228th field artillery battalion

We were hovering a foot or two off the ground, but to me it looked like miles. View Your Military Service Plaque The groups mission was to provide or arrange for all logistical support required by thePhilippine Civic Action Groupto stage intoTayNinh. 15 January 1967, Company Armorer SP4 John A.P. Stars and Stripes claimed 28,000. He was promoted to full Col. on or about Christmas 1966 and a party of congratulations was thrown to celebrate the event. The next order of business assigned the Company was to build the wooden Battalion Mess Hall, followed by the clearing and construction of an area for the Orderly Room with two inline wooden structures directly behind the Orderly Room for the personnel of what had been Company B, 266th (see following regarding 20 July 1966), all completed on or about 25 July 1966. One was for perishables, which were issued daily. But we finally settled in and got to sleep. The Hot Shower point set up adjacent to the airstrip continued to operate throughout the day and into early evening. We reported into the Company, the 1st Shirt was located, and Im not sure he knew what to do with us. Up to that time (February mid December 1967) we had to clean our own quarters, shine our own boots and so on. Those serving in the field of battle continued to subsist on C- Rations. Ted Fife and I have discussed this on many occasions. There was an article on the event written in The Army Times Newsletter as well. The 20 personnel of Bakery Section of former Company B, were (as best I recall) reassigned to the 266th (possibly the 569th quartermaster composite provisional), excepting the 1 Baker {Terry R. Shipp} assigned to the 228th but remaining TDY with the 266th. Eventually and at a very slow speed we inched our way back to the Class I area, where we kept the turkeys onboard the vehicles. Det. Fortunately, I had a cadre (mostly draftees) who were dedicated, adept, and without complaint managed to quickly locate parts and or other (jury rig at times) our limited equipment and keep it running. His next Pay Voucher for time period 1-30 September 1966 indicates he was transferred from 228th to HHC 266th. 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. I was one happy GI. To this day I find it amazing to think of how much these men accomplished without complaint. What made this all so remarkable, was the fact, that the Company had so few men to accomplish so much in such a short period of time. The 101st Airborne at Phang Rang, other units in Saigon, some in Long Binh and many other locations throughout RVN. We were told to put our gear in one of two field tents at the far reaches of their encampment area. Maj. A review of their records would clearly show that these personnel were at one time assigned to Company B, 266th QM BN (DS) a unit that had been inactivated 20 July 1966. 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. At the same time, replacements for those rotating were arriving, such that, for the first time in entire 228ths history (excluding attached personnel of various units mentioned previously) the unit was nearing its authorized and assigned full unit strength of 233. One important thing I learned after returning to the 228th, was to never eat in the mess-hall with the guys from Graves Registration section. These trucks were approximately 28 to 32 feet in length. In addition there were Special Forces personnel encamped at or near Tay Ninh Base Camp and near as well as atop Nui Ba Den (The Black Virgin Mountain). Joseph and I were about to exit this truck of guards at the next pad, and just as we were getting up from our seats an old timer (probably a week in country) told us to sit down, which we did. On arrival in RVN the platoon remained for the most part intact, but operating under a reduced strength TO&E, which allowed for 1 OIC (Officer in Charge), 2 (Non Commissioned Officers) and 33 enlisted of E5 to E1, for a total of 36 individuals. From there the math for what was to be issued would be calculated, with the calculation per organization given to the guys in the yard for pulling and distribution. One of the more interesting things to happen on the trip was while we were going through a small hamlet where all the local traffic had pulled over to let the convoy pass. The following are extracts of material per FM 29-3, dated 1965 Department of Army (provided by 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker) related to the working function and setup of a direct support company whether rearward or forward. #NeverForget SSG Esau G. Patterson Jr.,25, of Ridgeland, S.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; one of eight soldiers killed 29Apr04 by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted IED-sweep in Baghdad. ), L&B(Laundry and Bath, Hot shower points, laundry in particular for Field Hospital units) and other functions such as light and heavy duty vehicle repair, parts, mechanics and engineering supplies. 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. 