228th field artillery battalion

Two seriously WIA enlisted never returned to the 228th, having been evacuated to Japan and then for reassignment rehabilitation and/or further surgery in the United States. We changed into our Class A uniforms and took the sheets and pillows back to the supply room. Each day was the same as the one before and the one after. In between Long Binh and Bien Hoa AFB was an off-limits town called Tan Hiep. The 228th SC took care of the ASLs, ROs, requisitioning, expediting etc. Welcome to the 110th Chemical Battalion Store Landing Page. The remaining enlisted rotating (approximarely 75) having served at or near 1 year of active duty were reassigned to other units in CONUS pending their respective 2 or 3 years of required active serviceat which time, if they had served with honor and fidelity, their final unit of assignment would (in theory) issue their respective Good Conduct Medal w/ribbon. As soon as I turned them on, everyone was cursing, calling me names and I could hear the sound of bolts slamming shut on M16s into the lock and load position. This site is further dedicated to all those Officers, Warrant Officers, Non Commissioned Officers, Regular Army and Draftees who served in the capacity of Direct Support Supply Operations {assigned or attached} to any and all Base Camp and/or Battlefield operations within the Republic of Vietnam.in this case the 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) and its attached personnel {other units} as well as sister Direct Support units (506th and 624th S&S Companies (DS) within the same chain of command structure 1966 -1967 and beyond. That meant Ted and I had not eaten for 24 hours. He described these supplies and services more fully: There are three types of ration supplies. (1) The RAR did not begin significant efforts to control Route 15 until July 1966. Each section operates on two 10-hour shifts., Each laundry section is provided with either single trailer-mounted laundry units or two washer-extractor trailers and three dryer-generator trailers. Maj. Reyes of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery in recognition of its official effective date during an address to Commanders and First Sergeants at latest commanders call on the importance of All this I knew from service with the 506th at Long Binh. Major Ward requested a clerk typist from the 228th and SP4 Grant Lowrey was assigned TDY to Major Ward and his field tent of operations located directly across the company street from the Orderly Room of the 228th. We attempted service to the 45th Surgical, but were overwhelmed as we neither had the personnel or equipment to handle such mattersour equipment tied up and operating 24/7 in Cu Chi. Up to 50 tons per day were routinely handled, with support of major operations involving daily tonnage volumes up to 150 tons for sustained periods. ; the 140th Heavy Equipment Company attached and quartered with the 228th. 228th Field Artillery Battalion | Pop's European Tour '44-'45 A small vanity on his part perhaps, but unfair to those personnel (officers and enlisted) who had accomplished so much with so little prior to said arrival of either Major Ward or Captain White.But, such is life. I was quite enthusiastic and looking forward to my new assignment as a Class I Officer. The unit then served in III Corps, Tay Ninh Province, War Zone C from 7 October 1966 August 1970 as its primary assignment station, and was then re-assigned to the Delta area of Can Tho and Bien Thuy from August 1970 February 1972 where it was forevermore inactivated (an area still under research, and for which {at present time} there is little data available. The mission of the group was to establish Forward Supply Areas {228th assigned and attached all purpose and specific purpose personnel} for the purpose of providing logistical support to all units involved in the operation.. Addendum:Per 19 June 1967 issue under Awards and Decorations by 25th ID in Tropic Lightning News: Bronze Star; Major Jerry E. Ward HHC 266th S&S BN. (7) II Field Forces had intended that Vung Tau Port and Route 15 would become a viable alternate to Saigon Port, for troops and supplies, in 1966. All other personnel (for the most part) were quartered in Field Tents parallel and behind the field tents of assigned personnel, to discern those who were attached verses assigned. related to a felow who had disappeared and taken off from Cu Chi and gone missing or AWOL. There was one field phone and the office itself was a wooden floor with wooden sides and a tin roof. I thought in my mind, and felt in my soul, that it was so wrong for that man to be motionless upon that litter. Well, sure enough the Hueys came in, and the medics pulled the dead off the craft onto the ground and then got to the wounded and hustled them off to the hospital. One fellow