisions move from debarkation at the Port of Vung Tau to their new base camps at Long Binh and Bearcat, respectively. shot along highways just showing, 29) About Viet Nam veterans who were with the 9th Infantry Division in Ft. Riley, KS in 1966 and/or Viet Nam in 1967 Approximately 3,000 U.S. troops of various support units were still operating at the base. According to Signalman Quigley it was almost a forgone conclusion that the alert status at any time was always yellow or red. and kids from the 709ths civic action village. I read that you took food to the guys on perimeter. This was before the company Looking at the pictures put me right back into the jungle as if I were a 21-year-old soldier again.. You can probably name many US top 500 and find many 596k followers Vietnam Tank . I was a pilot (Major) with the 200th Assault Support Helicopter (ASH) Company Jan. 15 to Mar 10, 1968, at Bearcat. I was with the SLS (Special Liaison Section) out of II Field Force to the RTAVV. Rep. Mac Huddleston flew helicopters out of here for a while. When Christopher Gaynor returned home from the Vietnam War, on Feb. 6, 1968, he didnt leave with memories alone. air. God bless us all. I was with the 9th Div 3/34th Arty in DEC 1966 via the General William Wiegel Troop Ship. 660429: The main body of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, Manchus, arrive in Vung Tau, Vietnam. All of the vertical construction is being accomplished by the Thais. I was in Bearcat for a couple of weeks when I was assigned to the Nha Be Detachment. shops. Please contact: Ray Swan Mailing address: 289 Prospect Ave City, State, Zip: East Aurora, NY 14052 Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/25371/RICHARD-T-JACKSON. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. here. 27 Nov 43 Brig. He spent the following years in England and Spain, and didnt return until the year the war ended, which happened 40 years ago this month on April 30, 1975.I put [the photos] in a box, a box from Lavoris mouthwash. All the guys in the detachment spent a bit of time on QL-15. These guys would live off of the black market and often had Vietnamese women living with them." I felt pretty useless at times doing busy work and wondering what was the point of me being there. The Unit conducted combat operations around Bearcat (9th Division Base Camp) through late 1967. The 3/60th was one of the three battalions (2/60, 3/60 . 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. We got ambushed the next day on the way to Bear Cat, then mortared about an hour after reaching the camp. Next assignment was STRATCOM, Okinawa where I determined a long marriage was not to be. Army Vehicles. 4/39th Inf. We were required to have 2 awake and one sleeping in 6 2 hour shifts. 62) Barbed wire and the beauty of blooming flowers on the berm. I spent my time on the bunker pulling guard duty at night. Our food was so bad we would of welcomed C rations. the tin roof is Co HQ. All comments welcomed. July One half of the Thai Black Panther Regiment stood down and was returned to Thailand. Tan An and then Tan Tru, home for my platoon supporting the 2nd/60th Inf, 2023 CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website, When Christopher Gaynor returned home from the Vietnam War, on Feb. 6, 1968, he didnt leave with memories alone. When I was finished, they all clapped. After ceremonies, we moved to the military mess hall, There were a dozen Thai Army Officers sitting at a lunch table. 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. The We were considered the soldiers with the least important day time jobs. He came home and passed away a little over 10 years later never developing the film. They handle any vehicle crashes, traffic enforcement, transportation of illegal contraband, thefts, etc. of the Army recognizing my time with the 86th and VA because of Dept. It was an amazing operation, handling about I left Two Bits @ Bong Son back to Nha Trang then on to Bearcat. The photos on your site are going to be helpful in recreating Bearcat in . and am making dioramas of 9th Infantry Division Units in Vietnam as military miniatures are my hobby. Podcast: What was it like to hump the boonies in Vietnam? 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. I still fell the pain for all those who never made it home. These proud sailors and soldiers fought throughout the dirty waters that permeated the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1972. Dick Jackson (holding beer can) separates the troops from their pay., Convoy, 1967: My buddy Sgt. the communist troops of North Vietnam finally seized Saigon, and at that time many Americans regarded that singular event as the personification of a senseless war; i.e., the Vietnamese won . Does that bring back memories? Before the year was up, he decided to leave the country. . Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. It could have been, 14) At some point we the USA may end up defending Vietnam, our former foe, against additiinal military incurssions by the Chinese aggressive assertive behemouth. What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? Turned out to be a bomb. VC did attack small villages and hamlets all around Bearcat. Bearcat was originally a French Colonial Forces airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. I had voluntarily extended my duty in Vietnam after having served as Combat Motion Picture Team Leader the previous 12 months in various interesting locations throughout the country, to include Dong Tam.. As a preteen, my mother used to hide her homemade chocolate chip cookies. Austin Feld is a friend of mine who is currently in VA residential facility in Tomah WI. I was with the 229 self service supply company. Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Park, including a High Tech Park. The next is part of a huge rubber plantation. The best part of being there was leaving :). I was a medic with the 133rd Medical Detachment at Bearcat in 1969 and 1970. History. To say the least, Gene was exhausted and we didnt talk about it for the remainder of that day. (.308) N.Match ammo. HQ were also located there. The two story shop/apartment would sell This is the timeline of the 4/9 Infantry in Vietnam 1966-1970. . The building with I was in country from 67 to 68. Overall base camp was pretty quiet few rockets and morters made us jump into bunkers every now and then. I guess we just missed each other. Long Binh is now a small Vietnamese army installation and a large Industrial Note how narrow they are. I lived on a boat moored in Marina Del Rey when I first moved to California. The quonset hut upper right was Bn HQ. I was trained as a 52B40 Generator Operator/Mechanic. One bag I located in a hollowed out hard cover book by the name "Ordeal by Fire" ho ho ho! Cat was in fact a rubber plantation and that has been expanded to take in SP/4 Eugene G. Guilford and I were patrolling Highway-QL15 between Bearcat and Long Binh. 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. Welcome to the discussion. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? So too in Bearcat I was really adept at finding and confiscating the Mary Janes in the company area in Bearcat. Mainly did guard duty & convoys during my tour. Thank you for visiting my website/weblog and commenting. Some fellow buddies were william curry, jose lopez (cook), jody laws. Live it well so that they didn't die in vain. Use to have stories of his time there but the memory is starting to fade. Many thanks seconds.). Monsoon season. My name is Christopher hill I landed Danang July 1 1968 I Corp area First Marine Division. buildings to replace the tent billets. 68--69 5th 42nd hauled ammo and supplies to 155 gun units. The Saigon waterfront on the Mekong river. III Corps, Republic of Vietnam, 1967. . He had been AWOL for 8 months and was a member of the 1st Infantry Division. 25) Just happened to see your site and it brings back alot of memories. 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