3) For time periodJuly 1967 (possibly August 1967) through late December 1968(possibly January 1969) Individual written Commendations (and other) to specific personnel of228th Supply and Service Company (DS) (exact number unknown see 1967 -1968 History, Gallery) Superior Command: Forward detachment of 567th Supply and Service Battalion (DS), later a conglomerate of 567th detachment personnel, elements of the 29th General Support Group, in concert with elements of the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion of the 25th ID, later known as Logistics Supply Area/Activity (LSA) Tay Ninh, aka: Tay Ninh Support Command and/or Tay Ninh Support or Supply Area/Activity. *Note:An anomaly exists within present day Morning Reports of 228th for the entire month of May 1967. They should have let me go to Vegas. ?67), LT James Talley (?? Side Note:I was a draftee, probably like most of the enlisted guys who served in the 228th. Class V area was to the extreme southwest area of the basecamp perimeter the responsibility of attached troopers to 228th from 29th General Support Group, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, and also one of the assigned areas for Guard Duty of the 228th}, 20 November 1966 Company B, 588th Engineer Battlion completed construction of a tropicalized double quonset building to be utilized as a Post Office at Tay Ninh. For items that wore out (e.g. Some donated books containing valuable information regarding individuals and unit histories may also be part of this collection. 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. 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. That was the last time the lights were turned on at night. We left Snelly with the medical staff and started back to the Company area. Other Websites involved in Attleboro state 30,000. The Col. must have been amused by it, as he never asked or ordered that it be taken down. In preparation for Operation Gadsden, Cedar Falls and Junction City, more permanent supply point facilities were in process of being built, including two large steel petroleum storage tanks. 4th (mot) Artillery Battalion . Wards command methodically carved out refueling points, storage areas, and maintenance shops for military assistance forces in Tay Ninh Province. Kuster advised Company Clerk and Assistant Company Clerk, of definite re-assignment and that 1st. At that time I think his 155 battery was part of the 906th Field Artillery Battalion, 81st Infantry Division, which supported the Marines and eventually secured the island. That order was all fine and good, but the problem for me was how to get the turkeys to Katum. 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. The TO&E for a Quartermaster Direct Support unit from 1960 1967 ( TO&E # 10-107D and FM 29-3, dtd: 19 October 1960 and May 1965 respectively) allowed for a fully assigned allotment to GR Platoon of 1 OIC, 1 NCOIC, with 20 enlisted for the collection and processing of remains, hostile or non-hostile in nature. On 20 July 1966 Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (DS) was inactivated. The following information is provided by 1LT Paul Walker, 228th Stock Control and II&IV Officer DEC66 FEB67. In addition, the 228th Laundry and Bath Platoon as of 7 July 1966 (then Company B, 266th Quartermaster Battalion) had been immediately assigned as an attached unit to the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion of the 25th Infantry Division stationed in Cu Chi. I, unfortunately was selected along with several other Class I members to take part in this nightly training. It must have been built by the French because it was cement and built like a fort. Note:To be more precise about preceding and per 1st Lt Paul B. Walker (already in Country, stationed in Long Binh), the following applies: The route alluded to would be Route 15 to its juncture with Route 1A, at the top of the triangle of Long Binh, then left down Route 1A to Tent City A. 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. hese personnel were from the 758th Supply and Service Co. (DS),.see 1967 -1968 History of Task Force Merritt; Katum, point on or about mid June 1967, it appears that 90th Replacement Center, Personnel Records Center, and Finance Center were moved permanently to Bien Hoa from Saigon. 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France. In effect the Long Binh area is discussed in detail. In total the 228th was active for 6 years, 7 months in Republic of Vietnam. Click on link and pick week of interest. Monsoon season had started and several changes occurred within the Company. Phyllis Diller was there also. As to the Sign Command and Control Center it remained in place through late May 1967. The 228th SC took care of the ASLs, ROs, requisitioning, expediting etc. As to the Butter Milk issue, I told him we barely got reconstituted milk much less Butter Milk. We did know that the helicopter had a Captain and a Warrant Officer as pilots. And 140th Maint. What was also interesting was that all the Catholic guys knew what was going on, how to respond, when to respond and where to respond. Laundry, bakery and bath equipment processed and maintaining repair parts at maintenance facilities has been delayed as much as 120 days due to requisition down time for repair parts. (. I was quite glad, that I was never assigned that duty. A total of 307,587 bundles of laundry were processed during the reporting period. Any additional information on Staff Sergeant Bill Johnson's service with the 48th Coast Artillery Battalion and/or the 906th Field Artillery Battalion, would be greatly . {A Side Note:In Tay Ninh we in Class I did have a great working relationship with Class VI. Note:As of August 2010 personnel of the 175th Combat Company Engineers, aka: 175th Engineers {a part of the 196th state, that it appears they were attached to the 25th ID, but did not know about the matter until some 44 years after. With the fancy title (by orders) I had not only been assigned as Commanding Officer of the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS), but had also been assigned the title of Command and Control Officer, representing all of my superior commands {266th, 29th Group, US Army Support Command} but the 1st Logistics Command as well. Class V (munitions) ceased to be