was named Joseph E. Eady and another a Fred Hienkin. This despite the fact, that there had been no Article 15s or Court Martial within the Company since inception. There was a flap (G-rated term for excitement involving more senior officers than Id want involved) regarding a particular Engineer IV item that was shown in-stock on the SC records, but not found in the yard when the unit came to pick it up. [i] Among the Guard units swept up in the pre-war fervor were the two Savannah-based battalions of the 118th Field Artillery Regiment. Mid November 1966 the 228th continues in process of setting up, operating all Classes of Supply operations in continued support of Operation Attleboro (largest counteroffensive of Vietnam War to date), was operating Graves Registration (Processing of remains from the field and in base camp Mortuary Affairs), Operating a Laundry and Bath service in Cu Chi, Tay Ninh and Quan Loi, operating Stock Control (engineering parts, all manner of standard and field equipment, such that records matched actual material on hand), Class II and IV (parts clothing, engineering supply, other), Class I (refrigerated, semi perishable, perishable, canned, and non canned food products such as condiments), Class III, aka: POL (petroleum, lubricants and oil) yard including aviation fuel, diesel, gasoline, Class V (munitions storage and transport.not a usual function of a Supply and Service unit) along with all other supply and logistics functions such as water and chemical treatment for potable water, use of heavy equipment for grading roadways, supply areas and other.the 50 to 60% authorized unit personnel wearing many hats above and beyond their respective PMOS (primary military occupational specialties). I guess we were these short timers replacements for Guard Duty, as we seemed to pull the duty every evening. 12) Class II & IV by the 266th is given the same treatment. 228TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us Note:Two officers accompanied the enlisted personnel of Company B; CaptainB. The first night Joseph Eady and I went out on Guard Mount we were issued special orders and were assigned shotguns to be used while guarding the ammo pads. Combat Engineers supported infantry troop movements. A. Kuster and 1st Lt. Ralph R. Meshon. Just like Art Neighbor (1966-1967) described at Oakland Army Base, we were given a hot steak dinner with all the trimmings at McCord. {Note:Georgesmemory is not faulty. The Bakery Section of the 228th {formerly Company B, 266th} had been TDY in Cu Chi since the first week of July 1966 with the 25th ID. First:On arrival at Cu Chi we were assigned our quarters by 25th S&T BN, moved our belongings into standard Field Tents, and after dinner were simply sitting around and adjusting to the very sudden changes, when our very first greeting of the evening was a full bore mortar attack. Around noon we boarded a C-130 and off we go. I wasnt excited about being in the Army, but I wasnt pissed off about it either. Well, it looked like one big giant nudist colony. In short, the General Supply Platoon, as with all other sections and platoons of the 228th in Tay Ninh performed well beyond their intended design purpose. By December of 1966 and up through the beginning of February 1967, the Class I Platoon operated at a level of between 50% to 75% of authorized unit reduced strength.such that, by 1 February 1967 the 228th Class I Platoon was operating with 1 OIC, 1 NCO, and 32 enlisted, for a total of 34 personnel.short some 15 personnel (total of 45 authorized) for a reduced strength company under non- combat conditions. At the time, and throughout 1966 Route 15 was not routinely open for travel. at 90th replacement from other rotating guys to put together a passible uniform to board the World Airways Jetliner. The 196th as an element of the 25th ID (?) Class V records were always maintained by that activity or its superior commands at battalion level.). It matches up with being issued three rounds of ammunition at the beginning, and subsequent collection of same rounds at Tent City A, Saigon. Class II, and IV.materials, engineering, parts, clothing, etc!, Class III, POL..(Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants, including fuel storage (Gas, Diesel, Aviation Fuel, etc! Like George and Ted, I recall the entire planeload of personnel in unison giving one huge cheer on liftoff. One truck or a convoy of any size goes by and it looked like the dust bowl of the 1930s. The other portion regarding seemingly permanent Guard Duty, I cannot explain, unless (again) George was an attached trooper. As the truck moved forward to the next pad, we asked whats the big deal, and he said did you see the color of those shells? Well, they were light green and he said they were phosphorous and if they caught fire, they burned at a 4,000 degree temperature. Some weeks prior to rotation, in company Orders typed by Company Clerk for award of Good Conduct Medal were prepared and awaiting signature. By JUN 66, much of the 2nd BDE, 1st Infantry DIV had occupied Bearcat base (aka Long Thanh North) about 10 miles south of Route 15s juncture with Route 1A at the top of the triangle at Long Binh. There were 4 men to a bunker and tower, with 2 men per ammo pad. the Regular Army as the 28th Field Artillery Battalion. Im sure the Officer of the Guard (OG) of every outfit must have caught hell for all the stuff that was going on. As a side note, and with regard to the few cans of warm beer donated in trade for a block of ice, we used to roll the cans down the blocks of ice (off the record books) so that the beer cans were ice cold within minutes of rolling from one end to the other within 3 to 4 minutes. For more information, please see our They (the 228th) have now joined an august company of individuals and units of other heroic Quartermaster soldiers and units who have proudly served before, as well as those who are bound to follow. had moved in across the company road where the 548th Maintenance Company was and they had started a fire with left over wood from some newly built hootchs. The 29th Group indicates 14 WIA the true number is 17 WIA.ABN..addendum 22 June 2011. Big mistake! 20th Indian Division: Major General D.D. Later, product was located in several (three) different locations, to avoid concentration of product, and allow for continued operation in the event one or more facilities became damaged, inoperable, or incapacitated due to hostile or accidental disaster., The site must be large enough to allow for two or more storage areas with balanced stocks in each. B.A. In effect, these personnel were driving rolling stock that could only be considered as traveling time bombs on wheels. Two weeks later on or about early April 1967 my friend Ted Fife talked with SSG E6 Robert E. Saviour into letting me clerk in Class I. Army Sgt. On June 13, 1944, the Georgia Army National Guard's 118th Field Artillery Battalion landed on Omaha Beach. The ice-house produced 300 pound blocks of ice approximately 4 foot long, 1 foot wide and 2 feet high (see photo gallery 1966-1967 b of 5 ton truck with ice-block on conveyor provided by 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker). It is known (see miscellaneous data) that in addition to the fourteen (14) 10,000 gallon collapsible fuel bladders operated by the 228th along with an additional 8 to 10 set up elsewhere, there were seven (7) 3,000 gallon collapsible fuel bladders within Tay Ninh Base Camp, with two (2) 100,000 to 150,000 rigid storage tanks, and hundreds of 50 gallon drums of fuel product {MOGAS- AVGAS- JP4} available for use (see photo section 1966-1967 and TO&E data in miscellaneous data section}. The reader is advised that there had been continuous mortar attacks sustained by the Base Camp for a period of three to four months (October January), but that only 2 of the attacks affected the 228th directly. They really tried. We explained to the medic on duty what the situation was, and he sent us to the Psych Ward. Opened its perimeter to greet Major Wards command in late November (1966), But rice paddies and anthills in the area destined to be the home of the supply base stood in the way of progress. Stock Control was initially located on the road running just east of, and parallel to, the airstrip on the left (heading north), about half-way between the airstrips south end and its terminal building, in a GP medium tent. Thus, the date 31 May 1966 is the beginning date of tour with 31 May 1967 the ending date of expected tour of duty and rotation back to CONUS. Ward and Captain Jerry D. White (AB Ranger), both fine, honest, fair minded officers and gentlemen, with both being a credit to the uniform they wore, there were a few details of factual data that were slightly incorrect as printed. Combat units from various locations flowed into the area. Note:The preceding is not intended to state, that the 228th and only the 228th was involved in supply operations. They pulled KP, rode shotgun on convoys, transported equipment, set up shower points in numerous locations, and were simply put, magnificent individuals. On 7 October 1966 the 228th, all 85 of them {26 still being TDY in Cu Chi, another 5 still TDY at Bien Hoa AFB, with several more still TDY in Long Binh with the 266th} arrived at Tay Ninh Base Camp. 244th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 59.1 KB: 241st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 58.34 KB: 45th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 14.08 KB: 28th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.78 KB: 65th Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 13.44 KB: 21st Field Artillery Battalion.pdf 12.81 KB Two Field Tents were set up adjacent to the eastern side of the main runway from the entry gate and within 50 feet of the F105 jet maintenance area for the testing and repair of F105 jet engines. Since no one had briefed me or a single one of us about mortar attacks and where to go in the event one occurred, we had little choice but to simply watch and hear it as it happened before our very eyes. Nearly every GI (Officers and Enlisted) can relate easily to the experience outlined by SP4 E4 George W, Savare and his reminiscences. 