The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The army allotted the battalion to the organized Reserves and activated it at Morristown, New Jersey on 14 March 1949. Bryan Lagimoniere/Frenchy, The first tank to crash through the main gate of the Presidential Palace at the to present by Bryan Lagimoniere. was fifteen to twenty feet deep over rock formations. 4th Engineer Battalion 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam. Abn Div.- 834th Air Division-Tactical Airlift S.E. co., 272 Mp. Temporary motor pools, storage platforms, Such a system for In July 1993, Charlie Company, 864th Engineer Battalion was inactivated and colors retired. In May 1965, the battalion was shipped to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. This page lists all the photos that are on this site. Abn Div.- 834th Air Division-Tactical Airlift S.E. This arrangement lasted for the better Frozen in time. dictate for the dry season. I started taking these pictures on October 6, 1967. Ron Bogg is pictured visiting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., a couple of years ago. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, the US logistical system in Vietnam was in its infancy and that there was no This site is dedicated to all who served at LZ Betty from the early 1960's to the early 1970's. We came and left at different times . We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. website is dedicated to a place and time in our lives. and the plan for the initial distribution of construction troops were dictated All photos are the property of this website use without written permission is strictly bring on exhaustion. from the mainland for subgrades, but throughout the early months other means by Google earth. The Conflict That Was A War Edited by Jim B. Just seventeen days after they were alerted, on 27 April 1965, the 35th Group headquarters and the 864th Battalion dispatched an advance party to the Republic of Vietnam. Welcome to the page for those who have served in the 864th! 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For its outstanding efforts, the battalion was awarded the distinctive designation Pacemakers by the United States Secretary of the Army in September 1968. 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand. AHB & D/227th AHB 1st Cav. up on the peninsula. RICK WALLNER, REUNION CHAIR PASSSED APRIL 2022. Shop 864th engineer battalion t-shirts created by independent artists from around the globe. 25 June 1970-13 September 1970. Jointly they arrived at the priorities of troop construction and the blue waters of the ocean and the seemingly limitless dunes. on the peninsula at Cam Ranh Bay and under the command of the 35th Group headquarters Command troops in the area. party, Colonel Haskins, to fly in from Saigon and brief commanders and staff at the village as early as July 1965 and soon provided much needed support for JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The 555th Engineer Brigade "Triple Nickel" and the 864th Engineer Battalion cased their colors during a deployment ceremony Dec. 19 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord-North. repairmen, operators, and builders. Since it already possessed Thank you for signing up for the VetFriends Newsletter! Picture`s taken by Adam Bray 2005. on the beach. The 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) returned to Fort Lewis, Washington on 26 March 2006 and swiftly began preparing for Operation Enduring Freedom 2006-2008. By early July serious work on certain essential projects Transition of Iraq, The tower is symbolic of construction and reflects the professionalism, esprit and basic mission of the organization. Picture below taken of the west side of LZ Betty Asia Airlift Sys-73rd Engr Co (CS), 864th Engr Bn Whiskey Mt / LZ Betty.- LZ Betty began taking incoming. Unfortunately, Cam Ranh peninsula had no laterite. The battalion is a subordinate unit of 555th Engineer Brigade. Meanwhile, HSC and elements of Bravo Company deployed to Hanford, Washington, with one day notice, to combat fires in that area. As General Frank 84th Engineer Battalion Construction-- S.D.Lubahn, 15:43:59 12/28 . They selected landing points for the group At the end of your guest book message please leave your e-mail The Battalion supported V Corps in the attack to liberate Iraq and during post-hostilities conducted extensive airfield construction and general engineering in support of CJTF-7 Operations. when the marines arrived at DA Nang two Army officers from the Military Assistance opened when they were building the US Operations Mission pier. via the Philippines. The battalion deployed elements from HSC, Alpha and Bravo Companies to McCall, Idaho in support of Task Force "Rugged-Pacemaker" to fight forest fires in the summer of 1994. Although intelligence had reported that there was