handled by the 228th at the conclusion of Operation Junction City, and when attached personnel of the 551st Ordnance Detachment (part of 29th General Support Group) returned to Long Binh. The reasons I thought the ice-cream plant could never produce a quality bacteria free product is due to two factors. There was no change of command ceremony that others have talked about. I loved flying around Nam. Within days of Mortar attack of 4 November 1966, Terry was sent to Tay Ninh as one of several replacements for 1 KIA and 2 seriously wounded and evacuated. We had all the cigarettes, beer, ice and food that we wanted. The PFC in the supply room tells us we have to fold the sheets neatly or he wont accept them. Since there was never a response (verbally or otherwise) in answer to such queries (three separate occasions), the point became moot and pursued no further. soiled by usage and/or resulting from blood soaked materials from operating procedures and other. Snelly was a Minnisota farm boy who was not the biggest guy in the world, but he was one of the strongest guys Id ever met in my life. So Ted and I looking like a couple of sad sacks are standing on the runway waiting for a Northwest Orient 707 to arrive. In effect, the L&B Platoon of the 228th supporting the 25th ID in Cu Chi, and three other locations during ongoing battlefield conditions was being withdrawn from all four areas, recalled rearward some 50 milesleaving Tay Ninh Base Camp, Quon Loi, Trai Bi and Cu Chi without Laundry and Bath personnel, equipment or facilitiesthe 228th being the only outfit physically operating in the areas mentioned. The Acting Commanding Officer of the 228th was 1st Lt. Lawrence A. Clark, the new 1st Shirt; Staff Sergeant Balbino E. Billamor Jr. At the same time a 3 page Morning Report was generated to reflect the change of status. In effect it was a poor fireworks display. Not that we had it bad, but these guys had it made. Anyway, Eady and I continued to stumble down the dirt roadway toward the Company area, when we literally bump into two GIs who were in about the same condition as as Eady and myself. After a week, we received word that we were to return to Tay Ninh. 229 Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm), HQ Battery stay. {Note: Once again George is right on the money. He agrees that Bakery section was sent to Cu Chi in first week of July 1966. I had always wanted to spend my 21st in Las Vegas. All Rights Reserved. The 228th Black Skulls Battalion fought along side the 88th Star Corps, lead by Marshal Commander Hail (from the 13th Moddell Sector) and a few other 10th units. Nearly every GI (Officers and Enlisted) can relate easily to the experience outlined by SP4 E4 George W, Savare and his reminiscences. He not only explained what I was expected to do, but what forms and paperwork I needed to sign, what NOT to do, and so forth and so on, such that we (especially me) came to an understanding. I would have noticed the PMOS of George once I returned from Saigon, and brought it to the attention of the 1st Shirt, i.e. The Commanding Officer of the 228th was approached for the 3rd time since February 1967 regarding two matters. Note 2:The collection point in Long Binh (unit not mentioned) is thought to be 624th S&S Co (DS). On 20 July 1966 there was a COSTAR {Combat Service Support to the Army} directive throughout all RVN and CONUS {Continental United States} whereby a good number (if not all) existing Quartermaster (Direct Support) Supply units were inactivated and/or re-constituted as Supply and Service (Direct Support) units with some remaining whole in terms of personnel, whereby the unit simply had a name change. Several had 624 S&S, 483rd F&S, 75th S&H. It was interesting from the standpoint of not being a Catholic and having the Mass said in Latin by a priest from the Philippines. Records: 1,690. After a reasonable time period, the color will revert to standard black. They were accompanied by Dutch artillery: four 75 mm field artillery pieces, four 37 mm anti-tank guns, four 75 mm anti-aircraft (AA) . We in the 228th Orderly Room knew it existed by written Orders dated 4 October 1966, and also knew that for all intent and purpose the Commanding Officer (Captain B.A. Replacement personnel arriving in bits and spurts beginning in April 1967 through May 1967 would have found vehicles and equipment in short supply, and in some cases in need of maintenance. We just threw the sheets over the mattress and tried to sleep. 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. We were 8 inch artillery and thus not assigned to any one. That night every artillery piece in the base camp was firing away, and the guys on Guard Duty lit up the perimeter berm with flares and rapid fire shooting. Superior Command: 266th Supply and Service Battalion (DS). that required the yards to notify SC if the last one of any item was issued, and SC to notify the yards if an item was reduced to zero on the SC records, and in either case wed send someone out to the yard to hunt around with yard personnel just to be sure the item really wasnt there (and correct the SC records if needed). In addition several 228th personnel remained TDY to the 64th Petrol Battalion, and 266th S&S Battalion in Long Binh. When the 228th was re-assigned to Tay Ninh Province on 4 October 1966 (arriving 7 October 1966), the two Bakers assigned, remained TDY with the 266th as far as the 228th was concerned. Submitted by SP4 A.B.Neighbor as remembered. I believe there wasnt a one of us who could have passed a sobriety test by mid afternoon. Canned goods and combat rations are the other two types of rations. The battalion was assigned to