Sometime in this July August time frame we were to be inspected by General Jones of 1st Log(BrigadierGeneral M. McD. I can state as fact, that a 76Q20 would not be a specialist in filling sandbags or pulling permanent guard duty. In truth, the Company had no need or use for these items. So, how did the 266th QM BN come to be on Route 15 on 23JUN66? Reliably providing these thousands of items for the supported units is a credit to all GIs assigned (notably with each GI typically performing the work of two due to the 228ths chronically understrength condition), and especially to II&IV NCOIC SFC Parrish, who could always be depended on to get it right. In summation: HHC 266th flew directly to Saigon from Vung Tau as somewhat of a forward contingent. CPT Jerry D. White is reflected on 567th S&S BN (DS) as TDY from 228th (effective 2 May 1967), while 266th S&S BN (DS) reflects CPT White as an assigned Gain TDY with 228th (effective 1 May 1967), but is not released from duty from 228th (while TDY with 567th) until 26 May 1967. Like a number of others who have served in the 228th, I simply went on with my life. Gp. Both quartered in Field Tent directly across the Company Street from Orderly Room.ABN, Note 2:Once again the228th S&S Co (DS) is not mentioned by the 29th GS Group. Lt. Paul B. Walker was to act in the capacity as Acting Commander of the 228th pending further instructions and/or orders by HHC 266th. Although recommended for a Meritorious Unit Citation in December of 1966, it was not until some 40+ years later, and after diligent research, it was discovered, that the unit in whole and in part, was in fact awarded 1 MUC to its Laundry Section TDY in Cu Chi with the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion, 1 MUC to its Bakery Section TDY in Cu Chi with the 25th Infantry Division, and 1 MUC to the 228th Supply and Service Company as a whole, stationed in Tay Ninh, all three MUC awards occurring with a beginning year of 1966 with ending dates of March 1967 (TDY personnel in Cu Chi) and 3 July 1967 for the 228th as a whole. In effect, these personnel were driving rolling stock that could only be considered as traveling time bombs on wheels. 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. We had field telephones connected by wire (land lines) literally laying on the ground. Phyllis Diller was there also. I went back through my letters home, and other annotations from my time in the 228th. The Modern Army slogan of today; Be all that you can be was definitely in effect in the 228th many years ago in 1966 -1967. To stop and harass Tay Ninh would not have made sense. From 20 July 1966 6 October 1966 the 228th remained in Long Binh performing various duties as assigned by HQ 266TH Battalion. The area was considered to be off-limits for several reasons. As such, the Laundry and Bath Platoon was stretched thin, but able to accomplish its mission(s). This is discussed in other parts of History section, so I wont go into major detail. Where the Huey from Tay Ninh to Katum had taken only 20 minutes, the convoy ride back took hours. However, the 228th did not have a Company street until provided by 1STPHILCAGV in November 1966. Hughes in 2011 resulted in the following explaination: Although a junior officer by rank and time in grade, I was ordered by a COL {1st ID, possibly 567th S&S BN (DS)} to sign all Morning Reports. During the day a parade of well wishers dropped by our field tent for a drink. In effect the Long Binh area is discussed in detail. I dont recall the MSG E8s name who I talked to, but he was a Ranger and a Korean War veteran. The next morning we caught a ride to Bien Hoa to pickup our personnel files, pay records, etc! At the time DD Form 1 (Morning Report) had been due to expire from usage as of 1 January 1967. There wasnt much to Wake, other than its a small isolated island in the Pacific Ocean that has a runway and location where varied military (sometimes other) airplanes can land, refuel and depart. The 90th Replacement Center, aka; Battalion was operating both in Saigon and Long Binh by February 1967. 25 November 1966the 228th celebrated Thanksgiving (see menu provided by 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker in Memorabilla Section). (9) And, the 2nd Battalion (155mmSP), 35th Artillery, also debarked on 23JUN66 (same day) from the USS Walker (same ship as the 266th) and was flown out of Vung Tau to Bien Hoa. The orders are signed by General Westmoreland. Privacy Policy. The Bakers section prior to COSTAR directive remained in Cu Chi, as did a portion of L&B Platoon assigned TDY in Quan Loi, Trai Bi, and French Fort. Demobilized 8 February 1919 at Camp McClellan, Alabama. Continued buildup of the various supply functions necessary to the base camp and operations by the 196th and 25th ID continued in full force on a daily basis. Which brings us back to the question