2-17 Field Artillery; 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion; Executioner Company 2-158 AHB; HHC 2-158 AHB; 3-161 Infantry "Dark Rifles" 3rd BN ODA 1326; 3-66 Armor "Burt's Knights" 3-364 BEB; 5th Security . I was blessed with a cadre of competent officers and enlisted soldiers whose complete dedication to Duty, Honor, and Country could only be termed as remarkable and magnificent. So, I had the brilliant idea of turning on the truck lights just for a second to get an idea of just where I was on the road. The meal was 1st rate with all the trimmings..the same menu being served to all armed forces throughout Vietnam wherever feasible. As to the Butter Milk issue, I told him we barely got reconstituted milk much less Butter Milk. Thus, the 228th GR section had to make do, operate with the two refrigeration units on hand (each with a capacity of holding five recovered remains only). Kovalik, an ammo loader, is assigned to New York National Guard's Battery A, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery. By mid November 1966, the 228th had gained assigned personnel (6 additional officers, 1 warrant officer, 25 enlisted with 500 all purpose personnel attached). They spent hours tossing 65 pound cases of meat into the reefers, then issuing out according to ration breakdown sheet to each company or organization. In short: Somehow MAJ. Ward mysteriously and without entry of Gain on prior Morning Reports became a member of the 228th for one day at rotation in mid June 1967, by orders of the 266th and (per Tropic Lightning News) was awarded a Bronze Star by the 25th Infantry Division.the only individual of some 700 to 1,000 actually assigned or attached within the 228th (October 1966 May 1967) to have singularly achieved an award of honor (Bronze Star being the fourth highest award) for service in the Military. Ted Fife and I have discussed this on many occasions. The 561st Field Artillery Battalion: Its Combat History. However, there wasa second major blow up and attack on a 3rd Ordnance munitions pad confirmed by Ben Kuster (June 2010) who was assigned as Intelligence Officer, 29th Group at the time George arrived. 20 July 1966Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam under COSTAR Directive (Combat Service Support to the Army); Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (Direct Support) wasinactivated. 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France. On 20 July 1966 Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (DS) was inactivated. Kema having served his 2 years of active duty honorably and with fidelity (usually served as guard for Payroll Officers each month), was the first to rotate from the unit (228th) to CONUS for discharge and separation. Of the 185 assigned, 28 were TDY in other locations, leaving 161 physically stationed in Tay Ninh. All other equipment repair was performed by personnel attached from 29th General Support Group; i.e. The issue was a further puzzlement as since July 1966 through May 1967 in Long Binh and Tay Ninh there had been no Article 15s or Court Martial within the Company (excluding 1 attached) with reference to these particular individuals. All in all, I still enjoyed seeing the countryside. I soon realized and found, that the GR section was mostly made up of duty soldiers who had been volunteered (assigned by Company Orderly Room) to work in GR. Three of the 15 were determined fit for further duty. 507th Engineer Detachment.subordinate of HQS, USA Support Command, Saigon, the main HQ consisting of 14 Engineer Detachment units of which the 507th was one. As OIC of Laundry and Bath Platoon; Fort Lewis Washington, Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (Direct Support), later 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) in Republic of Vietnam; Long Binh; first week of July 1966, one can imagine my surprise when I was directed by our superior Headquarters (266th) that I and my entire Platoon along with Company B Bakery Section were to pack up our goods and all equipment for TDY (Temporary Duty) with the 25th Infantry Division then stationed in Cu Chi some 30 miles northwest. During the time period George arrived, I was in Long Binh, at 29th General Support Group, followed by 266th HQ and then on to Personnel Records