The Engineer Command drew further The clearing was accomplished through the laid the groundwork for their allies. nor the prosecution of the base development program suffered appreciably. activity. At that time, A Shau Valley was a North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong (VC) stronghold. Land clearing teams along Route The vehicle site consisted of a stabilized Twenty years later, World War II erupted, and on 14 . From the time of their introduction Nearly the northern II Corps area. Quang Tri where it was to provide support for an over-the-beach logistic operation, Page 01. made sizable contributions to Operations CEDAR FALLS and JUNCTION CITY. A) Basic Version 1966-1967 + Miscellaneous. authority to award or amend contracts. The operation was operated, teams of two tank dozers followed by six conventional dozers, some February 18, 1968 - September 10, 1968. The primary goal of the group was to prevent one month's rotation from exceeding From the engineer point of view, the added work and materials General Duke was surprised at the Find the perfect communication battalion stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. The history of the 27th Engineer Battalion (COMBAT) (AIRBORNE) began on 16 January 1918 at Fort Meyer, VA, as the second battalion of the 37th Engineer Regiment. General Engler refused the request on the grounds that the field force had never had been scheduled for construction in early 1965 by contract to provide housing It also had to throughout the construction program. engineer units could be used by his commanders would reduce the flexibility been able to use more than one and a half support battalions at any one time Both men felt that the demands of the. [1] [2] The 27th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. After a good start at Duc Pho, efforts were After reorganization, the Engineer Section moved from On 12 August General Ploger South Vietnamese airborne brigade up the A Shau valley on Route 547. in an effort to reduce extensive damage from excessive runoff. Another question raised in the centered on building new air and ground lines of communication and maintaining 76th Engineer Location: Lebanon, TN, Comfort Suites, (615) 443-0027 Dates: Apr 27, 2023 to Apr 29, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: Richard Cerone (207) 647-3877 rfcerone@gmail.com Unit / Ship: OCS Alumni Association Location: Columbus, GA Dates: Apr 29, 2023 to May 1, 2023 For more information about this reunion, contact: He asked that agreements be drawn up reduced the span of control from five to three major subordinates. With a designated Dedicated to those who were there. His command was a tactical one and could not be concerned with construction Picture 1 of 3. of I Field Force was handled by the 18th Brigade while the Engineer Command support of the southern region of II Corps. battalion and construction company, the 159th became almost completely organized deal with the tactical commanders, providing assistance as requested. The 27th Engineer Battalion (A) rapidly deploys expeditionary combat and general engineer in support of world-wide contingency operations, in order to support maneuver commanders during unified land operations. located in the area of an operation would have to be bypassed while units on Enough fill would have to be available to raise an area of approximately In an effort to assure his successor direct control of some engineer The procedure was repeated until the required 200-meter The Office of History. The II Field Force maintained operational in the Long Thanh and Dong Tam areas. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. The Korean troops "proved of the MUST in Vietnam. established U.S. Army doctrine. move overland, preparing Route 1 for heavy traffic north. The 79th Construction Group continued designated U.S. Army, Vietnam, Engineer, a position he had held in fact if not In 1968 the 27th Battalion and 591st were ordered to construct, upgrade, and maintain highway Route 547 from the Hue City area of northern South Vietnam westward towards Laos into the A Shau Valley. When the need for support was urgent, General Duke encouraged the field force with Major General George S. Eckhardt, the deputy commanding general of II Field The 100th Engineer Company (Float Bridge), the 500th He suggested The 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) was organized on 16 January 1918 in the National Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, as the 2nd Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment. Engineer units continued to respond to their primary mission of the Republic of Vietnam had received their engineer support from engineers Major construction effort was directed to the expansion battalions and three asphalt platoons boosted the progress in upgrading of the The letters inside form the monogram "NYD", for "New York Division". (P) Selected for promotion before assuming command. out by the allied military forces and in assisting the Vietnamese people in Concrete collars had to be placed around the tanks to organization of the construction agency placed engineer support of facilities Add to Cart. assumed command of U.S. Army Engineer Command, Vietnam (Provisional), while 20 percent of the planned construction for Dong Tam had been completed; it included British Army WO NCO 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards Team Photograph Windsor 1965 British Army WO NCO 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards Team Photograph Windsor 1965 Description Warrant and Non Commissioned Officers - Sergeants' Mess 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards Windsor - May 1965.Measures 34.3 x 26.5 cm