of how the Department of Army per amended orders 1968 regarding MUC awarded in March 1967 to the 228th Bakery Section TDY in Cu Chi occurred. (Note: Engineer IV was a separate unit with its own yard, and will not be covered in this section.). Kema (Company Armorer, Long Binh, Tay Ninh, deceased 2010)- SP4 Spencer Nasboo. Without seeming to be negative, the 228th on a constant basis performed battle with the 266th regarding personnel matters regarding whom was assigned to whom and where by conflicting orders generated by the 266th. When the trucks loaded with Class I materials came into the yard, the office staff would leave their desks and assist in the unloading of the convoy trucks. Fortunately I was connected with a senior officer that understood the situation and was most efficient in organizing the resources necessary to our immediate needs. The first was a query as to whether or not he desired a person to be selected to learn (OJT) the duties of Company Clerk and Mail Clerk. We had all the cigarettes, beer, ice and food that we wanted. Why did none have a recall of traveling Route 15 by bus? Well, it was just my luck. Tobias, his Chief of Staff; Fidel Valdez Ramos, and other forward senior officers of 1st PHILCAGV. 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. We finally arrived in Long Binh and reported in to the 90th Replacement. 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. The first stop was Wake Island, where we were allowed to disembark long enough to refuel or change pilots. Note:Until I found this Website and came into contact with other 228th guys, I didnt have a clue, that other 228th folks were also in Katum with Task Force Merritt. The 3rd Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: 3- ) is a mechanized assault brigade that was formed on November 1st, 2022 as a response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.. History. By Army Regulation, no entry could be made on Morning Report unless a definitive change of status had occurred within the Company and/or its personnel. If so, then someone either had to move the sandbags we had filled, or start all over again. Cots were now perpendicular to the side walls. We arrived in Trai Bi around noon where we were met by a SP4 {Harry S.} Weaver. As stated, in my first posting entitledA Panegyricthe very understrength unit personnel of the 228th (2 Officers, 84 enlisted) performed with flawless efficiency night and day in supporting Operation Attleboro, the Base Camp and other battlefield requirements. The Laundry and Bath Platoon were to be stationed and quartered with the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion, while the Bakery Section, having no OIC (Officer in Charge) were directed elsewhere to join and be a part of 25th ID. As such, one had to crawl into and around on your hands and knees. From Clark, we were flown to Bien Hoa AFB in mid February 1967. December was not much different than other months with the exception of my brief week or so at Katum. The Tropic Lightning News of the time states 23,000. All in all, I still enjoyed seeing the countryside. A short while later I finally stumbled onto and found the Class I area. It matches up with being issued three rounds of ammunition at the beginning, and subsequent collection of same rounds at Tent City A, Saigon. We Protestants didnt have a clue so we just went with the flow. While returning from a coordination visit with the 1st PHILCAGV, I went by the airfield, where I couldnt help but notice a very large number of combat troops assembling near the airfield pagoda. (5) Forms, records and reports required for inventory purposes. Note:Especial thanks is due the 175th Combat Engineers Company of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade who helped the 228th in grading and setting up supply point areas. 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 same held true for the 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) since inception 20 July 1966 RVN up through the first week of January 1967. 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. As an offshoot of attached personnel returning to their individual units, the 228th acquired much needed additional vehicles. They pulled KP, rode shotgun on convoys, transported equipment, set up shower points in numerous locations, and were simply put, magnificent individuals. What a racket. Typically, it required elements of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) and/or the 173rd Airborne Brigade to open the road and secure these troop movements. the luxury of being able to have their first hot shower in two months as well.the norm being showers from cold water wells, or simply soaping down outside ones quarters when the rains hit (which were often). Being a green and relatively new 2nd Lt. having graduated from OCS with a primary military occupational specialty as a Tank Commander, I was somewhat surprised to learn that my first and immediate assignment was to the Quartermaster Corps with an outfit known as the 266th Supply and Service Battalion (Direct Support), then stationed and operating in a place known as Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam. Five personnel from the 228th (Company Clerk, Class I Clerk, Supply Clerk, COs Driver and Company Armorer) drove to the airstrip and began the process of offloading, placing remains on trucks, transporting to GR and offloading same for processing. 