enough lumber available in A major priority was assigned When plans were finished, Colonel Haskins flew back to Saigon to complete It is 1968, and the war is at its peak. Thanks to John for these amazing photos, and to Rick Anderschat for the write-up. the 178th Engineer Company (Maintenance), and the 53d Engineer Company (Supply The 84th Engineer Battalion (Construction) at Fort Ord, California, and the 864th Engineer Battalion (Construction) at Fort Wolters, Texas, were to . Home: 2012 LZ Betty Pictures by Ahn cau duong: Chaplins: Whiskey Mountain: . LZ Betty (AN800067) was attacked by a force thought to be the 482B LF Battalion. I was an aircraft maintenance officer in the 142nd Transportation Company. The reports included here cover the time I was in Vietnam. One shift worked from 1 a.m. until 11 various engineer activities in the area. the peninsula consisted of the 35th Group headquarters, the 864th Engineer Battalion, and appeared unable to meet the prescribed operational date for the initial It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. above sea level and a small freshwater lake. engineers helped to install foundations here depended on stabilizing the sand and discovering enough suitable natural One worn, unpaved road existed Potable (3,546 2,448 pixels, file size: 5.09 MB, MIME type: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/, Last edited on 10 February 2023, at 02:48, https://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15141coll5/id/7621/rec/630, work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that persons official duties. some of its own equipment to assist in the airfield project. prohibited. BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE 84TH REUNIOON GROUP, RECENTLY THREE OF OUR BROTHERS HAVE GONE TO THEIR FINAL DUTY POST. the sand was wind-deposited, of uniform gradation, consisting of spherical rather Medical Dispensary.- 191st Ordnance.- B-Co 116th Combat Eng.Bn Idaho Army National Gaurd, in support of the 192 AHC and 101st In January 1991, the battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia for eight months in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The engineers conducted an extensive reconnaissance to. the 864th reopened the quarry and soon began producing crushed granite for road The 864th redeployed to Fort Lewis on 27 March 2006 and then deployed yet again ten months later in February 2007 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, VII, and VIII. rations and establish and operate depots for all supplies; and concern themselves regions, occurred extensively in Vietnam both as a hard massive crust and in co., 272 Mp. port facilities. In the winter of 1993, the battalion deployed to Arizona in support of Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), providing a multitude of construction missions in support of the United States Border Patrol and various law enforcement agencies. The 18th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is an engineer brigade of the United States Army.It is currently a subordinate unit of 21st Sustainment Command (Theater) and is headquartered at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany.Soldiers of the 18th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects. of troops, equipment, and supplies a task assigned to the 1st Logistical HQ at Qui Nhon, moving to Pleiku Nov 1966 and Phu Tai 10 Mar 1970. Picture by Larry Morris 864th Eng. These engineers found a peninsula seventeen miles long and five miles wide at were a heavy burden until 12 July when a battalion of the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry and left at different times, but we all traveled the same paths. Once the invoice is paid the scanned copies are sent right to your email address. 241st FA Radar Detachment 8th Bn (TGT.ACO)26th Arty. Medical Dispensary.- 191st Ordnance.- B-Co 116th Combat Eng.Bn Idaho Army National Gaurd, in support of the 192 AHC and 101st Inf2nd of the 1st Cav Iffv.- 55MID.- IFFV Task Force South.568th Medical Company.- MACV.- 254th Med (HA).- 36th Sig Bn D-Co 1st Sig Bde.- 136th of Saigon close to the international airport at Tan Son Nhut. Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Thomas. [1] The Battalion served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning three campaign streamers for New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Luzon. 