CARR-ORLL. 9th Inf Division. Humor I did tons of guard duty, as a few of my friends were quite afraid of it, and I was quite comfortable with it. I was there Oct 66 to Oct 67. Nobody brought me coffee while on guard duty. InThe 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam: Unparalleled and Unequaled,Ira A. My unit: E. Co. 15th Engineers. Damaged equipment arriving at the Bearcat Last I was at Bear Cat from March-November 1966 with the 1st M.P. Approximately 3,000 U.S. troops of various support units were still operating at the base. AAORLL's 1967. God bless us all. My dad was C Co. 36th Sig. From there we were of to Bear Cat. How they can make money with so many Oregon or wherever. . 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. I hope that you are enjoying your time in Vietnam. 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Primary aircraft were the C7A Caribou with an occasional C-130, as when we airlifted units of the 3/5 Cav up north. We landed by ship in Vietnam in October of 1968. 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. Rep. We always slept 2 with one awake, risking getting caught. Spent a relatively short time at Bearcat then went to Dong Tam. Us Armor. 90% were exempt. 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. streets were, improved with crushed laderite gravel and One night I was run over by three AWOL's who escaped. It was also activated as a peacetime readiness unit from 1947 to 1962 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and Fort Carson, Colorado, and from 1972 to 1991 as an active-duty . It was a post with one tower 5 miles out in the jungle. Many nights of sweltering heat, monsoon rains, and all that went with it..Thanks for the memory. mangrove plantation, and a rubber plantation. 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry (Infantry) Arrived Vietnam: 1 Jan 1967 Departed Vietnam: 8 Aug 1969 Previous Station: Fort Riley Strength: 818. I agree Jack good job. base. higher, high enough to prevent direct rifle fire from coming into the I too was with the 5/42 Field Artillery. 3) 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. I lost nearly 30 lbs. I got elected to go to the next bunker (south I think) to tell the Queen's Cobra Thai soldiers that the alert was off. The division stayed in German as an occupational force until 1947 when it was returned to the United States. Though he does not want to make any money from the images, he tried to get his exposure for his photos in order to help other veterans connect with their memories, self-publishing a book of his photos and letters from the war. Do not remember any fan but in the short time I was there I noticed some weird stuff. 47) I worked for LTC Foley in hq hotch. More information. Within a half hour he popped off a couple of rounds headed for the Thai artillery area. Nike has 38 plants in Vietnamand you thought they were made in HQ were also located there. 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. It would be the first division formed entirely under the all . The division would be critical in reshaping the U.S. Army in the 1970s and 1980s as it was transformed into a voluntary force and reshaped to fight a new type of war. Use to have stories of his time there but the memory is starting to fade. Capitialism forces are strong and are being hugely successful. Never enough sleep. But now stuff keeps popping up. some, switches to run the TOC electrics during attacks. The 9th Infantry Division next saw combat in Vietnam in 1967. The 1st Special Forces established a base here and it was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 . The name Bear Cat is found spelled two ways, Bearcat or Bear Cat. Chinook CH-47 chopper drops long boxes of 105mm Howitzer rounds at a fire support base. We were good soldiers, but very, very lucky. Love to hear from anyone that remembers him during that time. 46) There were ladies to be seen in the area I was told. 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. Only about ten percent of us did guard duty. Bearcat berm from outside 709th's area.Note spray sealer, but dust was always a problem. Bearcat Vietnam 1967 - Bing Images. Nicknamed "The Old Reliables" during WWII, the 9th Infantry Division served with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam's fertile Mekong Delta, a vast maze of rice paddies broken up by rivers, swamps . A visitor in the outdoor showers, 51) I also served with their Artillery TOC and visited their Batterys. Behind the berm the trees you see are part of a mangrove plantation. Just wonder if anyone might remember him, if so, i would like to have further discussions about time there. Short Story Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. Didn't get issued a weapon until the following day. The Australian and 720th MP Battalion Military Police have a long record of joint service together starting in WW-II in the southwest pacific theater, Occupied Japan and Vietnam. The He is not doing well and having contact with anyone who served with him would be the best medicine he could receive. Good to see others from the same experience. for the 9th Inf Division during 1967. Does anyone have info regarding Agent Orange exposure to us at Bearcat/Long Thanh location? Apparently this goes on for a while and the toy starts getting closer to a navy boat. arrived. The chopper arrived and Gene was still caring for him. Besides the base itself, I wish I were exaggerating, but Go to https://www.militaryvideo.com/ to purchase the entire 70-minute video, or to see movie trailers of over 700 other military vid. 660429: The main body of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, Manchus, arrive in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. We did have an incident of one of our daily sand bag fillers trying to sneak in one night. 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. It is great to read about others who were in the same place and time! 