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. The Commanding Officer of the 228th was approached for the 3rd time since February 1967 regarding two matters. From this small remembrance I realized, that the only possible time such an event could have taken place, was when the Company arrived at Vung Tau, RVN. The 1st shirt wouldnt be familiar with the personnel needs, open slots that needed filling for particular PMOS slots, and thus might have made a command decision based on orders generated by superior authority to send some bodies to Trai Bi.which he did. was being supplied by both air and ground forces (convoy) from a number of locations and by other entities from Saigon, Long Binh, and Cu Chi, as well as various aviation units out of Bien Hoa, and Saigon.The key point, is that the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS) was the only Supply unit physically assigned and representing the 266th Supply and Service Battallion (DS), United States Army Support Command and 1st Logistics Command as well as Command and Control Center, with actual boots on the ground within Tay Ninh Base Camp and its environs. The severest penalty could be life at hard labor, and possible death penalty depending on severity and number of charges brought and found guilty of by the Court.ABN. {A Side Note:In Tay Ninh we in Class I did have a great working relationship with Class VI. Note:From mid October 1966 to early January the 228th began receiving personnel in small bits and spurts to fill open slots in its organizational structure, but still remained well short of its authorized unit strength of 233. At the same time and since July 1966 the 228th still had Laundry personnel TDY to 25th Supply and Transport Battalion of the 25ID in Cu Chi. Petroleum products are aviation and diesel fuel, gasoline, oil, and lubricants.The vital link in supplying ammunition, he said, is trailer trucks. This report is in error. Before I was sent to the 506th, I along with Ted Fife, Joseph Eady, Fred Hienkin and several others whose names I forget, had a change of orders from being assigned to to the 506th, to an outfit called the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS) located in Tay Ninh. I cant prove it. He instructed me about the general idea of his duties, how to fill out and do the 2969 report and how to get the information from the 2770 forms. Some flights were short range from Ton San Nhut in Saigon, while others were arriving from Guam, Hawaii, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and other longer range Army and Air Force supply and re-fueling points. Det. Within the hour of my call, C-130 and C-123 cargo aircraft were arriving at the Tay Ninh airfield with pallets of 55 gallon drums and 500 gallon roll-on and roll-off rubber bladders full of JP4 and MOGAS. Well, the fact of the matter is we had our weapons but no ammunition or clips. Each morning the two would drive to Bien Hoa and each evening return. In my mind (for the most part)we had good Officers, good NCOs and terrific enlisted, drafted or not. {Of these four Artillary Pads, two were constructed directly across the roadway from the 228th cantonment area, a distance of some fifty to 100 feet}, 6 November 1966 588th mission to support 27th Engineer Battalion at Xuan Loc with four (4) D-&E Dozers and operators for 30 days for purposes of clearing dense jungle growth in preparation for Base Camp construction for 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment accomplished. It was not until the end of February 1967, that the Company finally neared its nearly fully authorized strength (At the time I had been re-assigned from the 228th to the 29th General Support Group (DS) as Intelligence Officer, and thus knew the condition and unit strength of all units subordinate to the 29th General Support Group). At this time (20 July 1966), the newly formed 228th Supply and Service Company (DS) had 3 Officers assigned with an authorized number of five (5). Being limited in both personnel and equipment (the Laundry and Bath Platoon of the 228th also operating at understrength capacity), a good deal of improvising took place, in order that troops in various locations had the ability to obtain clean clothing and/or shower points. Instead I would offer the following regarding several particulars