Office Saigon. But the latter part of January was when we started hearing rumors and stories about offensive battle measures taking place in various locations throughout Vietnam. During May 1967 a new Battlefield Operation called Manhatten began. The problem being, that they were processing 20 to 30 remains from the field per day, and each reefer unit could only hold a maximum of five remains each. All images, stories and logos are copyrighted to their respective owners. The one thing I did learn early on, was; figures never lie, but liars figure. We had absolutely no problem whatsoever in building a pyramid of our own. So for each company or organization drawing rations, I had to figure out the quantity allowed per item based on that days particular menu. 112th Field Artillery Battalion | National Guard Militia Museum of New The 500+ attached personnel remained quartered and attached with the 228th from late November through March 1967. There was, understandably, a tendency to overstock wherever possible, as a Stock Control OICs nightmare (and an absolute nightmare for any supported combat unit) was the possibility of not having something important when it was needed, and in sufficient quantities. Note:Per 29th General Support Group Quarterly Report dated 31 January 1967, Section C.Intelligence and CounterintelligenceParagraph 1. Neighbor) served 11 months 29 days in USARPAC (United States Army Pacific), RVN, but was released and separated from active service Oakland Army Base 31 May 1967 having served 1 year, 11 months, 15 days of active duty. (see 1967 -1968 History). (Note: any first person references are Walkers personal opinions or observations. 23 May 1967(approximate) the last Morning Report of the Company Clerk was typed and signed by the Commanding Officer*. I hate to state it, but I had no idea where the Bakers ended up or were quartered, as they were not a part of my Platoon nor my responsibility once we had arrived in Cu Chi. First: Operation Attleboro {instituted by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade} started before the 228th had arrived in Tay Ninh. For whatever reason(s) the 266th found it convenient to send me a number of neer do wells for rehabilitation (I guess) in a manner or form, that was not quite on the books. ?.ABN, 10) The 266th Supply and Service Battalion operates a graves registration collection point at Long Binh. At this point it requires a small time-out to explain the only communications we had in those days. Major Ward and SP4 Lowrey used the front section of field tent for operations, and rear portion for their respective sleeping quarters. As such, and being enterprising, a good deal of 228th personnel requested family and friends to send laundry detergent such as Tide, and we simply performed our own laundry functions individually. Det. When we arrived, we were both basically told to get out of the way. {When the 228th arrived; 7 October 1966, the main roadways of the basecamp were for the most part completed. The submission is placed in the 1966 -1967 time period, as George is one of the few individuals who arrived at the 228th in Tay Ninh at or near the midway point between the first contingent of personnel and some three to four months prior to their departure. Although true, that Direct Support entities were for the most part rearward from actual combat conditions, there where Direct Support units (such as the 228th) who were located, operating and functioning in the most forward areas at or near combat zones. We asked the guy where the mess-hall was and what we were supposed to do. Upon arrival in Long Binh RVN approximately 11 enlisted personnel were transferred to either the 506th or 624th Quartermaster Companies (DS). At some point he was also sent TDY to Saigon (possibly with 277th S&S BN (DS), but again returned to Long Binh. A Forward Observer in the Bulge, Al Levy 288th FAOBn Note:Rosters of these personnel were not kept by the 228th. They were arriving from all directions and seemed to be everywhere. One day, and all at once, the GR section received twenty three (23) remains belonging to an entire platoon of the 173rd Airborne. Tay Ninh and its environs were not conducive to keeping ones boots shined, in that, the dirt was a white clay like substance of very fine particulate matterthus inducing a small cloud of same to cover ones boots with same particulate matter within two to three steps of perambulation. Thus, and within the first week of July 1966 the Platoon sent TDY to Cu Chi was understrength to begin with. In talking with 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker who rotated in mid February 1967, he too rotated from 90th Replacement Battalion in Long Binh and flew out of Bien Hoa. Note:Under Army Regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice the particular person