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. Army Life All This was before the company I was pay officer for our battalion for one month and actually drew my By early February 1968, at the first sign of the Tet Offensive, the unit was on the move with A Troop . 596k followers Vietnam Tank . I served from Feb. 1967-Feb. 1968 with the First Infantry Division 2/2mechanized stationed out of Lai Khe. 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. RECONNECTING = PRICELESS. America Better thee than me Bill I was a surveyor at Bearcat May 68 to July 68. We had to check units going out and those coming in. GENERAL 1964-73 MAC-V Tour 365 . Tan An and then Tan Tru, home for my platoon supporting the 2nd/60th Inf, The picture with the Vietnamese flag is actually a plant for a foreign corporation. I was at Bearcat from Nov.68 through Nov. 69 with the 1st CAV - Co. B, 228th (Chinook outfit). Colby Nets 10 Tons of Rice, 14 VC Killed Colby Takes Place 40 Km From Saigon. The series' objective approach permits viewers to form their own conclusions about the war. Just found this blog - great info. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. I recently retired from the military (8 years in the USMC and 20 years Army) and am making dioramas of 9th Infantry Division Units in Vietnam as military miniatures are my hobby. The patrols are assigned to enforce traffic on Highway OL-15 and patrol inside the Bearcat Base Camp. We were required to have 2 awake and one sleeping in 6 2 hour shifts. 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. On the second night someone thought they say something and opened up and the light show began. bunker. If you stared at the tree line long enough you'd think it moved. 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.. peenaprime. I worked for the US Army Commanding Officer of Bear Cat, first for Col Crittenberger and then for Col Mittlestadt. 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. And thank you for burning IT. I was in Bearcat for a couple of weeks when I was assigned to the Nha Be Detachment. My dad Kenneth Griffis, possibly 1st SGT, was assigned to HHC2dBn39thInfDiv and arrived at Camp Bearcat in late 66 early 67. According to unverified information, the Bearcat base was renamed on 4 July 1966 to Camp Martin Cox for SFC Martin Cox who was killed in action on 7 April 1966. We watched it move the tree line back with no problem. III Corps, Republic of Vietnam, 1967. . Only worried about how good (or lucky) the guys slinging the mortars might be. Thanks for your service and thanks for writing about your experiences. We were the ones who built Camp Bearcat. Ray Swan (Torch!) HQ & A Co mess hall at Bearcat, late intour. trees growing on it. I had your name associated with Hensley, who I met at a 272 reunion. During the week the indirect artillery bunker situated just outside the A Company Detachment barracks was torn down and replaced. Commanding General. No one was hurt as it John "Larry" McCall graduated from high school in 1967 and was drafted into the Army in 1968 at age nineteen. The quonset hut upper right was Bn HQ. Vietnam has changed radically in the years between the war and now. The Saigon waterfront on the Mekong river. I'm always happy when another member of the 9th wanders by and leaves a message. 4th Infantry Division. that tell a specific units role in the overall picture. The two story shop/apartment would sell I was also on the Barrett out of Oakland, Calf. We were all draftees and sore about being in Vietnam which others were surfing back home. I was an in country transfer from the 272 MP company to the 9th MP. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 65 series for the 9th Infantry Division ; Cavalry Unit Records, ca. Just stumbled onto your site. Gen. Reese M. Howell (Acting) Assistant Division Commander. 25) Have a look! (LogOut/ The camp was located on Route 15, 16 km southeast of Bin Ha. A word of warning upfront, if you have a wallpaper removal task ahead of you're your in for a bit of work. Does that bring back memories? I also arrived on the (grin and) Barrett with 9th Signal Btn. I spent my time on the bunker pulling guard duty at night. Hq & A Co. and the 709th Bn. But the world he encountered when he got back to the United States wasnt exactly ready to look at them, and neither was he. Some fellow buddies were william curry, jose lopez (cook), jody laws. Just happened to see your site and it brings back alot of memories. Donald T. SP/4 William H. Antila, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, August 1968-November 1969. tent going up in HQ&A shop area, 33) Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. If you ever had company duty, youll know what Im talking about. http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=309661 Thanks to Jack for this site. I was a medic with the 133rd Medical Detachment at Bearcat in 1969 and 1970. You almost never hear of them. I was at Bearcat May 68 till June of 69 with the 39th/36th Signal, we were generator mechanics. Served with the 590th from Oct 67 to Oct 68. More like this. But life on eagle was easy compared to the grunts out in the bush. We were with the 9th M I detachment as interrogators. For a while I also drove the "deuce and a half" to the local town (can't remember the name) to pick up the "hootch maids" and "mess hall help" in the morning and take them home at night. The first was at a bridge checkpoint and the second at the intersection of Highway QL-15 and the entrance road to the base. He became a consultant on the Vietnam-reenactor documentary In Country, which is out on video on demand on April 28. 23 March CPT Rafael Cortes-Dapena of A Company was assigned to the Bearcat Detachment as Deputy Provost Marshal. Next assignment was STRATCOM, Okinawa where I determined a long marriage was not to be. You were there about a year after I left. (LogOut/ Just had my slides converted to 44 pics. 