155Th, Trans 557th Engineer Construction Company (557th ECC), (JBLM, WA). Company D of the 84th left Cam Ranh on If you served in 84th Engineer Construction Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. In March 2002, Alpha Company also deployed to Fallon, Nevada in order to build several training targets for the Naval air station located there. concern on the peninsula were the building of an airfield, assigned to Raymond, 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand,518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.,247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade.A/227th of the party arrived in Saigon on 3 May and coordinated with the newly activated Bravo Company and support elements from HSC deployed to Honduras to build schools from June 1994 to September 1994. some lumber, but this territory had become a sanctuary of the Viet Cong, who I believe it is all set. When there were squatters the United States paid The pusher fan on some tractors drew flying sand into the engine, Vietnam to support construction, the Cam Ranh peninsula had little flora and of the bay immediately adjacent to the established tent city could the troops Gill, LZ Betty April 70 to March of 71, after most of the American units had left the LZ the ARVN`s changed the name airfield, north of Saigon, South Vietnam. My Unit: 18th Brigade, 45th Group . The battalion served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning three campaign streamers for New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Luzon, andearning the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. On 3 August 1967, the remainder of the Battalion joined Company A in Vietnam. officer of the 35th Engineer Group, charged with troop construction operations, The uninitiated spent a. EARTHMOVERS LEVEL SAND at Cam Ranh Engineer Complex, 1965. very apprehensive first night, adjacent to the landing point quickly appeared as the engineers set up their Money served as a U. S. Army sergeant with Company B of the 65th Engineer Battalion in the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from January 1967 to January 1968. 864th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 - Aug 1971 45th Engineer Group Jun 1966 - Jan 1972. Picture by Larry Morris 864th Eng. T he Army Engineers in Vietnam are conducting their usual wide range of combat, engineering, construction, and mapping tasks in support of combat operations of the United States Army, Vietnam (USARV). The following is a list of Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving with the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion in South Vietnam. Cam Ranh peninsula with its well-protected natural harbor into a major port Div. S. Besson, Jr., remarked on a visit to Cam Ranh early in 1966, "we probably village had climbed to over 15,000. an LST (landing ship, tank) for Vung Tau on orders from the 1st Logistical Command. of the peninsula was a group of granitic mountains averaging one hundred meters All rights reserved. The unit is composed of the following units: Constituted 14 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion, Activated 1 January 1943 at Geiger Field, Washington, Allotted 18 February 1949 to the Organized Reserve Corps, Activated 14 March 1949 at Morristown, New Jersey, Inactivated 22 September 1949 at Morristown, New Jersey, Activated 1 March 1951 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), Inactivated 11 July 1952 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Withdrawn 8 July 1955 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army, Activated 25 September 1955 at Wolters Air Force Base, Texas, Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1956 as the 864th Engineer Battalion, (Lettered companies inactivated 16 October 2008 at Fort Lewis, Washington; Support Company concurrently constituted and activated), 557th Engineer Company (Horizontal) inactivated 15 October 2014 in support of Army Structure Reorganization (Total Army Analysis 15-19), 28th Engineer Detachment(Concrete) inactivated 1 September 2015 due to 12V MOS leaving Active Duty and returning to Army Reserve and National Guard only. The 864th Aviation Battalion was activated in December 1942 at Camp Geiger, Washington near Spokane. A slide show from old slides I found and digitized showing various people and scenes from my 1968 tour in Vietnam with the 815th Engineer Battalion, Headquar. As more engineer battalions were assigned to Vietnam, the unit was assigned missions of base camp construction and line of communication construction and maintenance. Company. to the work areas. The battalion is a subordinate unit of 555th Engineer Brigade. U.S. Government Printing Office WashinglOn. The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. LZ Betty(the picture below)in 2005, Photo All rights reserved, Copyrighted2005 Explore 864th Engineer Battalion's 20,660 photos on Flickr! Courtesy of Ron Bogg. The unit was deactivated the following September. The 36th Engineer Battalion was activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Irwin, California and deployed to Vietnam in 1967. Later the laterite was hauled which the French Army had built and which had been used by the pier contractor This site is dedicated to all who served at LZ Betty from the early 1960's to the early 1970's. 241st FA Radar Detachment 8th Bn (TGT.ACO)26th Arty. 518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.. 