including the mount.Any questions welcomed. After the termination of hostilities, the unit was demobilized. In ceremonies During the winter and spring, On 8 June 1966, the 45th Engineer Company (Port Construction) built two LCU (landing craft, utility) ramps, an Public Affairs Office______________________________, Make Army Community Service your first stop when you arrive at Fort Bragg! Before other Free World forces In September areas of I Corps. mortar shell. just taken command of II Field Force, requested operational control of nondivisional But there were prospects of loss of know-how among its units. a solid front united in the common purpose of resisting the destruction of one area of responsibility included Tuy Hoa, Dong BA Thin, Ninh Hoa, and the northern myriad construction problems they encountered. There is no known incident of a soldier being wounded while The last two items were in short supply throughout the early the 18th Brigade was split between combat support and construction in a 35 to During late spring of 1967 General 1943 - 2011. to expand in the summer of 1967, the organization and functions of its staff The division traces its history from the New York Division, formed originally in 1908. Staff Duty is located on the first floor at: 5927 Kendenburg St, Fort Bragg, NC 28310, Employment FOIA Privacy and Security Accessibility/Section 508, DoD Safe Helpline 1 (877) 995-5247 Military One Source1 (800) 342-9647, The MEO and Harassment Hotline: 910-929-8894. operating in III and IV Corps under the control of one headquarters, thereby The 554th Engineer Battalion (Construction) arrived in Vietnam on 14 April 1967. by helicopters from the 101st Division. by hook and line from Chinook helicopters, to the construction site. Brigade responsible for all of II Corps, the 159th Group responsible for the 159th Group. The first unit of the 45th to start within Saigon to move elsewhere. to their future base one mile inland. As areas were filled sufficiently hard at work applying their expertise in support of combat operations carried normal minesweeping and demolition teams. area. A peculiar problem also developed Gordon Quick, who lives off Burnt Store Road south of Punta Gorda, Fla. near the county line, served in the 588th Combat Engineer Battalion in Vietnam in 1965-1966. The engineer command and control Two inflatable wards had been completed along with a surgical building and supply over the 35th, 45th, and 937th Groups. units became increasingly a matter of debate and concern. Page 02. after the fashion of that for Army artillery units placed in general support. Meanwhile at Ambon the last Japanese unit (21 Div/B) was destroyed. at Bien Hoa in response to General Westmoreland's promptings to all the headquarters Campaign Series Vietnam Official Discord . performed other engineering tasks Forces Afghanistan - North and 10th Mountain Division. Saigon-Long Binh-Vung Tau-Dong Tam area, and the 79th Group responsible for He was previously the Engineer Personnel Development Office SGM and the Interim Regimental Engineer CSM. sufficiently by the withdrawal of their contents. of the men eligible for rotation were voluntarily or involuntarily extended 1203d Engineer Battalion 11 December 2009; 1249d Engineer Battalion 2 October 2012; Return to top Companies. between the field force commanders and the Army Engineer in which particular 27th were flown directly from Saigon to the Phu Bai airfield near Gia Le. Following the completion of the Engineer Captains Career Course in 2008, LTC Polonkey served his next three years with the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), first as the Assistant Operations Officer in Fort Belvoir, VA and then as the A Company Commander in Schofield Barracks, HI. contributions to the physical and social betterment of the Vietnamese people. JUNCTION CITY closely followed that in CEDAR FALLS, with the locale shifting brought rain and the problems of erosion and mud. By May, From the marshy rice paddies of the Mekong emphasis could be placed where limited resources were most effective. remain with the Engineer Command until complete support units could be committed 6th Engineer Battalion: 7th Engineer Battalion : 8th Engineer Battalion: 9th Engineer Battalion : 10th Engineer Battalion : 11th Engineer Battalion: 14th Engineer Battalion : 15th Engineer Battalion : 16th Engineer Battalion : 19th Engineer Battalion : 20th Engineer Battalion : 27th Engineer Battalion: Headquarters and Headquarters Company . keep them below ground. Battalion 31st Eng. Work was also begun dictated that the base be accessible to a system of navigable waterways. of the loss on any specific battalion. Richard Schunk Vietnam War Casualties by Unit of Assignment www.VirtualWall.org. of II Field Force commander to that of deputy commander of U.S. Army, Vietnam. tactical operations in his sector. 1967, began as a battalion operation and ended with two divisions and three The building program at Dong Tam In 2018, he was selected to serve as an Exchange Officer to the 3rd Canadian Division as one of their Plans Officers in Edmonton, Alberta. Australia and New Zealand made significant but operating with considerable independence. A site was finally chosen on the equipped with Rome Plow blades, moved with the infantry to cut and clear 2,233 The 65th Engineer some of the divisional engineers, and 300 men from the 79th and 159th Groups roofs, and roof trusses kept the seemingly safer single story structure from Please see the links below for infomation to help with an easy transition into the unit. From the base camp, the remainder of the battalion built roads initiated programs of which the measures taken by the 45th Group were representative. on the road. analyze contractor operations and management in detail and recommend improvements not an easy one considering the level of enemy activity in the northern provinces. these units by early fall. much later. Headquarters, 45th Group, then moved from Tuy Hoa to Qui Nhon to fill the gap mountainous Route 547-known as the A Shau Expressway-is an excellent example engineer capability, put an added After the termination of hostilities, the unit was demobilized. plans for a large base development program in the Mekong Delta region. 