that might be of interest to the reader. Since the bulk of equipment for Laundry was being used full time in Cu Chi, there was no laundry equipment available to satisfy the needs of Tay Ninh Base Camp, let alone outlying areas. On the same date the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS) was activated. For a time I thought it was just my requests that were being ignored. On June 13, 1944, the Georgia Army National Guard's 118th Field Artillery Battalion landed on Omaha Beach. This was a problem. It was not without a genuine sigh of relief, that thereafter and within a very short period of time, I was re-assigned within the Company as OIC of the Graves Registration Platoonanother function of a Direct Support unit of which (at the time) I had virtually no experience or training. Fred Clifford Sheffey, Commanding Officer HHC 266th Quartermaster Battalion (Direct Support), Company A and B, Fort Lewis, Washington.later Commanding Officer 1966 HHC 266th Supply and Service Battalion (Direct Support), 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support), and other Direct Support units (June 1966 October 1966), was born 27 August 1928, retired 1 August 1980 as a Major General United States Army as Commander Fort Lee, Virginia Quartermaster Corps and Quartermaster School. The 25th ID claims the 196th was an element of the 25th Infantry Division. What I would have given for a cheap present day $10 adding machine with a tape. ), 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. The 29th GS Group OPLAN #6-66 was issued on 5 November 1966 in the support of Operation Attleboro {Tay Ninh}. On 4 October 1966 I received orders of re-assignment from TDY 624th Supply and Service Company (DS) to Commanding Officer of the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS), due to arrive in Tay Ninh within days. Second, and prior to Lt. Bourliers arrival at the 228th (during operation Attleboro) there was a call for volunteers to help offload incoming choppers carrying numerous remains from the battlefield. [i] Among the Guard units swept up in the pre-war fervor were the two Savannah-based battalions of the 118th Field Artillery Regiment. No matter how hard they tried to sterilize the equipment, keep it pristine clean, etc! 228th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support)activatedfrom remnants and existing personnel of Company B whose authorized unit strength of 235 on 20 July 1966 stood at 135 including elements of some 75 personnel TDY in Cu Chi (Laundry and Bath Platoon Bakery Section), and Bien Hoa Airbase (General Supply Platoon). 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. All others had simply been assigned to GR to fill open slots in the Company TO&E (understrength in every section), and were operating on an OJT basis (on the job training), they being (as best I recall) a PFC Alfred E Prout, a PFC Carmelo Galendez-Figuero and a PVT (later PFC) Robert M. Straight. The first is perishables which include fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, potable ice, milk and ice cream. Sometimes referred to as General Supplies, II&IV included almost countless thousands of items worn or used by GIs on their persons (uniforms, web gear, etc. The system at the direct support level is informal. This was an irritant to those personnel who had been in Cu Chi and rightly so. So once again there was a beautiful small oasis in the midst of an ongoing War. Supply in all Classes arrived from either Saigon, Long Binh, or Cu Chi on a daily basis to the 228th by Convoy or Airlift, was offloaded, redistributed by the 228th assigned and attached personnel to other entities of Tay Ninh Base Camp and/or other battlefield units operating outside or near Tay Ninh for a radius of nearly 20 milesthe 228th its assigned and attached personnel being the most forward supply entity of War Zone C, III Corps, and designated a level II organization in addition to being designated as Supply and Control Center representing 266th Supply and Service Battalion (DS) and 1st Logistics Command. Prior to my assignment as OIC of GR, the 228th personnel had handled a good number of remains resulting from Operation Attleboro, both on the battlefield casualties as well as on base casualties resulting from incoming hostile Artillery/Mortar attacks. In addition, other or further orders regarding the 228th and its operational matters were cut short, in that, the good Lt. Col. Tambe was notified by one of the 228th junior officers of a pending Mortar attack announced by the 196th, and he cut his visit short by departing post haste. The laundry I did get back, although folded, ironed and seemingly cleaned, smelled as if it had been washed in something beyond dog leavings.to be charitable most of us figured everyones laundry was being washed over and over in some large pond, that also served as a cesspool for the