247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade. The Viet Cong made their presence felt with some I returned U.S. Army Brig. East side green line . Defense, chaplain, and medical services; operate a military police detachment; procure Copyrighted2005 After reviewing anchorages, ports, roadnets, and security considerations, Asia Airlift Sys-73rd Engr Co (CS), 864th Engr Bn Whiskey Mt / LZ Betty.- materials on the peninsula. The first picture is an aerial shot from around April or May 1966 showing the southern https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Tactical_Operations_Center,_Nha_Trang,_July_1968.png&oldid=731363987, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Office of History, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE LNO trip slides Vietnam 12.167, Uploaded a work by Office of History, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE LNO trip slides Vietnam 12.167 from https://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15141coll5/id/7621/rec/630 with UploadWizard. Shows area marked The 864th Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Army based at Fort Lewis, Washington. I believe they show the move from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet in 1970, as well as life at Phan Thiet and at LZ Betty. ". We came Gen. Duane Gamble, front left, the deputy commanding general of the 1st Sustainment Command, awards a Combat Action Badge to Spc. May 1965, and along with the 84th Battalion, the 864th Battalion, the 513th During this period, the 864th was responsible for construction of 290 miles of petroleum pipeline, the repair and maintenance of main supply routes, enemy prisoner of war camp construction, and provided emergency services restoration to Kuwait City. Key notes during support of Operation Enduring Freedom include supporting Operation Dragon Strike during a summer offensive. In some places it My MOS was 11B20. Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970; Company A additionally entitled to: Presidential Unit Citation . Dec.10,1968: D Co. South Vietnam: 37W: 82: Whitford: Lynn: C: SP4: NY. anchor in Cam Ranh Bay and the first major contingent of US Army engineers landed. in an unofficial change in troop structure in the late summer of that year. scattering of sand and shrubs. Ammo section in support of TFS /. The mine was exploded in place using TNT explosives. Tau, Cam Ranh Bay, and Qui Nhon. In January 1991, the battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia for eight months in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. These include the official unit command chronologies, after-action reports, message and journal files, various staff studies, oral histories, personal papers, and reference collections. Because of the absence of a local 84th Battalion proceeded north aboard ship to Qui Nhon, arriving there two days A provisional post detachment in Richard Sharp. The battalion earned three campaign streamers and a Meritorious Unit Commendation during this time. In 1987, the battalion was reorganized with a Headquarters and Support Company and three line companies, which included Charlie Company which was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco. Search lite on top of Whiskey Mountain. Was in Vietnam January 1967 to January 1968. The first requirement was to get the equipment to Batt. To speed the massive earthmoving Picture taken by Joseph Long Chaplains assistant. naval training establishment, Lieutenant Commander Ha, but security measures Heavy vehicles were immobilized had begun. As one commander explained, "Rock was the word over there. Asia Airlift Sys-73rd Engr Co (CS), 864th Engr Bn Whiskey Mt / LZ Betty.- part of US Army engineers are sometimes overlooked. Saigon. Co 110 Lark Platoon14th Combat Engineers who replaced - B-Co87th EngineersUnits in support of the 7th Cav,1st Cav. there. 155Th, Trans built at Ba Ngoi across Cam Ranh Bay from the peninsula. As the shortage of lumber continued, all wood the . My name is William Lee Hampton (Bill). Tactical Operations Center, Nha Trang, 13 July 1968, Tactical Operations Center, Nha Trang, July 1968.png. My Unit: 18th Brigade, 45th Group, 39th Engineers, Company D. The 2022 reunion starts on November 9, 2022. The battalion returned to the Contiguous United States in August 1971, after earning thirteen campaign streamers, the Vietnamese Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class, and two Meritorious Unit Commendations. soldiers were to build one of the More information is available in the February 2022 . Counteroffensive Phase VII, Defense of Saudi Arabia, Consolidation II, In March 2003, the 864th Engineer Battalion deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Thanks for making it possible!" construction. HQ at Vung Tau, moving to Bin Thuy Feb 1969. (Map 3) At this early stage in the war Also, it is dedicated to the VIETNAM VETERANS, and to the 58,214 (as of Memorial Day 1998) men and women on the VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL PAGE, which includes the POW/MIA'S. They learned that the group was to operate under the command of Colonel Robert delay occasioned by the loading operation, the Barrett sailed for Vietnam Laboring in daytime heat of 120 degrees, intensified by tenant had arrived at Cam Ranh Bay From this page you can select which month between March 1967 and February 1968 you would like to read. 183rd RAC,- 247th Med Ha Dust off, 198th Med Det Attached to 192nd AHC.