Barracks at Udorn 1964
Miss Universe (Miss Thailand) comes home
Gate at Our compound at Udorn 1964-65
Hughes and Juan
Downtown Udorn 1964-65
John Bojarski & Charles Lausier
Mamasan Cowpot stand outside fron gate
Thai Cotton (Noon)
Front Guard Shack Gate
End of Runway at RTAFB Udorn
Chuck Caldwell
Water Buffalo's wander across the runway at Udorn
End view of the Airstrip at Udorn 1964
5 ton Wrecker Multifuel
C-130 taxiing down for takeoff
Caldwell and Bailey
5th or 7th RRSOU at Udorn early 1964
1964
Looking towards Nong Kai, near Laos from 2oo ft.
F-4c Landing at Udorn- Royal Thai Air Force Base
My 3/4 ton truck (Personnel carrier)
Det 1 USASCC Receiver site-Udorn
Maintenance tents at the Air Force Base-Udorn
Me and Juan
A-1 or T-28 ?
Operations Sergeant Hamby-Udorn
This is our Club "Don't Laugh"
Downtown Bangkok 1964-Sukummvit
Our local Driver ,Pricha
C-47 warming up at Udorn RTAFB 1964
Back end of RTAFB 1964
3 wheel Taxi called , "Sam Lar"
Amphur's Home(Village Chief) Udorn 1964
More Sam Lars
C-130 Landing at RTAFB 1964
Road to our Compound-Det 1 USASCC
Installing antennas
Thai Temple
Wat Prakieo in Bangkok
Me and a friend on the way to Nong Kai, Thailand
Peppergrinder before it move south!
Me at a Thai Temple
Headed to Nong Kai.
A-1 in front of Thai Headquarters
Sergeant Walker, Chief, and John Bojarski
Ott at Samae San
Me & Ott after getting Married
Me on the beach @ Sattahip
Ott waitressing at NCO/EM Club at Camp Samae San Beach Club
Chadelsone leaving a party
Stratcom 1964-1970
723rd Maint. Bn. Vietnam 67-68
379th Signal Bn. 1969-1970
188th Maintenance Bn Early 67
23rd Infantry Division 67-68
1st Signal Bn. 1965-1966
Camp Sign at Kanchanaburi.
Suwanee Black, Married an MP and Lives in N.Y.
Papasan's wagon for chowhall scraps
to feed his pigs.
Mr. Virashots Umnarong-Our interpreter Udorn 1964
Me Taking a picture of Hughes Udorn-1964
Me and John Bojarski in The City Hotel Bangkok 1965
Me in a old style 2-1/2 ton with Automatic Trans. Udorn 1964
to feed his pigs.
Mr. Virashots Umnarong-Our interpreter Udorn 1964
Me Taking a picture of Hughes Udorn-1964
Me and John Bojarski in The City Hotel Bangkok 1965
Me in a old style 2-1/2 ton with Automatic Trans. Udorn 1964
Me as Udorn Plumber 1964
Kanchanaburi Airport 1968-69
My room at City Hotel Bangkok 1965
Kanchanaburi Airport 1968-69
My room at City Hotel Bangkok 1965
Who is this Girl ? Kanchanaburi 1968-69
Dead soldier from River Kwai Prison Camp
Allied War cemetary, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
War cemetary
Waitress at Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69
Detachment 1 USASCC Udorn,Thailand 1964-65
Detachment 1 USASCC Udorn,Thailand 1964-65
Em/NCO Club Udorn, Thailand 1964-65
Guys in the 558th S&S BN. Kanchanaburi, Thailand 1968-69
Bridge over the River Kwai 1968-69
Thai Temple in Bangkok
1964-65
Thai Temple 1965 Bangkok
Mamasan's Noodle Stand Udorn 1964
Tailor shop in Udorn 1964
Outdoor Thai Restaurant
Going down to the boat.
Guys in the 558th S&S BN. Kanchanaburi, Thailand 1968-69
Bridge over the River Kwai 1968-69
Thai Temple in Bangkok
1964-65
Thai Temple 1965 Bangkok
Mamasan's Noodle Stand Udorn 1964
Tailor shop in Udorn 1964
Outdoor Thai Restaurant
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
1968-69
Our medic at Udorn
Company Clerk @ Udorn
Bridge 1968-69
and Ott's Father
Samae San 1968-69
in her waitress uniform 1968-69
@EM/NCO Club Camp Kanchanaburi
Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69
1968-69
up the River Kwai@ Kanchanaburi
1968-69 Kanchanaburi
? @ Kanchanaburi War memorial cemetary
1968-69
Kanchanaburi 1968 -69
Ray Fisher @ war cemetary
members of 558th S&S Bn
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
60 KW Generators @ Udorn
1964
Camp kanchanaburi
1968-69
camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69
Udorn 1964
Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69
village.
1965 Bangkok
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
the gate. 1968-69
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
and assistant at River Kwai
Going down to the boat.
Riding in "Charlie Brown"
on the River Kwai.
1968-69
50000 Watt Transmitter @ Jusmag
Bangkok 1965
War cemetary @ Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
Kanchanaburi 1968-69
In May of 1964 I was assigned to Detachment 1 USA-SCC-DCS in Udorn.
My MOS was 52A20 (Powerman).
We had a small compound and our unit operated a 50,000 watt transmitter and receiver station with Tech Control. We had TRC-24's
for communication to Kohn Kaen, Korat, NKP, Bangkok.
Later we got TRC-90's which I believe had longer range.
After a year at Udorn, I was ask if I would like to be reassigned to Bangkok,or be assigned to Ft. Bragg. Being 19, the choice was obvious.
I was assigned to Bangkok-DCS-Jusmag to keep power on for the Bangkok overseas switchboard and other associated equipment.
My next assignment was in December 1968 to Kanchanaburi, Thailand tothe 558thS&S bn.We were there with several other units to supply and maintain equipment for the Queens Cobra division and theKings Panther division for deployment to Vietnam.The 46th Special
My next assignment was in December 1968 to Kanchanaburi, Thailand tothe 558thS&S bn.We were there with several other units to supply and maintain equipment for the Queens Cobra division and theKings Panther division for deployment to Vietnam.The 46th Special
forces were there to train the Thai's to fight the VietCong and NVA.
In July of 1969, the base was closed and turned over to the Thai's.
I was reassigned to the 379th Signal Bn. My MOS was changed to 72C40
and I was in charge of the Telephone switching system after an SFC
screwed up. I was SGT. E-5
I had met Ott at Kanchanaburi and knew that she had gotten a Job at
Hill 272 EM/NCO Club at Sattahip, Camp Samae.
Shortly after being assigned to Samae San, Me and Ott Married.
The next year, we were blessed with a son.
We remained at Sattahip until 19 November 1970 when my enlistment was up at which time we came back to my home in Baton Rouge, La.
We have been back to Thailand in 1988,1992,1997,2007,2009,2010,2011.