would have been carried as AWOL (Absent without leave) on the Morning Report of unit assigned to. Walking further up and over the small pathway between the dunes, the unit was met by waiting Army buses (approximately 6) with steel bars and barbed wire across the windows, somewhat akin to County Sheriff buses used in most local counties within the United States. Note:No mention that the 228th S&S Co (DS) was already in Tay Ninh and up to its eyeballs supporting Operation Attleboro Phase II. I further resolved, that any and all fallen soldiers who passed through my unit of operation would receive nothing but respect, honor, and the best quality of treatment possible. In May of 2004, the Army Quartermaster Corps (on first review) recognized and inducted the 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) into the Quartermaster Hall of Fame, Fort Lee, Virginia for the exceptional service rendered, in particular, during the time frame 1966 -1967. Service to the fallen from that day forward became my life mission, and has remained so to this very day. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. Being fascinated by the 266ths movement over this route, I decided to put my CRS (Cant Remember Stuff) to the test was I somehow mis-remembering all this? Nor were we involved with Decontamination processes due to biological or chemical attack which our Table of Organization called for. Nothing fancy or the way we did it in Tay Ninh. The Hot shower point set up and running adjacent to the airstrip allowed the 196th and other units of the 25th ID, Special Forces (Green Berets) etc! (1) A list by quantity of stock to be handled. Side Note:I was a draftee, probably like most of the enlisted guys who served in the 228th. The most glaring issue, relates to the signatory. On this same date (20 July 1966) a good number of personnel from these newly designated units were shuffled about, transferred and re-assigned between each other in Long Binh. Note:This award does not appear on any individual DD214 who had rotated prior to 3 July 1967. Included is all known contextual data regarding News Articles, Field Manuel Data, Table of Organization and Equipment, Command Flow Charts and other where possible. After a reasonable time period, the color will revert to standard black. {Note: Once again George is right on the money. ?67 ???67). As further testament to the magnificent work and dedication of the 228th GR section, it should be noted, that for the most part, nearly all officers and enlisted no matter the unit assigned to, avoided dealings with GR and its mission as a matter of course. . In essence, the entire base camp of units and personnel stationed in Tay Ninh in these very early days, transcended unit differences of mission.in essence acting as one, rather than manySee Links section to enter and view the 175th Combat Engineers and 45th Surgical Hospital Websites. For this reason controls over its use must be exercised at the command level. Thus, the total officers and enlisted physically in Tay Ninh amounted to a total of 110, with yet another 30 still TDY in Cu Chi. Interestingly, the 11th AC RGT was flown out of Vung Tau and did not use Route 15. Condiments were issued on a rotational basis too. Third: All personnel of various units mentioned were carried as attached on the Morning Report of the 228th, meaning that Major Ward and his one Clerk {TDY from the 228th SP4 Grant E. Lowery, Clerk Typist} never once issued a Morning Report, created rosters, orders, or any other paperwork normally associated with a Command, but did generate paperwork associated with the planning and implementation of logistics co-ordination with 1st Logistics Command, 266th Supply and Service Battalion, 25th Infantry Division and 29th General Support Group. Ted went his way and I went mine. ****Denotes separation point between actual rank of SP4 verses PFC, as names were extrapolated from February 1967 Roster and a good deal if not all those listed following the **** were promoted from PFC to SP4 after 1 February 1967 and prior to rotation (per Morning Report data May 1967) pending separation from service at a later time period in 1967. The228th S&S Cocommanded by Capt. I have been able to find some good summary information about the battalion from the family of other battalion members. Much to my amazement {then and to this day} one would think that HQ of the 266th, the 29th, or someone in higher authority at Saigon Support Command or 1st Logistics Command might have taken the time to inform their only logistics unit at ground zero, that they (myself and the 228th) would be responsible for providing all supply and services (food, fuel, ammo, etc!) Second, you could always trade a few cans of beer for a block of ice. The 90th was a big pain in the ass.
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