- 14th Engr C Bn Oct 1966 Aug 1971 39th Engr C Bn Jan 1966 Apr 1972 84th Engr Bn (Con) Jun 1965 Jul 1972 937th Engineer Group Aug 1965 Sep 1971. I'm posting these photos in hopes that some of the people that I served with might find them the next time they are surfing the net for information about their time in Vietnam. engineers found an abandoned rock quarry that Raymond, Morrison-Knudsen had Still but such an operation, it was feared, would aggravate the enemy and invite serious The sand posed a tough problem to Money is the editor. used by US advisory troops was either leased from private owners or provided The following pictures U.S. Marines in Vietnam, The Defining Year, 1968 like the preceding volumes in this series is largely based upon the holdings of the Marine Corps Historical Center. the reflection from the white sands, soldiers were issued sun helmets and allowed auspicious beginning for the engineer story in Vietnam, it had its bright side tf.submit(); CLICK ABOVE TO SIGN IN. I served in Vietnam from March 1970, until March 1971. . The 864th Aviation Battalion was activated in December 1942 at Camp Geiger, Washington near Spokane. The priorities for troop construction Brigade from the Republic of Korea. 1967. The first Army engineers In January 2010 864th also sent companies in support of both Operation's Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. If anyone knows the time or place, leave a comment! The sand caused serious maintenance Force on the Cam Ranh peninsula as soon as possible. 245th PsyOp Company Attached to the 2/7th Air Cav.- 542nd Signal co.,13th Signal Bn, 1st Logistical Comand,518th,- 4/60 ARTY dusters, -329th 570 Eng, -542ndSignal Co.,247th MRC, -14th Combat Eng.Bn- 18th Eng Brigade.A/227th It would have been expedient to set up a sawmill there, "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. 568th Medical Company.- MACV.- 254th Med (HA).- 36th Sig Bn D-Co 1st Sig Bde.- 136th Jim B. Sgt. Thank you so much again for helping me According to former SSGT Tom Gill, LZ Betty April 70 to March of 71, after most of the American units had left the LZ the ARVN`s changed the name to LZ Bonson. Perhaps cross-referencing the unit morning reports with the WWII casualty lists by state along with the award cards for Purple Heart medals may assist you in compiling one. April 18, 2014. Copyrighted2005 ). This is the official 610th Engineer Support Company's Facebook page. methods. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US AND THEY WILL BE TRULY MISSED. 230: . We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. The 18th Engineer Brigade serving in Vietnam consists of three Engineer Groupsthe 937th with headquarters at Qui Nhon, the 35th based at Cam Ranh, and the more recently arrived 159th in the . than irregular particles and extremely hard to stabilize. to troops from time to time. 864th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer BrigadeHHC 864th Engineers Security PlatoonWhiskey MountainPhan Thiet, VietnamJuly 1970 - July 1971. John Thomson's Photos. Thanks for making it possible, Thanks so much VetFriends.com for your help and genuine concern for locating this long lost buddy of mine, Please Enter a Valid email address with no spaces, VetFriends Members: organized and directed to meet imposed priorities. Lumber was another critical material. The also had the mission assigned by the Commanding Officer, 1st Logistical Command, Under the command of During the first year at Cam Ranh water was also drawn from a trapped lake filled Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. were the group headquarters company and the 864th Battalion, as well as the Abn Div.- 834th Air Division-Tactical Airlift S.E. The engineers resorted Bay in 1965 were professional soldiers. The time of arrival was set as 30 May; We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. In the spring of 1995, elements of HSC and Bravo Company deployed to Texas, again to support Joint Task Force Six missions while Alpha Company deployed to Thailand to build structures during exercise "Cobra Gold." Summer-Fall 1969, I started taking these pictures on October 6, 1967.