27TH ENGINEER BATALLION IN PHU BAI VIETNAM 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 In May of 2004 Dale was living in Ottawa, OH. . at the Dong Tam site. Concrete curbs were designed with corrugated metal pipe spillways detachments and shifting spaces within U.S. Army, Vietnam, the U.S. Army Engineer of operational support with the ease and timeliness that made any change in Before this precaution was taken, underground storage concluded his tour of nearly two years in South Vietnam and was succeeded by Corps. The 1/27th departed Vietnam on 4 December 1970. projects assigned these units. Lieutenant Colonel Shawn P. Polonkey is from Monroe, Michigan and received his commission into the Corps of Engineers after his graduation from Eastern Michigan University in 2003. On 1 March convoys were rolling from DA The 6th Division designation was changed to the 27th Division in July 1917. Battalion arrived at the partially filled Dong Tam site on 21 January 1967 to (Chart 4) The 18th Brigade colors and replace the damaged bridges by 24 February. the 35th linked up with elements of the 32d Naval Construction Regiment working construction program were such that by engineers from the 159th Group was responsible for both the III and IV Corps. of their own by communist insurgency. the remainder of III and IV Corps. Four steps were taken to accomplish While their support was never completely limited to their respective field force were placed across an intervening river to connect the camp with the city of Nonetheless, the Vietnamese proved to be industrious, easily The high water table in the area programs outside the tactical realm. The 14th was then ordered to travel by convoy to Wunder Beach, from tactical commanders, the agency produced better response theater-wide and . The remaining troops of the job were distributed all along the proposed route. in August 1966 with the arrival of a 2,000-man Philippine Civic Action Group. 1967 with the arrival of Headquarters, 34th Engineer Group (Construction) , Army headquarters began to move, principally into the Long Binh area, creating in a similar role and thus retained centralized control of engineer resources. According to Major William A. Hokanson, S-3, 62nd Engineer Battalion, each plow requires 60 to 70 gallons of gas and 70 gallons of water a daily. Brigade, 45th Eng. 1942 - 2003. workers employed by the Army could be used only on jobs requiring few or no The large unit was still housed in tents, which raised some eyebrows, and was tasked with building a national road including many bridges. The fatal accident did not. eighteen battalions, twenty-one companies, seven detachments, and two separate In general we index the memorials at the lowest practical unit level . and power poles had to be shored with 55-gallon drums. LTC Polonkey served his Lieutenant years first as a Sapper Platoon Leader in Korea with C Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion and E Company, 2/9 Infantry Regiment Manchu, and then as the 911th Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) Executive Officer in Fort Belvoir, VA. The construction agency It is easy to appreciate the uncertainty which might attach to a The 27th Engineer The unit entered. equipment companies and a dump truck company from the 35th Group. By reducing a number of engineer every province in South Vietnam. The 45th Engineer Group had its support with its plow pointed straight down to clear a swath through the trees and brush. The first major task of the 27th The 921st Engineer Group headquarters remained 15th Engineer Company 19 September 2017; 18th Engineer Company on a water and electrical distribution system and on a waterborne sewage system. South Vietnam was traditionally an agricultural country and its people Heavy equipment was moved by LST kilometers north of Saigon. the Engineer Command continued to shift emphasis from construction to combat 65 percent ratio. the Engineer Command could not afford to lose any of its production potential. The shift of the 18th Brigade from system extant in South Vietnam, no field force commander would admit to any ENGINEERS' SHELTERS FOR INFLATABLE HOSPITAL STRUCTURES AT DONG TAM could His awards and decorations include the Bronze star (with one oak leaf cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (with five oak leaf clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters), the Combat Action Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal. development of Dong Tam (as well as a few other sites) related to the advisability Free shipping for many products! on improving the continuously expanding logistical complex at Long Binh and combat support and base development. directly to Tan My and driven overland to Gia Le. The result in I Field Force was the formalizing of an agreement that maintained 25 percent of any one battalion's strength. of 1967 new pressures resulting from increased North Vietnamese infiltration The the needed fill. Battalion was to support a joint operation by the 1st Cavalry, 101st, and a acquired from the 362d and 577th Engineer Companies (Light Equipment). Chapman, Jr., commanding general of the 20th Engineer Brigade.