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. We did take some mortars or rockets one night but nothing heavy. It was one of 3 in country on its trial run. We apprehended about 50 AWOL's working with the 9th MP Company the first couple of months we were there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to ng Tm Base Camp near M Tho in late 1967. Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. She was only plrson in view within deeply forest. 14 Sep 1947-10 Dec 1967. Then I extolked the virtues ofvthe Thai military volunteer unit and mencwho had provided my unit security for those 6 months and I thanked them all for the goid job accomplished bt those Thais in a very difficult environment. There's more than a half million veterans participating there. All comments welcomed. He told me a story about guard duty. James, I was there when the Vulcan's first arrived. I am not positive the place you are getting your information, but good topic. Barbed wire and the beauty of blooming flowers on the berm, 63) Our daily run was round robin Bearcat, Tan An, Dong Tam with an occasional special mission. Took the water right out of the river below and kept it up pretty much all day long. It has been 51 years but so many memories. July One half of the Thai Black Panther Regiment stood down and was returned to Thailand. The bunkers belongs to the rats. History. This Timeline has been reduced to a summary. FDC shift was on 8 hours and off 8 hours little time left to pull guard duty. 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. I was a pilot (Major) with the 200th Assault Support Helicopter (ASH) Company Jan. 15 to Mar 10, 1968, at Bearcat. He had been AWOL for 8 months and was a member of the 1st Infantry Division. Vietnam It was portraiture, not fighting scenes, that brought back the memories. I read that you took food to the guys on perimeter. To say the least, Gene was exhausted and we didnt talk about it for the remainder of that day. Hello Mr Heckman, Brought back some memories. and thank you for it. You will find that each site has a mix of Vietnam War photos, memorabilia, stories, etc. But I had a job and had to decline. Veterans The POW's were captured during Operation PADDINGTON. These are examples of battle-damaged vehicles, 56) After a month of scattered contact, action exploded again during Operation CORONADO IX on Dec. 4. More battle damage awaiting repair, 16) Shops line the road into the camp. It is kind of sad that we didn't deploy and return as units. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950-1976 (Record Group 472) that may contain information you seek:. Elements of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division used it as a stopover after their arrival in-Vietnam. I was at Bearcat with the 1st Cav. GENERAL 1965-1980 A. ORANGE ON JOHNSON ATOLL . We spent the first couple weeks digging trenches, filling them in and moving the tents to other areas and digging more trenches. A great big warm Welcome Home to all my brothers who were in-country. Armored Personnel Carrier, 30) If anyone hasn't seen the video on you tube of the barrett, from 1966 check it out. . 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. I was OIC of that sector several times. for hours. Pulled Guard duty 1 night only. The base camp was located three miles southeast of Long Binh Post in Long Than District of Bien Hoa Province and twenty miles northeast of Saigon on the eastern side of Highway QL-15 in Corps Tactical Zone-Military Region III was part of the Saigon defensive ring. This 13 part series covers the history of Vietnam from France's colonial control, through the 1945 revolution, to the 1975 U.S. evacuation from Saigon and the years beyond. I recognized the outline of thatvrubber plantation immediately. My health was so poor that I was unable to join the Australian effort to assist the Us in Vietnam. https://www.vietnam272nd.com/ HQ & A Co orderly room at Bearcat, 17) Scenes Welcome to the discussion. Most of the division's repair parts were Have Great Christmas!! Cat was in fact a rubber plantation and that has been expanded to take in I didnt know about the agent orange spraying of Bear Cat, I lived there for eight months. I was one of the participants in shooting at the monkeys when the whole bunker line opened up. 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. We never found out his name, but it hurt. They would attack the civilian defense forces. Coordinates: 105006N 1065736E / 10.835N 106.96E / 10.835; 106.96, http://720mpreunion.org/history/project_vietnam/212th/detachments/Long_Thanh/long-thanh-north.html, "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1972-1973 Command History Annex C", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bearcat_Base&oldid=1060558495, Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam, Military installations established in the 1940s, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 December 2021, at 07:23. 18 May The battalion realigned the combat support and combat service support missions within CTZ/MR III previously accomplished by A and C Company. Abstract. What a joke. Five of our men were wounded and ten sappers died. the tin roof is Co HQ. 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. Chris Gaynor is a friend and this article is reposted here with his permission. How did it feel to be aCherry inVietnam? Theyve continued to reward me and live on.. Mama San, 1967: A term used by GIs in Vietnam for any older Vietnamese woman. 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. Hope this finds its way to you and that you are in good health. Dick Jackson (with glasses and camera) checks out the crush of villagers as our convoy slows to a crawl. But harkening back to Bearcat, my Company Clerk and command driver wrote me that the garden my wife had planted in front lawn of Company HQ was being well taken care of by the Company members. 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