Sunday, February 27, 2011

Thailand 1964-65 &1968-1970

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
A look at Det 1 US Army Stragic Communication Command -Udorn
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


Me as Udorn Plumber 1964




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

Em/NCO Club Udorn, Thailand 1964-65



U2- @ Utapao, thailand 1968-1970

Ray Fisher & Charles Lausier- Transmitter
at Jusmag.


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



















SSG Richard Okland

















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















SSG Richard Okland Camp Kanchanaburi,
































































































































1968-69


















SP/5 Gable
















Our medic at Udorn
















1964

SP/4 Allen Landon
















Company Clerk @ Udorn
















1964

SFC Wares @ Udorn 1964

Ray Fisher @ Samae San 1969-70


















Boat launch @ River Kwai
















Bridge 1968-69

















River Kwai 1968-69


















River Kwai
Restaurant
1968-69

Ott Fisher 1968

Ray Fisher W/Ott, Ray Jr.
















and Ott's Father
















Samae San 1968-69


















Ott Fisher @ Camp Kanchanaburi
















in her waitress uniform 1968-69

















Ott Fisher doing her waitress job
































































































@EM/NCO Club Camp Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

Ott Fisher and Ray Fisher Jr.

















Ott Fisher and her brother Oud
















Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69
















Orderly Room @ Camp Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

















Ray Fisher on the street in
















Bangkok 1965

Nam Thoke Erawan water,
































up the River Kwai@ Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

My Ride every thursday to Bangkok
















1968-69 Kanchanaburi

















My 60KW Generators
















@ Udorn 1964

556th LMC Housegirls at Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69

















Ray Fisher, Ahlswede,Bonham,Chaddleson
















? @ Kanchanaburi War memorial cemetary
































1968-69

















Dang & Friend she sold cokes at the gate
















Kanchanaburi 1968 -69

















Mess hall @ Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

Chaddelson, Bonham,Ahlswede
















Ray Fisher @ war cemetary
















members of 558th S&S Bn
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69

















Bojarski & Charlie Lausier on my
















60 KW Generators @ Udorn
















1964


















Ray Fisher & John Bojarski @Udorn NCO/Club 1964


















556th LMC Housegirls
















Camp kanchanaburi
















1968-69


















LTC Richard Eckles CO of the 558th S&S
















camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















Impromptu
noodle stand
















Udorn 1964

















House girls taking a break for lunch
















Camp Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















Haircut 50 cents Udorn 1964

Baht bus heading to Ladya
































village.
















kanchanaburi 1968-69
Ead my secretary lining up the Housegirls.

1968-69

















View of our Camp @ Udorn
















1964

Christmas party @ EM/NCO club
















kanchanaburi 1968-69

1968-69
Hotel Desk @ City Hotel
















1965 Bangkok

































































































Chaddleson @ River Kwai
















Restaurant 1968-69

? Whats his name
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69

Can't do this anymore
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















Klong (Canal) in Bangkok 1965


















Housegirl for 556th LMC
















@ Kanchanaburi 1968-69

Outdoor Theater @ Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

Outdoor Theater 1968-69

1968-69

Chapel
1968-69

Side gate at Camp Kanchanaburi
















1968-69

Bonham from 558th S&S Bn


















Boat launch @ River Kwai
















1968-69

Front of Camp Kancanaburi
































































































1968-69

Thai Restaurant outside
















the gate. 1968-69


















At the War cemetary
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















Ann Margaret visit 1968-69

Ann Margaret & Roger Smith
















and assistant at River Kwai
















1968-69

LTC Eckles helping out Ann Margaret
















1968-69


Ann Margaret 1968-69


















































Going down to the boat.


















Ann Margaret and group
















Riding in "Charlie Brown"
















on the River Kwai.
















1968-69

















Ahleswede
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


Ray Fisher & Charlie Lausier
















50000 Watt Transmitter @ Jusmag
















Bangkok 1965

















558th S&S Bn guys at
















War cemetary @ Kanchanaburi

















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558th Guys at Cemetary
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















46th Special Forces HQ.
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69

More 556th LMC Housegirls
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69

More Housegirls (556th LMC)
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69


















More 556th LMC Housegirls@
















Kanchanaburi 1968-69

Housegirls working!
















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

















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.




















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































6 comments:

  1. I am doing some research about agent orange can you tell me anything about the place it was stored in Sattahip?

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    1. I don't know if I have responded, but here goes.
      I never saw AO at Sattahip, but I understand that the Thai government discovered many buried drums and the people digging became ill.
      Further test revealed that it was AO.
      I don't know where you could find the facts, but if you "Google" Checo report you will find tons of info.

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  3. Gene, I stumbled on to this blog with a search for Sattahip. I Was stationed on Hill 272 from Oct 67 to Oct 68 supporting the microwave site. Have a few pics from the tour and will be glad to share. Bob Reardon

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    2. Hi Gene, Bob Reardon here. I've copied all the pics I have to the link below. Some of the inside gear pics are not Sattahip but from larger sites in Thailand. Fun to walk down memory lane. My email is cnr@maine.rr.com.

      https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x7Waslc5Tri6--65gIRsU1uAZZPQkM1g

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