the II Armored Corps and attached to the 75th Field Artillery Brigade until November 1943 at which time it was assigned to the U.S. Army. During this period there were 10 laundries, 2 bakery and bath sites operational in III Corps Tactical Zone. So, unless you were a dwarf or a horse jockey, it was very uncomfortable. On 31 May 1966 the entire Battalion (less 1 deserter) boarded the USNS General Nelson M. Walker docked at the Port of Tacoma, Washington. Per Quarterly Report of 588th Engineer Battalion (located in Cu Chi) dated February 1967 covering the prceeding quarterly time period, the following data is extracted: 1 November 1966 Company B, 588th Engineer Battalion constructed four (4) Heavy Duty Artillary Pads, Tay Ninh West Base Camp, 48 x 65 and constructed with 3 x 12 timber floors. The bus was somewhat intimidating with wire screen on the windows. The Morning Report of 28 May 1967 (reflecting 27 May) is signed by CPT Gordon I. Ozawa, Commanding.Yet, CPT Gordan I. Ozawa did not assume command of the 228th officialy until 1 June 1967 (reflecting 31 May 1967). Day and night the roar of jet engines either being tested and/or lifting off were in constant evidence, so much so, that the two field tents would shake and the sound generated was nearly deafening. In 1966, 1967 up through 1968 per Logistics Study RVN and Book written by Lt. Gen, Joseph M. Heiser Jr., Department of Army, 1991, there were Eleven (11) operating Laundry and Bath sections (Hot Shower Points Laundry facilities for Troops and/or Hospitals) in all of South Vietnam. ), Mortuary Affairs, United States Army, Fort Lee, Virginia (civilian capacity) 2 May 2010. In other words, I like a 109 others had remained together (assigned with the same personnel and 2 companies) from start to finish for nearly two years. Theyre too valuable in Vietnam to be left idle for very long. Find 228th Field Artillery Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. The 228th S&S CO (DS) which operates the Tay Ninh FSP {Forward Supply Point} suffered 1 KIA and 14 WIA 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. An example, I guess of Non Hostile Friendly Fire. A fellow named Ted Fife (still a good friend to this day) and I had both been assigned to the 29th. The first is perishables which include fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, potable ice, milk and ice cream. In reading the History of the unit, it is clear that rearward higher headquarters reacted the same way towards other needs of the 228th and its various Platoons and Sections. That was the signal for everyone else to unload whatever you were issued. Nor were we involved with Decontamination processes due to biological or chemical attack which our Table of Organization called for. 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. On 14 November 1966 a second Mortar attack within the Base Compound and 228th encampment occurred, without incident to the 228th. This nearly 700 officers and enlisted were engaged in all functions necessary to supply and logistics in Tay Ninh Base Camp in order to adequately handle and fulfill the functions necessary to support Operations Attleboro Phase II, Cedar Falls, Gadsden and Junction City, which occurred during the time period the 228th arrived October 1966 through late March of 1967.the unit, assigned and attached personnel performing magnificently if not above and beyond the call of duty. The Maintenance and Repair Platoon originally consisted of three sections; Maintenance Platoon Section, Equipment Section and Fabric and Leather repair Section. Two other cooks with 228th but assigned to 624th S&S Co (DS) were severely wounded, transferred to 45th {Field} Surgical Hospital and subsequently returned to CONUS for further hospitalization and/or rehabilitation. Thus, most Direct Support units in a good number of articles, orders and the like from higher authority (Westmoreland for example) never used the (DS) or Direct Support designation. The following is what must have occurred: After boarding the Army buses, B Company and HHC 266th QM BN (DS) had to driven to Vung Tau airstrip where Officers and Enlisted boarded C123s. We also provide services: laundry, a hot shower point I believe the only one on post graves registration and direct maintenance to non-division units. There was not a single one of us who had much to say to each other for the remainder of that very, very sad day. The 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) already operating at a TO&E allocation considered as a reduced strength operational status, allowed for GR Platoon to be staffed by 1 OIC, 1 NCOIC, and 16 enlisted. Stewart Jr., SP4 Dennis E. Thomas, SP4 Louis D. Valentine **** SP4 Marvin Eanes Jr., SP4 Clare Easley, SP4 Larry Groth, SP4 James R. Harley, SP4 Leon Harper, SP4, SP4 Norman M. Hopkins, SP4 Anthony Low, SP4 Dennis L. Lucero, SP4 Gerald P. Martin, SP4 James R. Normoyle, SP4 Moses Oatman, SP4 James M. Proctor, SP4 Jose L. Sandoz, SP4 William A. Taylor, SP4 Alfonso Trevizo, SP4 William L. Watkins ..Total 35 of 110 rotating from unit prior to 1 June 1967. It was an efficient setup and I saw nothing wrong with it. If any content is not allowed to be published here, please contact the webmaster and the content will be removed. The personnel were picked up via the actual orders and unit assigned from. 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. 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.. As has been shown time and time again throughout modern day history, there are six things the average GI must have to be a viable and operational entity in a combat zone.

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