locals. Besides all the inordinate paperwork generated at the Battalion level, Company level, 25th S&T BN level, and other locations to cover these new orders, some 5 days later the orders are revoked by the 266th. Both the 506th and 624th Bakery Sections were assigned to the 569th Provisional under the oversight of the 266th S&S Bn (DS) in Long Binh, thus allowing the 266th the capability of providing a minimum of 16,000 pounds of fresh bread daily and support a minimum of 32,000 troops based on a ration of 1/2 loaf of bread per day. However, General Abrams Sergeant Major specifically voiced the following to said Company Clerk outside the entry to the Orderly Room.that being: I can tell you thisthe operations of thisoutfit (the 228th Orderly Room and all) are without doubt the best I (we) have seen during our entire tour, and we have visited them all. That way wed at least have a full stomach and could sleep the rest of the night. The preceding not only arrived by ground convoy, but by airlift as well. In effect, the Maintenance Platoon Section and the Equipment Section were merged into the General Supply Platoon. Class I was handling, transporting, turning over well over 85,000 C-Rations per day. It was not unusual to have to go through four, five or more switchboards to get a call through or back to Headquarters. Late March 1967All 500+ attached personnel were returned to their respective assigned units of Long Binh, excepting a few (15 to 20 personnel) who had been re-assigned from various enumerated units into the 228th. 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. Kovalik, an ammo loader, is assigned to New York National Guard's Battery A, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery. Col United States Army Class I and GR Officer Tay Ninh, Dau Tiang) 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker (XO Stock Control and Class II & IV Officer, Long Binh, Tay Ninh) 1st Lt. Ralph R. Meshon (Class I Officer Long Binh, Bien Hoa, Tay Ninh) SP4 Ronald L. Fischer (Assistant Company Clerk, Tay Ninh) SP4/CPL Fred C. Marcus (L&B NCOIC Cu Chi) SP4 Dawson M. Gamble (Class I NCOIC ,Tay Ninh, deceased 2008) SP4 J.D. Note 1:For those who are not inclined to read TO&E data in Miscellaneous Data section, the following is offered regarding Laundry and Bath Platoon. In said orders personnel of the 228th Supply and Service Company (DS)Laundry and Bath Section and Bakery Section are acknowledged. This resulted in me setting up a procedure (complete with a typed DF so the brass involved in the flap had the paper they wanted to see to prove we were really serious about fixing this!) Upon completion of quarters, personal shower point and personal outhouse of Battalion CommanderCompany B pool table, refrigerator, phonograph player and air conditioning unit were requisitioned and installed in the Battalion Commanders quarters along with the only Company B generator to operate electric lighting and other electrics within said quarters. {When the 228th arrived; 7 October 1966, the main roadways of the basecamp were for the most part completed. It was great! The washer-extractor trailer includes a washer pump and a water heater., Paraphrased: Transportation required to pickup and return laundry to supported units shall be employed where practicable. Stationary filling station service when employed, is normally located on main supply routes for convoy refueling, or where there is a regular demand for unit vehicle refueling by large consumers. The platoon arrived on 12 November 1966 and project was assigned with a competion date of 1 January 1967, 15 November 1966 The Battalion deployed ten (10) 5 ton dump trucks, two TD24 dozers with scoopers and one scooploader to Company B, 588th Engineer Battalion at Tay Ninh for continued operational support mission. I know the huge relief Ted and I were feeling so I imagine that theirs was ten times greater. It departed the New York port of embarkation on 22 January 1944, arrived in England on 28 January 1944 and moved to France on 2 July 1944. The same action of hostile fire while in progress was reported by field phone to 266th HQ in Long Binh by the 228th Company Clerk where the OG/OD (Officer of the Guard and Officer of the Day) happened to be one 1st Lt. Paul B. Walker of the 506th Supply and Service Company (Direct Support) who by mid December was re-assigned from the 506th in Long Binh to the 228th as XO, Stock Control and Class II and IV Officer in Tay Ninh with the 228th. The 91st Combined Service Battalion (DS) as of 30 April 1969 and also a subordinate of 29th General Support Group consisted of the following . 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 1944-1946; partly disbound; associated with World War Two, Air Operations (1939-1945), British Army of the Rhine (1945- ), D-Day,World War Two, North .
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